Foundations of Human Resource Management Quiz
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What is the primary focus of human resource management (HRM)?

  • Analyzing job descriptions within an organization
  • Attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce (correct)
  • Forecasting internal supply of employees
  • Investing in human capital

    • Which term reflects an organization's investment in attracting, retaining, and motivating an effective workforce?

  • Human Capital (correct)
  • HR Planning
  • Job Specification
  • Job Analysis

    • What does job analysis involve within an organization?

  • Describing the duties and responsibilities of a job (correct)
  • Retaining and motivating an effective workforce
  • Investing in human capital
  • Forecasting internal supply of employees

    • Which document describes the skills, abilities, and qualifications required by a job?

    <p>Job Specification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HR planning involve in relation to forecasting HR demand and supply?

    <p>Forecasting the number and type of employees in the firm at some future date</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Employee Information System?

    <p>To forecast external supply of labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between training and development?

    <p>Training focuses on present jobs, while development focuses on future jobs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main feature of 360-Degree Feedback?

    <p>Evaluation by everyone around the employee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Vestibule Training?

    <p>To conduct off-the-job training in a simulated environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Workforce Diversity encompass?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Vestibule Training is a form of on-the-job training conducted in a simulated work environment.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Performance Appraisal is the process of predicting the number and type of people who will be available for hiring from the labor market at large.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    360-Degree Feedback involves evaluating managers only by their subordinates.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Compensation System is the total package of rewards provided to individuals in return for their labor, including wages and salary.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Workforce Diversity encompasses differences in workers' attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors due to their physical abilities only.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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