Human Resources Functions Quiz
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Human Resources Functions Quiz

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What is the primary responsibility of HR in job analysis?

  • Choosing from the pool of job applicants
  • Deciding how to pay employees
  • Determining job requirements and responsibilities (correct)
  • Managing employee learning and development
  • Which category does employee orientation fall under in HR responsibilities?

  • Attracting a quality workforce
  • Labour management relations
  • Developing a quality workforce (correct)
  • Maintaining a quality workforce
  • What does employment equity aim to achieve in Canada?

  • Unfair discrimination in employment
  • Limiting job assignments based on irrelevant reasons
  • Equal employment opportunities for all
  • Preferential treatment for certain groups in employment (correct)
  • In the context of HR, what is strategic human resource management focused on?

    <p>Aligning HR practices with organizational goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of replacement management in an organization?

    <p>Shifting people between positions within the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of functional conflict in an organization?

    <p>Moderately intense conflict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which conflict management style is characterized by being cooperative and assertive?

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

    What is the outcome of management by avoidance or accommodation in conflict resolution?

    <p>Lose-lose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do unions play in the workplace?

    <p>Negotiating fair pay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a matrix structure, what does it combine to gain advantages and minimize disadvantages?

    <p>Functional and divisional structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of job analysis?

    <p>To study job facts and develop job descriptions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of HR in relation to workplace health and safety?

    <p>Handling employee injuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method is used to attract a pool of qualified job applicants?

    <p>Using structured interviews</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does off-the-job training involve?

    <p>Management training away from the job site</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of structured interviews?

    <p>Planned questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of performance appraisal?

    <p>To formally assess work accomplishments and provide feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    – Bona fide occupational requirements are employment criteria justified by the capacity to perform a job. – HR is responsible for workplace health and safety, managing issues such as employee injuries, stress, and unsafe situations. – Job analysis is the systematic study of job facts to determine responsibilities, requirements, and develop job descriptions and specifications. – Job descriptions detail what a person in a job does, while job specifications outline required knowledge, skills, and abilities. – Recruitment is the process of attracting a pool of qualified job applicants, including methods like external, internal, traditional, and realistic job previews. – Structured interviews involve planned questions, while unstructured interviews are more natural but open to bias. – Orientation, on-the-job training, and off-the-job training are methods for developing a quality workforce. – On-the-job training includes techniques like job rotation, coaching, mentoring, and modeling. – Off-the-job training takes place away from the job site and includes management training and employee retreats. – Performance appraisal is formally assessing work accomplishments and providing feedback, with alternatives like peer, upward, and 360° feedback. – Performance appraisal has purposes of evaluation and development.

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    Test your knowledge of human resources functions with this quiz. Explore different aspects such as job analysis, recruitment, training and development, compensation, performance appraisals, and labor relations.

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