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?

Aligning HR practices with organizational goals Signup and view all the answers

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

Shifting people between positions within the organization Signup and view all the answers

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

Moderately intense conflict Signup and view all the answers

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

Collaboration Signup and view all the answers

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

Lose-lose Signup and view all the answers

What role do unions play in the workplace?

Negotiating fair pay Signup and view all the answers

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

Functional and divisional structures Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of job analysis?

To study job facts and develop job descriptions Signup and view all the answers

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

Handling employee injuries Signup and view all the answers

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

Using structured interviews Signup and view all the answers

What does off-the-job training involve?

Management training away from the job site Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of structured interviews?

Planned questions Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of performance appraisal?

To formally assess work accomplishments and provide feedback 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.