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What is the primary responsibility of HR in the area of job analysis?
What is the primary responsibility of HR in the area of job analysis?
- Finding potential employees
- Deciding how to pay employees
- Managing employee learning
- Deciding what a job is and requires (correct)
Which of the following falls under the category of 'Attracting a quality workforce' in HR responsibilities?
Which of the following falls under the category of 'Attracting a quality workforce' in HR responsibilities?
- Career development
- Work-life balance
- Human resource planning (correct)
- Employee orientation
What is strategic human resource management primarily focused on?
What is strategic human resource management primarily focused on?
- Ensuring fair compensation for employees
- Resolving employee performance issues
- Aligning HR practices with overall business goals (correct)
- Managing workplace safety
What does employment equity aim to achieve?
What does employment equity aim to achieve?
What is the primary purpose of job analysis?
What is the primary purpose of job analysis?
Which method of recruitment involves attracting job applicants from outside the organization?
Which method of recruitment involves attracting job applicants from outside the organization?
What does on-the-job training include?
What does on-the-job training include?
What is the purpose of performance appraisal?
What is the purpose of performance appraisal?
What distinguishes structured interviews from unstructured interviews?
What distinguishes structured interviews from unstructured interviews?
Which function is HR responsible for in the workplace?
Which function is HR responsible for in the workplace?
What is the primary focus of replacement management?
What is the primary focus of replacement management?
What is the main characteristic of functional conflict?
What is the main characteristic of functional conflict?
What is the role of unions in the workplace?
What is the role of unions in the workplace?
What is the main outcome of lose-lose conflict management?
What is the main outcome of lose-lose conflict management?
Which type of structure focuses on a single product or service?
Which type of structure focuses on a single product or service?
What is the primary characteristic of network structures?
What is the primary characteristic of network structures?
What do team structures extensively use to solve problems and accomplish tasks?
What do team structures extensively use to solve problems and accomplish tasks?
What type of structure groups people with similar skills into formal work units?
What type of structure groups people with similar skills into formal work units?
What outcomes can well-managed conflict promote?
What outcomes can well-managed conflict promote?
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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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