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_____ is the practice of hiring relatives.


A) Localism
B) Nepotism
C) Structuralism
D) Voluntarism
E) Abstractionism

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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In the context of HR planning,implementation that ties planning and recruiting to the organization's strategy and to its efforts to develop employees becomes a complete program of:


A) reengineering.
B) total quality management.
C) benchmarking.
D) talent management.
E) workforce utilization.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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What are early-retirement programs? What is a phased-retirement program and what are its benefits?

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Early-retirement programs allow the olde...

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The recruiter affects the nature of both the job vacancy and the applicants generated.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following strategies could be used to avoid a labor shortage?


A) Reduced pay
B) Work sharing
C) Hiring freeze
D) Transfers
E) Retrained transfers

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following options for reducing an expected labor surplus has the benefit of being a relatively fast solution,but has the disadvantage of being high in human suffering?


A) Hiring Freeze
B) Early Retirement
C) Retraining
D) Work Sharing
E) Downsizing

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following guidelines should companies follow to achieve success with outsourcing agencies?


A) Concentrate mainly on the cost-savings, and not on the internal environment at the agency.
B) Primarily outsource work that is proprietary in nature.
C) Start by outsourcing a significant chunk of work with minimal monitoring.
D) Outsource work in areas that will promote growth.
E) Do not enter into an outsourcing agreement with a partner located in the same country.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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What is the second step in human resource planning? Explain the significance of this step.

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The process of _____ creates a buffer between planning and the actual selection of new employees.


A) recruiting
B) HR plan evaluation
C) induction
D) outsourcing
E) training

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following is a reason why many of the downsizing efforts fail?


A) Surviving employees could become self-absorbed.
B) The company may become less competitive in the industry.
C) The overall costs incurred by the company may increase.
D) Governmental interference could cause problems.
E) Downsizing could result in decreased diversity.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following is an element in the final stage of human resources planning?


A) Estimating labor demand
B) Estimating labor supply
C) Estimating labor surplus/shortage
D) Strategic planning
E) Evaluating outcomes

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Executive search firms:


A) find new jobs almost exclusively for high-level, unemployed executives.
B) help organizations in on-campus recruiting.
C) help only entry-level and inexperienced employees to find jobs.
D) are agencies administered by the federal government or governmental organizations.
E) serve as a buffer, providing confidentiality between the employer and the recruit.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following methods is best suited to diagnose the underutilization of a certain minority group in an organization?


A) Workforce Utilization Review
B) Trend Analysis
C) Transitional Matrix
D) Yield Ratio
E) Capacity Utilization Analysis

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to:


A) attain larger profit margins.
B) promote future competitiveness.
C) bring in additional skills to the organization.
D) thwart unionizing efforts within a given facility.
E) strengthen the social networks in the organization.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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What characteristics and behaviors would you look for in your recruiters so as to increase the positive impact they have on job candidates?

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Contracting with another organization to perform a broad set of services is called outsourcing.

A) True
B) False

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Sharon wants to apply for a job vacancy.She calls the recruiter who had advertised this vacancy to know more about the job.The recruiter gives some background information to Sharon about the positive and negative qualities of the job.Which of the following terms refers to the job information given by the recruiter?


A) Vacancy Analysis
B) Substantive Job Criticism
C) Pragmatic job survey
D) Realistic Job Preview
E) Role Examination

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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Trend analysis refers to:


A) a pooling of the "best guesses," or subjective judgments, of experts to predict labor demand and supply.
B) the use of subjective judgments to understand relationships among variables during fluctuating and unstable conditions.
C) a process that accurately predicts labor demand for the next year using leading indicators.
D) a comparison of the proportion of employees in protected groups with the proportion that each group represents in the relevant labor market.
E) a statistical method of forecasting that uses the proportion of employees in various job categories for making predictions.

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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A small company that manufactures special-order wood furniture has kept its employees busy on a 40-hours-a-week schedule for the past two years.The company just received the largest contract in its history from a Saudi Arabian company,opening offices in the area.The company does not expect repeat business.In order to complete the contract in the required one month,additional skilled labor is needed at short notice.Which of the following strategies is best suited to avoid this short-term labor shortage?


A) Retrained transfers
B) Overtime
C) Technological innovation
D) New external hires
E) Turnover reductions

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Many of the people reading classified ads are either over- or underqualified for the position.

A) True
B) False

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