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1. Conchita is vice-president of human resources for a large manufacturing firm. What should her involvement be for the strategic planning for her organization?
She needs to understand the process to play a vital role in it.
She should never be involved in it. That function should be performed in financial management and marketing areas.
She should never be involved in it. Globalization and technology have made strategic planning obsolete.
She does all of it as a routine part of her job description.
Her real contribution comes with offshoring decisions.
2. Fatima is working on the employment planning of her company. She expects that the demand for human resources will increase in the near future. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate option for Fatima?
Hire more full-time employees
Contract with additional staff
Offer early retirements
Change the company's objectives
Transfer employees within the company
3. Alex is comparing various job analysis methods. He is looking for the best job analysis method. As a consultant, you advise Alex that he should choose
the observation method.
the structured questionnaire method.
some combination of job analysis methods.
the individual interview method.
the group interview method.
4. Rhonda, a junior job analyst, needs to use several techniques for some new assembly line positions in a new production facility. Her supervisor warns her against using the PAQ for which of these reasons?
It is not quantitative.
It is not structured.
It appears to be more applicable to higher-level professional jobs.
It is too time-consuming.
It duplicates the results of the technical conference, which has already been performed for this set of jobs.
5. The job analysis process has a multifaceted nature. Indeed, many activities in an organization are affected by the job analysis. Which of the following is NOT directly affected by the job analysis process?
Recruiting
Benefits administration
Labor relations
Safety and health
Selection
6. Job design does all of these EXCEPT:
set the salary of a job.
describe what tasks are included in a job.
tells the order in which tasks are done in a job.
set the conditions under which the tasks of a job are completed.
how and when the tasks of a job are completed.