TEST BANK FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 6TH
EDITION BY ANGELO DENISI | COMPLETE CHAPTERS
Task Analysis - (ANSWER)is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job
requires
On-the-job training - (ANSWER)OJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing it
Computer-Based training - (ANSWER)refers to training methods that use interactive computer-
based systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - (ANSWER)Rebranding a hotel is a lot like creating a new hotel by using
the same staff and structure but with a new belief system
Job Analysis - (ANSWER)The procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a
job and the kind of person who should be hired for it.
Job Description - (ANSWER)A list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships,
working conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - (ANSWER)A list of a job's "human requirements," that is, the requisite
education, skills, personality, and so on—another product of a job analysis.
go about something - (ANSWER)to continue to do something; to keep busy with something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - (ANSWER)overlook something if a building, etc.
overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building
a restaurant overlooking the lake
,reactivity
BrE /ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/ ; NAmE /ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/ - (ANSWER)the degree to which something reacts, or is
likely to react
chronological
BrE /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ ; NAmE /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ - (ANSWER)(of a number of events) arranged in
the order in which they happened
dispersed
BrE /dɪˈspɜːs/ ; NAmE /dɪˈspɜːrs/ - (ANSWER)to move apart and go away in different
directions; to make somebody/something do this
e.g: geographically dispersed employees
incumbent
BrE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ ; NAmE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ - (ANSWER)a person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - (ANSWER)- General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - (ANSWER)Job title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - (ANSWER)Reports to:
,Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
Responsibilities and Duties - (ANSWER)Major responsibilities and duties (essential functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - (ANSWER)What it takes to do the job
successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - (ANSWER)Step 1. Decide on a Plan
Step 2. Develop an Organization Chart
Step 3. Use a Simplified Job Analysis Questionnaire
Step 4. Obtain List of Job Duties from O*NET
Step 5. Compile the Job's Human Requirements from O*NET
Step 6. Finalize the Job Description
, Writing Job Specifications/Writing Job Specifications - (ANSWER)1. Analyze the job and
decide how to measure job
performance.
2. Select personal traits that you believe should predict successful performance.
3. Test candidates for these traits.
4. Measure the candidates' subsequent job performance.
5. Statistically analyze the relationship between the human traits and job performance.
off-the-shelf - (ANSWER)(of a product) that can be bought immediately and does not have to be
specially designed or ordered
off-the-shelf software packages
viable
BrE /ˈvaɪəbl/ ; NAmE /ˈvaɪəbl/ - (ANSWER)that can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - (ANSWER)The process of deciding what positions the
firm will have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - (ANSWER)The process of deciding how to fill the company's most
important executive jobs.
EDITION BY ANGELO DENISI | COMPLETE CHAPTERS
Task Analysis - (ANSWER)is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job
requires
On-the-job training - (ANSWER)OJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing it
Computer-Based training - (ANSWER)refers to training methods that use interactive computer-
based systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - (ANSWER)Rebranding a hotel is a lot like creating a new hotel by using
the same staff and structure but with a new belief system
Job Analysis - (ANSWER)The procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a
job and the kind of person who should be hired for it.
Job Description - (ANSWER)A list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships,
working conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - (ANSWER)A list of a job's "human requirements," that is, the requisite
education, skills, personality, and so on—another product of a job analysis.
go about something - (ANSWER)to continue to do something; to keep busy with something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - (ANSWER)overlook something if a building, etc.
overlooks a place, you can see that place from the building
a restaurant overlooking the lake
,reactivity
BrE /ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/ ; NAmE /ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/ - (ANSWER)the degree to which something reacts, or is
likely to react
chronological
BrE /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ ; NAmE /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ - (ANSWER)(of a number of events) arranged in
the order in which they happened
dispersed
BrE /dɪˈspɜːs/ ; NAmE /dɪˈspɜːrs/ - (ANSWER)to move apart and go away in different
directions; to make somebody/something do this
e.g: geographically dispersed employees
incumbent
BrE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ ; NAmE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ - (ANSWER)a person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - (ANSWER)- General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - (ANSWER)Job title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - (ANSWER)Reports to:
,Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
Responsibilities and Duties - (ANSWER)Major responsibilities and duties (essential functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - (ANSWER)What it takes to do the job
successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - (ANSWER)Step 1. Decide on a Plan
Step 2. Develop an Organization Chart
Step 3. Use a Simplified Job Analysis Questionnaire
Step 4. Obtain List of Job Duties from O*NET
Step 5. Compile the Job's Human Requirements from O*NET
Step 6. Finalize the Job Description
, Writing Job Specifications/Writing Job Specifications - (ANSWER)1. Analyze the job and
decide how to measure job
performance.
2. Select personal traits that you believe should predict successful performance.
3. Test candidates for these traits.
4. Measure the candidates' subsequent job performance.
5. Statistically analyze the relationship between the human traits and job performance.
off-the-shelf - (ANSWER)(of a product) that can be bought immediately and does not have to be
specially designed or ordered
off-the-shelf software packages
viable
BrE /ˈvaɪəbl/ ; NAmE /ˈvaɪəbl/ - (ANSWER)that can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - (ANSWER)The process of deciding what positions the
firm will have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - (ANSWER)The process of deciding how to fill the company's most
important executive jobs.
