Test Bank for Human Resources
Management
Task Analysis - ANSWERSis a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job
requires
On-the-job training - ANSWERSOJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing it
Computer-Based training - ANSWERSrefers to training methods that use interactive computer-based
systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - ANSWERSRebranding 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 - ANSWERSThe procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a job and
the kind of person who should be hired for it.
Job Description - ANSWERSA list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships, working
conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSto continue to do something; to keep busy with something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - ANSWERSoverlook 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/ - ANSWERSthe degree to which something reacts, or is likely
to react
,chronological
BrE /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ ; NAmE /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ - ANSWERS(of a number of events) arranged in the
order in which they happened
dispersed
BrE /dɪˈspɜːs/ ; NAmE /dɪˈspɜːrs/ - ANSWERSto move apart and go away in different directions; to
make somebody/something do this
e.g: geographically dispersed employees
incumbent
BrE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ ; NAmE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ - ANSWERSa person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - ANSWERS- General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - ANSWERSJob title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - ANSWERSReports to:
Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
,Responsibilities and Duties - ANSWERSMajor responsibilities and duties (essential functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - ANSWERSWhat it takes to do the job
successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - ANSWERSStep 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 - ANSWERS1. 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 - ANSWERS(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/ - ANSWERSthat can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - ANSWERSThe process of deciding what positions the firm will
have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - ANSWERSThe process of deciding how to fill the company's most important
executive jobs.
A scatter plot (also called a scatter graph, scatter chart, scattergram, or scatter diagram) - ANSWERSA
scatter plot is a type of plot or mathematical diagram using Cartesian coordinates to display values
for typically two variables for a set of data.
initiative
BrE /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ ; NAmE /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ - ANSWERSa new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for
achieving a particular purpose
institutionalize
BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/ ; NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/ - ANSWERS* institutionalize somebody :
to send somebody who is not capable of living independently to live in a special building (= an
institution) especially when it is for a long period of time
* institutionalize something:
to make something become part of an organized system, society or culture, so that it is considered
normal
Management
Task Analysis - ANSWERSis a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job
requires
On-the-job training - ANSWERSOJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing it
Computer-Based training - ANSWERSrefers to training methods that use interactive computer-based
systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - ANSWERSRebranding 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 - ANSWERSThe procedure for determining the duties and skill requirements of a job and
the kind of person who should be hired for it.
Job Description - ANSWERSA list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships, working
conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSto continue to do something; to keep busy with something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - ANSWERSoverlook 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/ - ANSWERSthe degree to which something reacts, or is likely
to react
,chronological
BrE /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ ; NAmE /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ - ANSWERS(of a number of events) arranged in the
order in which they happened
dispersed
BrE /dɪˈspɜːs/ ; NAmE /dɪˈspɜːrs/ - ANSWERSto move apart and go away in different directions; to
make somebody/something do this
e.g: geographically dispersed employees
incumbent
BrE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ ; NAmE /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ - ANSWERSa person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - ANSWERS- General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - ANSWERSJob title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - ANSWERSReports to:
Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
,Responsibilities and Duties - ANSWERSMajor responsibilities and duties (essential functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - ANSWERSWhat it takes to do the job
successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - ANSWERSStep 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 - ANSWERS1. 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 - ANSWERS(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/ - ANSWERSthat can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - ANSWERSThe process of deciding what positions the firm will
have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - ANSWERSThe process of deciding how to fill the company's most important
executive jobs.
A scatter plot (also called a scatter graph, scatter chart, scattergram, or scatter diagram) - ANSWERSA
scatter plot is a type of plot or mathematical diagram using Cartesian coordinates to display values
for typically two variables for a set of data.
initiative
BrE /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ ; NAmE /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ - ANSWERSa new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for
achieving a particular purpose
institutionalize
BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/ ; NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/ - ANSWERS* institutionalize somebody :
to send somebody who is not capable of living independently to live in a special building (= an
institution) especially when it is for a long period of time
* institutionalize something:
to make something become part of an organized system, society or culture, so that it is considered
normal
