Test Bank for Managing Human Resources
Task Analysis - answers is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills
the job requires
On-the-job training - answers OJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing
it
Computer-Based training - answers refers to training methods that use interactive
computer-based systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - answers 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 - answers 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 - answers A list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships,
working conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - answers 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 - answers to continue to do something; to keep busy with
something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - answers 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/ - answers the 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/ - answers 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/ - answers a person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - answers - General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - answers Job title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - answers Reports to:
Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
Responsibilities and Duties - answers Major responsibilities and duties (essential
functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - answers What it takes to do the
job successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - answers 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 - answers 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 - 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/ - answers that can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - answers The process of deciding what positions
the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - answers The 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)
- answers A 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/ - answers a 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
metrics
, BrE /ˈmetrɪks/ ; NAmE /ˈmetrɪks/ - answers a set of statistics used for measuring
something, especially results that show how well a business, school, computer program,
etc. is doing
centralize
BrE /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ ; NAmE /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ - answers centralize something
to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular
place
Foreknowledge
BrE /fɔːˈnɒlɪdʒ/ ; NAmE /fɔːrˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ - answers knowledge of something before it
happens
discontent
BrE /ˌdɪskənˈtent/ ; NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈtent/ - answers discontent (at/over/with something)
a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation;
something that makes you have this feeling
inbreeding
BrE /ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ/ ; NAmE /ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ/ - answers breeding between closely related people
or animals
The status quo
BrE /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/ ; NAmE /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ/ - answers the situation as it is now, or as it
was before a recent change
Referrals
BrE /rɪˈfɜːrəl/ ; NAmE /rɪˈfɜːrəl/ - answers referral (to somebody/something) the act of
sending somebody who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it
Alternative Staffing - answers * In-house contingent (casual, seasonal, or temporary)
workers employed by the company, but on an explicit short-term basis.
* Contract technical employees supplied for long-term projects under contract from
outside technical services firms.
On-Demand Recruiting Services - answers Provide short-term specialized recruiting to
support specific projects without the expense of retaining traditional search firms.
explicit
BrE /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ ; NAmE /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ - answers (of a statement or piece of writing) clear
and easy to understand
Benefits of Temps - answers Increased productivity—paid only when working
Allows "trial run" for prospective employees
Task Analysis - answers is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills
the job requires
On-the-job training - answers OJT means having a person learn a job by actually doing
it
Computer-Based training - answers refers to training methods that use interactive
computer-based systems to increase knowledge or skills
Rebranding a hotel - answers 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 - answers 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 - answers A list of a job's duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships,
working conditions, and supervisory responsibilities—one product of a job analysis.
Job Specifications - answers 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 - answers to continue to do something; to keep busy with
something
overlook
BrE /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/ ; NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/ - answers 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/ - answers the 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/ - answers 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/ - answers a person who has an official position
Job Summary/ Job Description - answers - General nature of the job
- Major functions/activities
Job Identification/Job Description - answers Job title
FLSA status section
Preparation date
Preparer
Relationships - answers Reports to:
Supervises:
Works with:
Outside the company:
Responsibilities and Duties - answers Major responsibilities and duties (essential
functions)
Decision-making authority
Direct supervision
Budgetary limitations
Standards of Performance and Working Conditions - answers What it takes to do the
job successfully
Writing Job Descriptions - answers 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 - answers 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 - 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/ - answers that can be done; that will be successful
capable of developing and surviving independently
viable candidates
Employment or Personnel Planning - answers The process of deciding what positions
the firm will have to fill, and how to fill them.
Succession Planning - answers The 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)
- answers A 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/ - answers a 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
metrics
, BrE /ˈmetrɪks/ ; NAmE /ˈmetrɪks/ - answers a set of statistics used for measuring
something, especially results that show how well a business, school, computer program,
etc. is doing
centralize
BrE /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ ; NAmE /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ - answers centralize something
to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular
place
Foreknowledge
BrE /fɔːˈnɒlɪdʒ/ ; NAmE /fɔːrˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ - answers knowledge of something before it
happens
discontent
BrE /ˌdɪskənˈtent/ ; NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈtent/ - answers discontent (at/over/with something)
a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation;
something that makes you have this feeling
inbreeding
BrE /ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ/ ; NAmE /ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ/ - answers breeding between closely related people
or animals
The status quo
BrE /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/ ; NAmE /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ/ - answers the situation as it is now, or as it
was before a recent change
Referrals
BrE /rɪˈfɜːrəl/ ; NAmE /rɪˈfɜːrəl/ - answers referral (to somebody/something) the act of
sending somebody who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it
Alternative Staffing - answers * In-house contingent (casual, seasonal, or temporary)
workers employed by the company, but on an explicit short-term basis.
* Contract technical employees supplied for long-term projects under contract from
outside technical services firms.
On-Demand Recruiting Services - answers Provide short-term specialized recruiting to
support specific projects without the expense of retaining traditional search firms.
explicit
BrE /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ ; NAmE /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ - answers (of a statement or piece of writing) clear
and easy to understand
Benefits of Temps - answers Increased productivity—paid only when working
Allows "trial run" for prospective employees
