NDSU 4949 test 3

QUESTION 1

1. Intentionally reducing the company's workforce to the point where the number of employees is deemed optimal for the company's current situation is referred to as ______________.

   		social contracting
   		rightsizing
   		reengineering
   		restructuring

5 points

QUESTION 2

1. Giving current employees preference for a position that opens up within the organization is an example of ___________________.

   		canibalizing
   		discrimination
   		nepotism
   		internal recruiting

5 points

QUESTION 3

1. Which of the following wouldnotbe used in external recruiting?

   		employee resource chart
   		private employment agencies
   		employee referrals
   		newspaper advertising

5 points

QUESTION 4

1. Hiring applicants based on criteria that are not job related is called

   		affirmative action
   		discrimination
   		employment-at-will
   		equal employment opportunity

5 points

QUESTION 5

1. John's subordinates usually do what he tells them to because they accept his authority as the department manager.? Which type of power does John Have?

   		reward
   		referent
   		legitimate
   		expert

5 points

QUESTION 6

1. Asituationwouldbeconsideredhighlyfavorabletotheleaderwhentasksarehighlyunstructuredandtheleaderhaslittleformalauthority.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 7

1. ThethreeprimarygoalsofHRMaretoattracttherightpeople,managetalentsopeopleachievetheirpotential,and maintaintheworkforceoveralongterm.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 8

1. ________________ is a systematic process of gathering and interpreting information about the essential duties of a job.

   		An open job preview
   		A job description
   		A job listing
   		A job analysis

5 points

QUESTION 9

1. The performance evaluation error that places an employee into a class or category based on one or a few traits or characteristics is __________.

   		diversion
   		the halo effect
   		stereotyping
   		homogeneity ranking

5 points

QUESTION 10

1. A company attempting to hire a middle manger who is intelligent, confident, and honest is using what type of approach?

   		situational
   		leadership substitute
   		contingency
   		trait

5 points

QUESTION 11

1. Valuesassociatedwithinteractiveleadershipincludepersonalconfidence,exclusion,andindependence.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 12

1. ?What type of leader is most effective in his/her ability to bring about organizational change?

   		charismatic
   		coaching
   		achievement-oriented
   		transformational

5 points

QUESTION 13

1. ______________________ is the most frequently used and a highly effective influence tactic?

   		Developing allies
   		Rewarding desired behaviors
   		Relying on the rule of reciprocity
   		Using rational persuasion

5 points

QUESTION 14

1. Which function of management is defined as the ability to influence others toward the attainment of goals?

   		motivation
   		planning
   		commitment
   		leadership

5 points

QUESTION 15

1. Practices that are used to promote the hiring, development, and retention of "protected groups" of people are examples of:

   		affirmative action
   		equal employment opportunity
   		unfair labor practices
   		illegal discrimination

5 points

QUESTION 16

1. Researchshowsthatrealisticjobpreviewsloweremployeesatisfactionandincreaseturnover.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 17

1. One of Ruby's few flaws is that she does not consider possibilities beyond what she is told, accepting her supervisor's ideas without thinking.? She can best be described as what type of thinker?

   		transactional
   		servant
   		low-level
   		uncritical

5 points

QUESTION 18

1. With ________________, compensation is linked to the specific tasks that an employee performs.

   		incentive?pay
   		job-based pay
   		competency-based pay
   		skill-based pay

5 points

QUESTION 19

1. Which of the following is a recruiting approach that gives applicants all pertinent, both good and bad,?information about a job and the organization?

   		an employment at will statement
   		a job description
   		a realistic job preview
   		an affirmative action statement

5 points

QUESTION 20

1. Theprocessofdeterminingthevalueofjobswithinanorganizationthroughanexaminationofjobcontentreferstojobevaluation.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 21

1. Interviews are _____________ used by organizations in the hiring process, and/but they are generally _____________ predictors of subsequent job performance.

   		widely, valid
   		rarely, not used
   		widely, not valid
   		rarely, excellent

5 points

QUESTION 22

1. A(n) _____________________ outlines the knowledge, skills, education, and physical abilities needed to perform the job adequately.

   		a privacy statement
   		a realistic job preview
   		job specification
   		an assessment

5 points

QUESTION 23

1. Candice uses praise,?pay increases and recognition as ways to influence her subordinates' behavior.? All of these actions are highly valued by her work group.? Candice has ________________ power.

   		coercive
   		expert
   		referent
   		reward

5 points

QUESTION 24

1. A charismatic leader is more often?_________________ than a transactional leader.

   		more emotional
   		less predictable
   		more directive
   		more predictable

5 points

QUESTION 25

1. You would use a(n) __________________ to find out why an employee is leaving his/her job.

   		exit interview
   		termination interview
   		focus group
   		assessment team

5 points

QUESTION 26

1. A manager who uses threats and punishments as ways to influence the behavior of his/her subordinates is relying on which type of power?

   		coercive
   		referent
   		personal
   		reward

5 points

QUESTION 27

1. Baxter is a great manager and he has a number of special skills.? He has the ability to get his subordinates to do more than would normally be expected.? Which of the following types of leader best describes Baxter?

   		people-oriented
   		charismatic
   		production-oriented
   		supportive

5 points

QUESTION 28

1. The strategic approach to human resource management recognizes key elements.? Which of the following isnotan element of successful human resource management?

   		Only top-level managers are predominately human resource managers.
   		All managers are human resource managers.
   		Employees are viewed as assets.
   		Human resource management is a matching process.

5 points

QUESTION 29

1. Fiedler used all of the following to describe how leaders fit the situation except

   		personal power.
   		leader-member relations.
   		leader position power.
   		task structure.

5 points

QUESTION 30

1. The Michigan researchers used the term ______________ for leaders who established high performance goals and displayed supportive behavior toward subordinates.

   		initiating structure
   		neutralizers
   		job-centered
   		employee-centered

5 points

QUESTION 31

1. Ohio State researchers identified two major behaviors related to leadership that they termed _____________ and ____________.

   		initiating structure, commitment
   		commitment, consideration
   		consideration, initiating structure
   		commitment, initiation

5 points

QUESTION 32

1. Affirmativeactionrequiresthatanemployertakepositivestepstoguaranteepromotionfromwithin.

   True

   False

5 points

QUESTION 33

1. _________________ is developed from critical incidents relating to job performance.

   		Behaviorally anchored rating scale
   		Unidimensional rating scale
   		Performance appraisal interview
   		Semantic differential rating scale

5 points

QUESTION 34

1. Recruiting and selecting employees involves which human resource management goal?

   		finding the right people
   		managing talent
   		maintaining an effective workforce
   		controlling strategies

5 points

QUESTION 35

1. The Leadership Grid?uses which two leader behaviors?

   		concern for the company and concern for ethics
   		concern for people and concern for production
   		employee-centered and job centered
   		consideration and initiating structure

5 points

QUESTION 36

1. Which of the following is a situational variable that makes a leadership style unnecessary or redundant?

   		neutralizer
   		substitute
   		transformation
   		contingency

5 points

QUESTION 37

1. __________________ is incentive pay that ties at least part of compensation to what an employee accomplishes.

   		Seniority pay
   		Cafeteria compensation
   		Mission based pay
   		Pay-for-performance

5 points

QUESTION 38

1. Which of the following is consistent with initiating structure?

   		relationship oriented behavior
   		open communication
   		task oriented behavior
   		teamwork oriented

5 points

QUESTION 39

1. The main assumption of Hersey and?Blanchard's situational model is that subordinates vary in their _______________.

   		readiness level
   		satisfaction level
   		commitment level
   		security level

5 points

QUESTION 40

1. Which of the following isnota leadership quality?

   		structured
   		nurtures
   		promotes change
   		visionary