Question:______ refers to reducing the number of employees by not replacing the ones who

Question:______ refers to reducing the number of employees by not replacing the ones who

leave.

Buyouts

Layoffs

Voluntary separation programs

Attrition

Question 2

______ refers to HRM attempts to identify future tasks that the organization will need to be perform and match with the skill sets of the currently available employees, so that the organization can fulfill strategic plans and future objectives.

Gap analysis

Internal analysis and forecasting

Environmental scanning

Labor market analysis and forecasting

Question 3

The Affordable Care Act ______________.

Requires employers to provide employees with healthcare benefits

Penalizes employers that do not provide employees with healthcare benefits

Penalizes employers that do not provide employees with affordable healthcare benefits

Penalizes employees who do not take advantage of their employers' healthcare benefits

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to be listed on the job specification for a grocery store manager?

Designs, coordinates, and communicates schedules on a weekly basis to ensure adequate staffing of all shifts.

Works with head office personnel to plan and implement marketing strategies, advertising campaigns, weekly sales, seasonal specials, and other store functions.

Leads the process of staffing and training all store personnel.

Has three years of managerial experience, preferably in retail.

Question 6

______ is a tool available from the Department of Labor for the purpose of gathering information about jobs.

Computerized job analysis

Functional job analysis

Task-based job analysis

Competency-based job analysis

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT necessitate job redesign?

Mergers and acquisitions

Enhancing the motivational potential of a job

Business growth

High unemployment rates

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways to measure HR strategic effectiveness?

Return on investment

Price effectiveness test

Economic value added

Balanced scorecards

Question 9

______ identifies characteristics of the job to be performed in terms of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities to be fulfilled.

Job planning

Job design

A job description

A job specification

Question 10

The item "additional tasks as assigned by direct supervisor" is most likely to appear in the ______ section of a job description.

identification

general summary

detailed list

job specification