BMAL 590 Human Resource
Management Exam Questions and
Answers
Constructive discharge is a(n) ___ practice used by employees - Answers -Legal
HR management serve a strategic role in most organizations because ___? - Answers -
Organizations are instituting HR practices aimed at gaining competitive advantage
through their employees
It is critical that Human Resource Management attends to ___ and ___ - Answers -
Strategic; operational issues
HR management is the process of developing and managing ____ - Answers -Formal
and informal systems to manage human talent within an organization in order to achieve
sustainable competitive advantage
What are the five elements of the HR management process? - Answers -Planning,
organizing, staffing, leading, controlling
Manager in all department essential deal with five elements: planning, organizing, ___,
leading, controlling - Answers -Staffing
Questions to be addressed during strategic HR recruitment and planning might include
except the following - Answers -What is our plan for downsizing employees?
Understanding organizational context and the external job market would be most helpful
in - Answers -the recruiting process
The job analysis leads to development of a - Answers -Position/job description
A primary goal of staffing on organization is both person-___fit and person-___fit -
Answers -Job;organization
Internal sources of recruitment include - Answers -Promotions and transfers
, Performance reviews are conducted - Answers -To provide performance feedback to all
employees, provide them with a formal opportunity to discuss their perspectives and
career goals as well as provide a basis for making compensation decisions
When assessing performance relative to standards - Answers -It is important to obtain
feedback from a variety of sources and include information about goals, behavior and
quality of work, i.e. not only find out what was done but how it got done
___ has the major objective of teaching employees about the organizations history,
culture and management practices - Answers -Socialization
In the ADDIE process, the A standards for Analysis. The analysis step - Answers -Is not
given enough careful attention in the desire to fix an obnoxious problem as quickly as
possible
Expectations for some positions may include financial impact of the position related to
___, ___, profitability or efficiency - Answers -Spending; revenue
Total compensation refers to - Answers -The sum of all direct financial earnings as well
as those that have indirect financial benefit
Many factors impact employee compensation. They do not normally include - Answers -
Anticipated career growth and promotions
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Answers -Addresses issues such as overtime
pay and minimum wage
Which of these is not a part of job evaluation - Answers -Performance reviews
An example of a non-exempt level employee would be a(n) - Answers -Teachers aid
Communications, as it relates to employees relations, often includes attention to having
an open-door policy and complete an up-to-date employee handbook. Other aspects
include - Answers -Using employee surveys and focus groups to understand employee
opinions and concerns
Ethical issues in the workplace should be viewed from the perspective of - Answers -
Individual and situational factors relevant to the particular issue under consideration
A simple model for making ethical decisions, begins with ___ and then ___ - Answers -
Recognizing a moral/ethical situation exists; making a moral/ethical judgement
One of the keys to success for employee discipline is to maintain a - Answers -Calm,
professional, and respectful approach by all parties
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