HRM MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Why has the bureaucratic form of organisation been fundamentally questioned?

1. The pressures of globalisation have rendered it unsuitable.
2. Organisations are experiencing acute pressure to change and pursue innovation as a means of securing business growth.
3. Organisations have grown so large that it is almost impossible to create an effective bureaucracy to manage them.
4. Information Technology has made it redundant.

2. What are the main aims of Employee Assistance Programmes?

1. To alter the organisational culture
2. To address team and individuaf performance and well-being in the workplace
3. To focus the attention Of employees to the power structures of an organizationd.
4. To establish effective methods of care and support for everyone in anorganization

3. Why are employers interested in employee engagement?

1. To encourage employees to trust their managers
2. To make a quick profit
3. Because engaged employees are more motivated and prepared to give of their best to make the firm succeed
4. To make employees work harder for less

4. The main challenge for modern organisations is:

1. To remain ahead of the talent developments in the market
2. To retain the talent they have to realise that talented people are the real wealth of theorganisation
3. To find ways to poach talent wherever they can find it
4. none of the above

5. Most organisations for Talent Management

1. Will have the same skills requirements for jobs in the future as jobs do notchange much
2. Experience a more disengaging workforce who are less loyal
3. Are effective in measuring performance and productivity
4. Have effective and pro-active talent management strategies

6. According to the Leitch Review of Skills (2006), the ability of firms to succeed in the face ofgrowing international competition depends increasingly on;

1. Work culture
2. Relaxed legal system
3. Good infrastructure
4. Skilled labour

7. In which decade did HRM originate?

1. 1950s
2. 1970s
3. 1980s
4. 1990s

8. What kinds of practices outlined below are typically associated with non-standard working and flexibility?

1. 9-5 working hours
2. The reduction in distinctions between standard and unsocial hours or standard and extra hours
3. Premium rates for unsocial hours
4. The voluntary agreement of unsocial hours working

9. Key factors in skills development and talent management are:

1. A broad definition of talent to ensure inclusivity and
2. Finding a balance between staff development and making staff more employable
3. Compliance with the EE Act
4. Both (a) and (b)

10. The balanced scorecard proposes that organisational success depends on:

1. a focus on only the internal environment of the organization
2. a constantly changing external environment
3. the belief that it is impossible to take a rationalist view of the organisation to make optimal choices
4. an ability to develop a complete list of cause and effect relationships driving a firms success

11. Which statement best describes 360 degree feedback? It is:

1. a method used to appraise employees
2. a system where managers give feedback to all their staff
3. a system where feedback on any individual is derived from peers, subordinates supervisorsand occasionally, customers
4. a development tool

12. Benefits of Talent Management include:

1. A reduction in the recruitment cycle
2. Creating a competitive advantage
3. Improved client relations and retention
4. (b) and (c)

13. Which of the following would not form part of a flexible reward package?

1. ability to buy and sell leave days
2. non-pay items such as child care vouchers
3. cafeteria benefitsperformance-related pay

14. What is a communities of practice approach to organisational learning?

1. An approach that focuses on practising best practice
2. An approach that focuses on the values, beliefs and norms of a social group
3. An approach that focuses on the skills embedded within the group
4. An approach that has a clear set of defined practices to use in all situations

15. Trends in TalentManagement include:

1. An increase in post-high school training and education in the future
2. Management and leadership skills are seen as most valuable to modern and competitiveorganisations
3. Teaching jobs are very difficult to fill
4. all of the above