Chapter 1-3 Flashcards
The advent of technology has led to automation. At present government and private sector serves as a host to various service-oriented businesses particularly in the IT related industries. This implies that HR should understand IT applications. Which of the following below is the useful IT application in HR?
A. Use of job boards and other similar web-based recruitment (e-recruitment).
B. Improve the efficiency with which data on employees and HR activities are compiled
C. IT applications provide HR information more rapidly and more easily to be used in management’s decision making.
D. Technology increased productivity, stimulated by lower absenteeism, higher employees’ concentration on work,
and fewer distractions.
C
Payroll management is often a tedious process that requires a high level of accuracy, timelines, and effective financial controls. Aligned with local statutory standards and regulatory specifications, HRIS can help keep work flow costs in check and ensure that all employees are paid on time in any. circumstances. Which of the following below describe the given statement?
A. HR Training
B. Salary and Payroll Administration
C. Self-service Benefits Transactions
D. Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS)
B
Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is a database system that keeps important information about employees in a central and accessible location. It merges HRM as a discipline and in particular, it’s basic HR activities and processes with the IT field. Which of the given below is one of the purpose of HRIS?
A. It provides control of internal organizational training from delegating participants to projecting training budget.
B. HRIS provides online coaching and mentoring services.
C. HRIS provide HR information more rapidly and more easily to be used in management’s decision making.
D. Through HRIS employees can gain online access to their benefits package at their own leisure so they can focus on more demanding tasks at hand during office hours.
C
Job analysis find out the relative worth of a job and focuses on work behaviors, tasks, outcomes. It is conducted to determine the responsibilities inherent in the position and is essential when recruiting to locate an individual having the capabilities needed in a job. Which of the following below is NOT part of the uses of job analysis information?
A. Preparing the job description and writing the job specifications
B. Job analysis information is useful when searching for the right person to fill the job.
C. Job analysis information is also essential for estimating the value of and appropriate compensation for each job.
D. Describes and outlines the coordination required by the job.
D
Christine a newly hired employee of ANGEL Scent Company was given a document that contains a list of tasks. duties, responsibilities (TDR) that the job entails. It also includes the list of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics required for an individual to perform the job. Which of the following below best describes the given situation?
A Job description
B. Job specification
C. Job classification
D. Job evaluation
B
- It describes an individual’s traits such as tact, assertiveness, and concern for others
A. Knowledge
B. Skills
C. Personal Characteristics
D. Credentials
C
- It’s a database systen that keeps important information about employees in a central and accessible locations.
A. Human Resource Information System (HRIS) .
B. Electronic Performance Support System
C. Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS)
D. Kiosk system
A
What do you call the act of moving the work to the worker: instead of maving the wenters to work?
A. E-learning
B. E-Selection
C. Telecommuting/Teleworking
D. Use of IT to foster customer involvement
C
An administration that ensures timely release of salaries, wages, bonuses, and other similar compensation is referred as __?
A. Accounting administration
B. Finance Administration
C. Cashier
D. Salary and Payroll Administration
D
It is the heart and soul of corporate communication.
A. Telecommuting
B. Payroll
C. Salary
D. Use of email
D
Provides accessibility to a wider range of applicant for the job and usually communicates job vacancies and application procedure
E-recruitment
This technology can reduce the time and effort involved in selecting the most qualified applicant for the job including the use and interpretation of test results.
E-selection
It facilitates the learning process by providing just-in-time learning opportunities.
E-learning
It includes questions asking the worker to describe the kinds of experiences, qualifications, an attitudes needed to perform the job.
Questionnaire
It includes questions asking the worker to describe the kinds of experiences, qualifications, an attitudes needed to perform the job
Questionnaire
Any form of substituting information technologies to establish remote or virtual office-the act of moving the work to the workers instead of moving the workers to work.
Telecommuting/ Teleworking
It provides control of internal organizational training from delegating participants to projecting training budget, course scheduling and enrolment, to training assessments and individual performance appraisals
HR Training
It is a database system for gathering and maintaining data that describes the HR transforming data into information and that keeps important information about employees in a central and accessible location.
HRIS
it provides updates on employee status and other pertinent information initiated and made by the employees themselves.
Employment Kiosk
An electronic mail has emerged as the heart and soul of corporate communication. This technology allows workers to check and store emails related to work in one single inbox.
Use of email
The use of ((test paper)) is the least method for collecting large amount of information in a short-period of time.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Questionnaire
((Direct observation)) is useful when jobs involve observable physical activity such as janitorial job and cleaners.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
((Endorsement)) is the most often used recruiting tools in small organizations.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Referrals
((Undertime)) is used to avoid the incremental costs of recruiting and hiring additional employees for a short period of time.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Overtime
((Outsourcing)) is subcontract work to another organization wherein the organization.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
((Applicants)) should be screened to eliminate individuals who are obviously unqualified.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
((Applicant pool)) consists of individuals who have expressed an interest in pursuing a job opening and who might be feasible candidates for the position.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
((Job description)) designates the qualities required for acceptable performance which are requisite education, skills, personality, and so on.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Job specifications
((Career planning)) are conducted to satisfy these skills and competency requirements.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Training and development
- A brief one or two sentence statement describing the purpose of the job and what outputs are expected from the applicant is termed as ((job identification.))
(TRUE OR FALSE)
Job Summary
