CHAPTER 8

Question 1

System of organizational activities to attract,
develop, and motivate an effective and qualified workforce

Plays a vital strategic role as organizations
attempt to compete through people

Answer 1

Human resources management (HRM)

Question 2

What are some other names for Human resources management (HRM)?

Answer 2

Talent, Human Capital, or Personnel

Management

Question 3

Determining how many and what type of people are needed

Answer 3

Demand forecasts

Question 4

Forecasting how many and what types of

employees the organization actually will have.

Answer 4

Supply of labor

Question 5

A tool for determining what is done on a given

job and what should be done on that job.

Answer 5

Job analysis

Question 6

The development of a pool of applicants

for jobs in an organization

Answer 6

Recruitment

Question 7

Choosing from among qualified applicants to hire into an organization

Answer 7

Selection

Question 8

Selection technique that involves asking all

applicants the same questions and comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers

Answer 8

Structured interview

Question 9

Focuses on hypothetical situations

Answer 9

Situational interview

Question 10

Explores what candidates have actually done in the past

Answer 10

Behavioral description interview