Introduction to HRM Flashcards
The basic functions of the management process include all of the following except..
OUTSOURCING
The person is responsible for accomplishing an organization’s goals by managing the efforts of the organization’s people.
MANAGER
Which function of the
management process
requires a manager to
establish goals and
standards and to develop
rules and procedures?
Planning
Consuela, a manager,
delegates the authority for
a project to Lee, her
subordinate. Consuela is
most likely involved in
which function of the
management process?
Organizing
When managers use metrics
to assess performance and
then develop strategies for
corrective action, they are
performing the ________
function of the management
process.
Controlling
In the management
process, which one of
the following is an
activity associated with
the leading function?
Motivating Subordinates
Personnel activities
associated with human
resource management
most likely include all of
the following EXCEPT
________.
Developing Customer Relationships
A line manager’s human
resource responsibilities
most likely include all of
the following EXCEPT
________.
Marketing new
products and
services
Yuki works at a position in his
organization where he
maintains contacts within the
local community and travels
to search for qualified job
applicants. Yuki’s position is
best described as ________.
Recruiter
Human resource managers
generally exert ________
within the human resources
department and ________
outside the human resources
department.
Line authority;
staff authority
Wilmer works in the HR
department and is in charge of
developing the plans for how
people are paid and how the
employee benefits program is run.
Wilmer is most likely holding the
position of ________.
Compensation
manager
An HR generalist at Wilson
Manufacturing has been assigned to the
sales department to provide HR
management assistance as needed.
Which of the following best describes
the structure of the HR services provided
at Wilson Manufacturing?
Embedded HR
teams
Which organization of the human
resource function involves
dedicated HR members that assist
top management in issues such as
developing the personnel aspects
of the company’s long-term
strategic plan?
Corporate HR
teams
What term refers to the
knowledge, skills, and
abilities of a firm’s
workers?
Human Capital
What is the term for
workforces like those at the
company Uber, where
freelancers and independent
contractors work when they
can, on what they want to
work on, and when the
company needs them?
On-demand workers
