Introduction to HRM Flashcards
The basic functions of the management process include all of the following EXCEPT
Outsourcing
Which one of the following is the person 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 except 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 positions 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