HRM 300T Week 1 Practice: Knowledge Check

Choose the single best answer for each of the questions in the Week 1 Knowledge Check.

Note: The question answers are randomized. You have unlimited attempts available to complete knowledge checks.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)

Ch. 1, “Managing Human Resources Today”

Question 1

The basic functions of management include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

outsourcing

staffing

organizing

planning

Question 2

A manager is best described as a person who is responsible for ________.

teaching new employees basic skills

accomplishing the organization’s goals

delegating authority to subordinates

communicating with stockholders

Question 3

Which of the following represents the five functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling?

adaptability screening

strategic management

management process

succession planning

Question 4

Which basic function of management includes developing rules and procedures?

planning

organizing

leading

staffing

Question 5

What specific activities listed below are part of the planning function?

establishing quality standards

training and developing employees

developing rules and procedures

giving each subordinate a specific task

Question 6

Which function of the management process includes delegating authority to subordinates and establishing channels of communication?

staffing

motivating

organizing

leading

Question 7

All of the following are activities performed within the staffing function of the management process EXCEPT ________.

providing training

evaluating performance

maintaining morale

recruiting employees

Question 8

In the management process, which activity is part of the staffing function?

maintaining morale

evaluating performance

developing rules

setting production levels

Question 9

_______ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns.

behavioral management

human resource management

job evaluation

career planning

Question 10

Human resource management is best defined as the process of ________.

organizing and scheduling work activities for teams

acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees

controlling and orienting new employees

outsourcing and offshoring clerical jobs to foreign countries

Question 11

In most organizations, human resource managers are categorized as ________, who assist and advise ________ in areas like recruiting, hiring, and compensation.

functional managers; staff managers

line managers; staff managers

line managers; middle managers

staff managers; line managers

Question 12

Which of the following best explains why HR management is important to all managers?

An enthusiastic labor force is likely to provide financial support to local unions.

Technological changes and global competition require clear organization charts.

Investing in human capital enables managers to achieve positive results for the firm.

Economic challenges facing the world call for advanced cost-cutting and streamlining.

Question 13

All of the following are examples of human resource specialties EXCEPT ________.

training specialist

financial advisor

job analyst

EEO coordinator

Question 14

Which of the following human resource management specialties would most likely require extensive travel?

recruiter

training specialist

job analyst

labor relations specialist

Question 15

Personnel management involves recruiting prospective employees, setting performance standards, and monitoring production levels.

Question 16

Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels is part of the leading function of human resource management.

Question 17

In most large firms, human resource managers assist line managers with hiring, training, evaluating, rewarding, counseling, promoting, and hiring employees.

Question 18

Firms of all sizes are required under employment laws to have at least one full-time human resource manager on staff.

Question 19

Corporate HR teams focus on assisting top management in big picture issues such as developing the personnel aspects of a firm’s long-term strategic plan.

Question 20

Human resource management is the sole responsibility of human resource managers, so line managers and staff managers rely heavily on HR specialists to hire the best employees.