Anjum Habib

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MGT501 Human Resource Management
Mid Term Examination – Spring 2006 (session 2)
Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS:

ƒ All questions are compulsory.

ƒ Question No. 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Question No. 11 to
15 are fill in the blanks carrying 1 mark each. There are 5 short questions from
Question No. 16 to 20 carrying 3 marks each and Q. No. 21 is descriptive question
carrying 10 marks.
ƒ You should try to complete objective type questions in 10 - 15 minutes in order to give
yourself 45 - 50 minutes for descriptive and short questions.
ƒ For each MCQ, read the choices available and select the choice which you consider is
the correct answer.
ƒ For each fill in the blank, read the statement carefully, understand it, recall your
knowledge and write the best suitable answer.
ƒ You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the
official timekeeper of the test.
ƒ Remember not to spend too much time on any one MCQ. Since all MCQs carry equal
marks, it is important to manage your time and response to test questions effectively.
ƒ Failure to comply with the Supervisor’s directions will result in your test being
cancelled. Please comply with supervisor’s directions to avoid any unpleasant event.

Question No. 1 Marks : 1

What is first step in the strategic management process?

 Perform external and internal audits

 Formulate strategy
 Define the business and its mission
 Translate the mission into strategic goals

Question No. 2 Marks : 1

Effective human resource management could include all of the following responsibilities
except:

 Training employees
 Controlling labor costs
 Placing the right person in the right job
 All are responsibilities necessary for effective human resource management

Question No. 3 Marks : 1

Which of the following tasks related to recruiting and hiring is not typically handled by HR
staff?

 Administer tests
 Conduct initial screening interviews
 Explains benefits packages
 Specify necessary job qualifications

Question No. 4 Marks : 10

What are common issues and challenges in the process of developing a training program for
an organization? Suggest measures to manage these issues.

Question No. 5 Marks : 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using an employee referral campaign for
recruitment purpose?

Question No. 6 Marks : 1

The extent to which a selection test provides consistent results is called:

 Standardization
 Reliability
 Validity
 Objectivity

Question No. 7 Marks : 1

Which basic function of management includes setting standards such as sales quotas and
quality standards?

 Staffing
 Planning
 Controlling
 Organizing

Question No. 8 Marks : 3

What job related behaviors are considered generic and important to all jobs?

Question No. 9 Marks : 3

Why do employers turn to private employment agencies for assistance in recruiting? Provide
at least four reasons for the use of such employment agencies

Question No. 10 Marks : 3

Explain the difference between job enlargement and job enrichment.

Question No. 11 Marks : 1

The concise measurement system used by companies to show the quantitative standards the
firm uses to measure HR activities, employee behaviors resulting from the activities and
the strategically relevant organizational outcomes of that employee behavior is called:

 Evaluation benchmark
 Evaluation system
 Appraisal system
 HR scorecard

Question No. 12 Marks : 3

Human resource managers carry out three distinct functions. List and explain these
functions

Question No. 13 Marks : 1

Job enrichment can be described as -------------------

Question No. 14 Marks : 1

Traditional job analysis focuses on _______________

Question No. 15 Marks : 1

SWOT is an acronym for _________

Question No. 16 Marks : 1

A document containing the minimum acceptable qualifications that a person should possess
to perform a particular job is:

 Job description
 Job specification
 Job evaluation
 Job analysis

Question No. 17 Marks : 1

A strategy can also be called a__________

Question No. 18 Marks : 1

Firms using _____________make an extra effort to hire and promote those in protected
groups.

Question No. 19 Marks : 1

Process of determining overall organizational purpose and objectives is called:

 Strategic planning
 Human resource planning
 Policy making
 None of the given options

Question No. 20 Marks : 1

All of the following are examples of human resource job duties except:

 Labor relations specialist

 Equal employment opportunity coordinator
 Financial advisor
 Recruiter
Question No. 21 Marks : 1

A team is:

 Important unit of organization.

 Mature group with highly interdependent members committed for a common goal.
 Two or more interacting and independent individuals.
 All of the given options