HRM

A means of educating and familiarizing trainees with the work climate they will ultimately become part of.

ON THE JOB TRAINING

The application form is a useful springboard for preparing some questions for the interview.

TRUE

A process when a new employee learns the norms, values, goals, work procedures and patterns of behavior that are expected by the organization.

ORIENTATION

The performance deficiencies must be broken down to determine the content of what should be taught to develop the employees.

TRUE

Validity refers to a test’s ability to predict what it is supposed to predict.

TRUE

Knowing or estimating the general intelligence level of employees in a training session is helpful in developing appropriate learning material.

TRUE

The selection techniques used to improve HR’s success rate in selecting and hiring employees are exclusive and therefore are not used in conjunction with one another.

FALSE

A learning process through the observation and imitation of the behavior of others.

MODELING

Interview should be long enough to obtain answers to all the questions that the interviewer plans to ask, but short enough not to waste both individuals’ time

TRUE

The organization’s potential expense in acquiring a new employee is much more than the cost of the car during the employee’s lifetime.

TRUE

Training effectiveness is determined by the ability of organizations to produce measurable results through their workforce.

TRUE

The last step in the Training Program

TRAINING EVALUATION

Hiring decision could have been a big blunder on the part of the decision

maker because it has resulted in a mismatch between the job and the new employee.

The initial period in an organization is a critical point in determining whether a new employee will become a high performer or simply perform at a minimum or mediocre level.

TRUE

The hiring commitment could result in one of the best career decisions of the hiring manager because the new employee has become one of the best contributors to the organization’s productivity and bottom line.

TRUE

Hiring decisions in the past have been made after just one interview, because “the interview went well and the applicant really looked good.

TRUE

Training evaluation is conducted to measure improved employee performance.

TRUE

An attempt to improve current and future employee performance through learning.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Training needs are seen as a set of performance deficiencies, employee errors, and unacceptable performance levels

TRUE

The process of choosing the best qualified individuals to fill specific job openings

EMPLOYEE SELECTION

It is considered as the best measures of performance because they are directly observable and they can be counted.

production data

An ongoing communication process undertaken in partnership between the supervisor and his/her subordinates which involves establishing clear expectation and understanding of the latter's job functions he/she is expected to do.

Performance Management

Managers and subordinates jointly set objectives for the employee to achieve within a specific rating period.

Management by Objectives

Rating means evaluating employee performance against the standards in an employee’s performance plan.

true

Compensating employees on the basis of output which means more production, more earnings..

incentives form compensation

Set of rewards that organizations provide to individuals in return for their willingness to perform their tasks within the organization.

compensation

A poorly administered benefits program is often a source of grievance.

false

Managers are also paid for their overtime work.

false

A systematic description and review of an individual's job performance.

performance appraisal

Employees are concerned about how equitable their pay is compared to other individuals whose job is different from his/her

false

Performance appraisal method wherein the manager records positive and negative performance behavior of employees throughout the performance period.

Critical Incident method

Most wage and salary systems establish pay ranges for certain jobs based on the relative worth of the job to the organization.

true

External competitiveness in compensation system refers to the comparative pay practices among organizations in the relevant market.

true

Organizations use salary surveys to determine prevailing market rates

true

Employees should be involved in the performance planning process

true

A middle rating that closes the door to employee's growth and improvement on a job, because no strengths or weaknesses are identified

central tendency

The accomplishment of an employee's assigned tasks or duties.

performance

In designing a compensation system, the company's ability to pay is a factor.

cost effective

An interview in which the supervisor and subordinates review the appraisal and make plans to remedy the deficiencies and reinforce strengths.

feedback/ appraisal interview

The primary method used to determine the relative worth of the job.

job evaluation

Occupational disease can be detected early on.

false

Problems are likely to occur regardless of how well the human resource policies and practices are designed.

true

Labor laws is an inseparable part of industrial relations

true
It represents the final step in the disciplinary process.

For a just cause, no employee can be dismissed without

due process

It is designed to provide public and private sector employees and their dependents with income and other benefits in the event of work

connected injury, sickness, disability, or death.

It contains health and safety compliance requirements of all establishments. Thus protecting individual workers from injury, sickness, disability, or death through safe and healthy working conditions toward the prevention of damage and loss of lives and property.

Occupational Safety and Health Standards

The responsibility for safety and health activities must be shared by everyone

true

Punishment is rather a consequence of a person’s wrong actions or misconduct.

true

It is applied where an employee is not allowed to work for a period of time and his/her compensation is reduced accordingly.

suspension

It is due where employee’s termination is for authorized causes.

separation pay

An employee’s attitude toward work is a crucial factor in productivity, and discipline may play an important role in his/her attitude.

true

It provides the ground for disciplinary action.

substantive due process

Which of the following constitutes unsafe acts?

improper use of equipment

Economic circumstances, not due to the employee's fault.

authorized cause

Employees should never perform the job until they have received adequate job instruction.

true

The management has a larger role in protecting their employees’ health

false

Procedural due process must follow the

twin notice rule

Employees should be clearly informed of the various risks and hazards associated with their work.

true