Part I: - Choose the best answer and circle your answer

1. How can changes to a contract of employment lawfully be made?

A. With the consent of either party C. With the consent of both parties
B. With the consent of a tribunal or court D. With the consent of the Secretary of State
2. An employment contract is designed to be between which two parties?
A. An employee and a manager C. An employer and a vendor
B. Two competing businesses D. An employee and employer
3. What is the primary purpose of an employment contract?
A. To explain the workplace policies of a C. To set clear expectations for the working
company. relationship.
B. To specify how much money an employee D. To highlight mistakes and errors made in the
will be paid. workplace.
4. All of the following information may be included in an employment contract EXCEPT _____.
A. Deadlines for specific tasks C. Compensation and benefits
B. Job structure and responsibilities D. Termination information
5. The legal parts of a contract are known as
A. Acceptance B. terms C. Services D. Agreement
6. If there’s nothing clearly agreed between you and your employer about a particular issue, it may be covered
by an
A. Implied Terms B. Agreed Terms C. Expressed terms D. All of the above
7. Which one of the following is necessarily true about employment contract (or statement of particulars)
A. The contract of employment does not necessarily need to be in writing in order to be enforceable.
B. In many cases, a verbal agreement or even an implied agreement can be legally binding
C. A written contract can provide clarity and evidence of the terms and conditions agreed upon by both
parties, making it easier to resolve any disputes that may arise.
D. Some jurisdictions may have specific legal requirements that mandate certain terms to be in writing for
enforceability purposes.
The actual achievements compared with the objectives of the job is

A. Job Performance
B. Job evaluation
C. Job description
D. None of these

HR Planning involves four distinct phases ONE of these stages is

A. business scanning
B. Forecasting human resource records
C. Organisation development
D. planning

Job evaluation is based on the:

A. Complexity of the job to perform

B. Conceptual skill required by the job
C. Relative job worth for an organization
D. Physical skills required by the job

______________ is a performance measure of both efficiency and effectiveness.

A. Organisational behaviour
B. Organisational citizenship
C. Employee productivity
D. None of these
Which of the following is a benefit of employee training?

A. Improves morale
B. Helps people identify with organisational goals
C. Provides a good climate for learning, growth and co - ordination
D. None of these

The human resource Management helps to improve the ______________

A. Production
B. Productivity
C. power
D. Produce

The solution to many so-called 'people problems' is often associated with improving the effectiveness of the
recruitment process by:

A. Having a robust HR department to carry out the process

B. Outsourcing the HR department
C. Careful selection of the right people for the job
 D. Devolving to line managers

One of the most popular methods of increasing employee responsibility and control is ______________.

A. Outsourcing
B. "Military model" of management
C. Work teams
D. Manpower planning

Recruitment and selection must be effective to ensure it:

A. Offsets high labour turnover

B. Delivers the highest calibre of individuals at optimum most
C. To have a surplus in case of sickness and absence
D. Encourages new blood into the organization

Performance appraisals are designed to motivate workers by providing them with feedback, recognition, and
what?

A. Better work facilities

B. Equal opportunities
C. Greater work autonomy
D. Praise

______________ refers to the learning opportunities designed to help employees grow.

A. Training
B. Development
C. Education
D. All of these

Which of these is an off - the - job training method?

A. Television
B. Job rotation
C. Orientation training
D. Coaching

Which of the following is a barrier while doing human resource planning?

A. HR information often is incompatible with the information used in strategy formulation

B. Implementing human resource information system
C. Managing inventories
D. Supply forecast

The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan

A. Development
B. Training
C. Recruitment
D. All of these
How does training and development offer competitive advantage to an organisation?

A. Removing performance decencies

B. Individuals have the aptitude and motivation to learn
C. Deficiency is caused by a lack of ability
D. None of these

______________ seeks to examine the goals of the organisation and the trends that are likely to affect these
goals.

A. Organisational Support
B. Organisational analysis
C. Person analysis
D. Key skill abilities analysis

Which of the below given options is a pre - requisite for an effective incentive system?

A. Increased need for planning

B. Co-operation of workers
C. Management's commitment to the cost and time necessary to administer incentive schemes
D. All of the these

What are the pre - requisites for successful human resource planning?

A. Backing of top management

B. Personal records must be complete
C. Techniques of planning should be the best
D. All of these

______________ is a formal & detailed study of jobs

A. Job enrichment
B. Job evaluation
C. Job classification
D. Job analysis

The process of gathering information about job ______________

A. Job Analysis
B. Job Description
C. Job Simplification
D. Job Enrichment

Forces affecting organisational behaviour are

A. People
B. Environment
C. Technology
D. All of the above

Which of the following helps the employee to improve their efficiency?

 A. Development
B. Training.
C. Promotion.
D. Transfer.

Good employer employee relations are the backbone of all ______________

A. Personal activities
B. Human activities.
C. Personnel activities
D. Personnel policies.

The process of efficiently achieving the objectives of the organisation with and through people

A. Management
B. Administration
C. Decision Making
D. Controlling

Adding more responsibilities, autonomy and control of a job ______________

A. Job enrichment
B. Jod design
C. Job requirement
D. Job analysis

______________ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts"

A. Management
B. Organization
C. Leadership
D. Behavior
Part I: - Choose the best answer and circle your answer (24 pts)
1. Human Resource Management differs from Personnel Management both in _______
A. Definition and functions C. Functions and objectives
B. Scope and orientation D. None of the above
2. The factors affecting organizational behavior are
A. People B. Environment C. Technology D. All of the above
3. Which one of the following is an individual level of organizational behavior?
A. Social psychology and sociological insights
B. Organizational psychology and understanding human behavior and incentives
C. Understand individuals and hierarchy structure
D. None of the above
4. How does training and development offer competitive advantage to an organization?
A. Removing performance decencies C. Deficiency is caused by a lack of ability
B. Individuals have the aptitude and motivation to learn D. None of these
5. Human Resource Development differs from Human Resource Management in _______
A. Performance Management C. Employee Relations
B. Talent Management D. None of the above
6. Recruitment and selection must be effective to ensure it:
A. Offsets high labor turnover C. To have a surplus in case of sickness and absence
B. Delivers the highest caliber of individuals at D. Encourages new blood into the organization
optimum most
7. Performance appraisals are designed to _______________?
A. Identify areas for improvement C. Improve employee engagement
B. Recognize contributions D. All of the above
8. Which one of the following is not true about Job rotation?
A. It is employee development D. It can help employees feel more motivated and
B. It is employee engagement engaged with their work
C. It is reduced turnover E. None of the above
9. The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources
plan
A. Development B. Training C. Recruitment D. All of these
10. The actual achievements compared with the objectives of the job is
A. Job analysis B. Job evaluation C. Job description D. None of these
11. Job evaluation is based on the:
A. Complexity of the job to perform C. Relative job worth for an organization
B. Conceptual skill required by the job D. Physical skills required by the job
12. Which one of the following is a performance measure of both efficiency and effectiveness.
A. Organizational behavior C. Employee relation
B. Organizational citizenship D. None of these
13. The process of efficiently achieving the objectives of the organization with and through people
A. Management B. Administration C. Decision Making D. Controlling
14. Which one the following is not retention plan?
A. Performance appraisal B. Compensation plan C. Induction crisis D. None of the above
15. Which one of the following activities are not included in the scope of human resource management
A. Job analysis and design C. Safety and health
B. Motivation and communication D. Organizational structure and design
16. Which one of the following is the purpose of recruitment?
A. Make sure that there is match between cost and benefit
B. Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the number of visibly under
qualified or over qualified job applicants.
C. Help the firm create more culturally diverse work-force
D. None of the above
Part II: - Short Answer Questions: Write clearly and briefly your answer (16 pts)
1. List the three major steps to be followed in human resource planning and job analysis, and the purpose
of each step. (5pts)
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2. Explain the purpose of employment contract and the element of the contract that makes the contract
valid
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3. Illustrate and discuss the Deming cycle in point of view of human resource management
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Part II: - Short Answer Questions: Write clearly and briefly your answer
1. Mention at least four written offer in employment contract. (2.5 pts)
a) Job title d) Pay date (i.e. weekly or monthly) f) Any probationary or fixed-term
b) Start date e) Hours of work arrangements
c) Starting salary
2. Mention the requirement to be met by Site Engineer in your assignment. (2 pts)