MGT501 Human Resource Management Final 2010 Paper

Spring 2010

MGT501- Human Resource Management (Session - 1)
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Time: 90 min
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MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 1    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following structure is formed to facilitate the work flow for goals achievement?
Society
Organization
Union
Government
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 2    ( M - 1 )   
 The set of tasks & duties assigned to a particular person is said to be his/her:
Position
Duty
Responsibility
Work
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 3    ( M - 1 )   
 Controlling is mandatory to:
Small & medium enterprises
Private organizations
All of the given options
Large organizations
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 4    ( M - 1 )   
 Entrepreneurs are said to perform the:
Interpersonal role
Informational role
Supportive role
Decisional role
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 5    ( M - 1 )   
 A new circular was issued by the top management of the organization to conduct performance appraisal of each employee after completion of one year of his/her service, which term best describes the above situation?
Project based method
Focal point method
Anniversary method
Base timings method
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 6    ( M - 1 )   
 As an HR manager you have collected and reviewed the information\data related to a particular job, while conducting the job analysis. What will be your next step in this situation?
Maintaining and updating the jobs
Identify objectives of job analysis
Identify the job to be analyzed
Draft job description & job specification
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 7    ( M - 1 )   
 Which one of the following data collection tool you prefer in order to obtain information from large number of employees in short time period for job analysis?
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Questionnaires
Interviews
Observations
Employee diaries
 
 
 

A MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Questionnaire is a quick and efficient way to obtain information from a large number of employees; it’s less costly than interviewing hundreds of workers.

 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 8    ( M - 1 )   
What could be the main consideration of an HR manager during recruitment?
Outsource the employee selection to recruiting agencies
Screen the pool of appropriate applicants
Attract a large number of applicants
Only hire the experienced candidates
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 9    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the given employment testing approach requires individuals to perform activities similar to those they might encounter in an actual job?
In-basket technique
Role playing
Interview simulations
Case study
    
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 10    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following department is responsible for handling safety & health issues of employees?
HR department
Procurement department
Finance department
Marketing department
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 11    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following is a goal-directed summary of a person's experience, education and training developed for use in the selection process?
Curriculum vitae
Educational record
Career goal
Interview MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Questioning
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 12    ( M - 1 )   
Shehzad planed to retire from his company because he would get a better package after 30 years of service. However, according to him without a job it would be difficult for him to spend time so he may consider other options. What do you suggest for him?
Explanation of social security benefits
Pursue career outside the company
Counseling to utilize leisure time
All of the given options
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 13    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following term is used to represent the shift in job position without any change in salary or grade?
Promotion
Transfer
Demotion
Resignation
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 14    ( M - 1 )   
The process through which someone becomes aware of his/her personal skills, interests, knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals, is known as:
Organizational development
Career management
Career development
Career planning
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 15    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following plays a role in providing timely performance feedback, development assignments and support in career development of employees?
Individual
Manager
Company
Human resource specialist
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 16    ( M - 1 )   
Which of the following plays a role in providing training & development opportunities and career information & programs in career development of employees?
Individual
Manager
Supervisor
Organization
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 17    ( M - 1 )   
 Company’s financial statements represent which of the following?
Customer satisfaction
Material wastage
Monthly sales growth
Product life-cycle
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 18    ( M - 1 )   
 Rewards offered to individuals serving at the managerial positions on monthly basis are termed as:
Commission
Salary
Wage
Bonus
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 19    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following is NOT included in the indirect benefits?
Medical assistance
Gain sharing
Pension plans
Paid vacations
   alt
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 20    ( M - 1 )   
 Which incentive plan focuses on co-operation between managers and employees through sharing thier problems, goals and ideas?
Improshare plan
Scanlon plan
Profit-sharing plan
Stock ownership plan
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 21    ( M - 1 )   
 In the negotiation process, bargaining issues like deciding product price & design, deciding about new jobs etc. comes under:
Labor issues
Mandatory issues
Permissive issues
Prohibited issues
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 22    ( M - 1 )   
The system designed to solve employees’ physical, mental and emotional problems is known as:
EAP (Employee Assistance Programs)
ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
PBGC (Pension Benefit Gauranty Corporation)
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 23    ( M - 1 )   
Smoking is strictly prohibited in all organizations & public places according to rules imposed by federal government as part of:
Statutory rights
Contractual rights
Employee rights
Management rights
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 24    ( M - 1 )   
 “People can be trained to be effective leaders”. This statement is said to be true as per which of the following theories?
Trait Theory
Situational Theory
Behavioral Theory
Motivational Theory
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 25    ( M - 1 )   
 Mr. Imran is appointed to supervise all the employees of the admin department. In this situation he is said to be a ___________.
Manager only
Charismatic leader
Leader only
Leader & manager at the same time
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 26    ( M - 1 )   
 According to which of the following it is better to convince the employees to abide by the company’s rules, rather than promptly responding with written or oral warnings to employees?
Hot stove rule
Positive discipline
Progressive discipline
Implied discipline
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 27    ( M - 1 )   
 Background and reference checks are made by HR department while hiring employees to:
Evaluate employee’s capability
Meet requirements of federal law
Check employee’s communication network
Check authenticity of provided information
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 28    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following terms correctly represents different types of managers?
Tactical, operational, functional
Tactical, operational, strategic
Executive, CEO, director
Dimensional, functional, strategic
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 29    ( M - 1 )   
 Ahmed has provided the personal contact numbers of his subordinates to one of his friends who is working as an insurance agent in a private insurance firm, to help him in achieving his monthly sales target. This practice is:
Prohibited by the privacy rights
Violation of employment at will
Implementation of discrimination law
Clear violation of labor laws
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 30    ( M - 1 )   
 Learning about oneself is referred as;
Self Actualization
Self Assessment
Self Reading
Self Rationalization
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 31    ( M - 1 )   
 Classify which of the following statement is true?
All leaders are not manager
All managers are not leaders
All managers are leader
Managers are confusing in nature 
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 32    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following is not included in intrinsic rewards?
Retirement
Interesting work
Promotion opportunities
Working conditions
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 33    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following right provides the shield from discrimination, secure working condition, union construction ?
Statutory rights
Contractual rights
Employee rights
Management rights
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 34    ( M - 1 )   
 The power of manager to punish his subordinate comes under which type of power?
Rewarded power
Coercive power
Referent power
Legitimate power
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 35    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following views of conflict argues that some conflict is absolutely necessary for a group to perform effectively?
Human relations
Interactionist
Traditional
Functional
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 36    ( M - 1 )   
 Which one is the most common industrial action that unions take ?
Unofficial action
Meeting with higher management
Strike action
Absence
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 37    ( M - 1 )   
 Recruiting efforts are usually lighter in which of the following organizations?
Organizations that are large, rather than small
Organizations that are private, rather than government
Organizations that have poor, rather than good, compensation packages 
Organizations that have good, rather than poor, working conditions
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 38    ( M - 1 )   
 When the economy is stagnant and unemployment levels are high then;
Organizations can not attract the applicants
Organizations have to put much effort for attracting applicants
Organizations can recruit employees from the global market
Organizations can obtain large applicant pool with very little effort
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 39    ( M - 1 )   
 The position of receptionist is vacant at Furniture Point, as a part of selection process each applicant is required to come and work for a day before final hiring decision are made. Why?
This is a way to get work done with out paying
This is an easy way of filling a vacancy
This is a technique used to evaluate applicant’s capabilities
This process is very hectic and time consuming
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 40    ( M - 1 )   
 How the workers involved in highly repetitive tasks can be motivated?
Recruit and select employee that are fit for the job
Create pleasant working environment
Mechanize the most distasteful aspects of job
All of the given above
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 41    ( M - 1 )   
 It is said that stress is not always have negative effects sometimes the right amount of stress can play positive roles in our lives such as
Encourage us to achieve goals 
Provide needed energy boosts
Preparing us to meet difficult challenges
All of the given options
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 42    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following is NOT an organizational factor related to stress?
Economic conditions
Task demands
Role demands
Interpersonal demands
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 43    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following dimension of trust is characterized by reliability, predictability, and good judgment in handling situations?
Uniformity
Consistency
Competence
Integrity
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 44    ( M - 1 )   
 Which of the following is MOST likely to affect the building of trust within a relationship?
Integrity
Loyalty
Consistency
Openness
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 45    ( M - 1 )   
 ___________________ are importers and exporters, they have no investment outside of their home country.
International companies
Multinational companies
Global companies
Transnational companies
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 46    ( M - 1 )    - Please choose vu zs one
 Which of the following statement describes the term “franchising”?
Parent company grants another firm the right to do business in a prescribed manner
Company allow another firm the right to do business with out any license or contract
Organization grants a foreign firm the right to use intellectual properties
Parent company sells its products exclusively in a particular area
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 47    ( M - 1 )   
 When people in a country accept the fact that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally then they are pointing which of the following dimension of culture?
Power distance 
Individualism 
Uncertainty avoidance
Masculinity/femininity
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 48    ( M - 1 )   
 The aspect of organizational culture that an employee can NOT see is:             
What motivates people
Tempo of work
Attitude toward authority
All of the given options
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 49    ( M - 3 )
 Outline three bedrock functions of HRM communication programs?
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 50    ( M - 3 )
 Mention any three reasons of failure of international assignments and also give its remedies.
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 51    ( M - 5 )
 What could be the criteria for measuring performance of an employee?
 
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 52    ( M - 5 )
 Conflict at work place is not always in favor of management. What kind of output management has to bear when conflicts appear?
   
MGT501 - Human Resource Management - Question No: 53    ( M - 5 )
 What do you believe stress is always dysfunctional or functional? Recall your past experiences and state any one of them in which stress provoked you to perform better or reduced your efficiency.