MULTIPLE$-$CHOICE QUESTIONS $[50$ MARKS$]$

Instruction: Answer ALL questions.

$1.$ Allan is a counselor. He is very friendly and sociable. In Holland$$s model, Allan$$s personality can be referred as $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ investigative

B$.$ artistic

C$.$ social

D$.$ enterprising

$2.$ Investigative personality in Holland$$s model tend to prefer activities that involve thinking, organizing and understanding. Investigative people may involve in the following job field, EXCEPT

A$.$ Biologist.

B$.$ Economist.

C$.$ Psychologist.

D$.$ Mathematician.

$3.$ How can we explain realistic personality characteristics in Holland$$s model?

A$.$ Genuine, persistent, stable.

B$.$ Imaginative, disorderly, idealistic.

C$.$ Self$-$confident, ambitious, energetic.

D$.$ Conforming, efficient, practical.

$4.$ Extravert people is normally $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ intellectual

B$.$ warm

C$.$ achievement$-$oriented

D$.$ reserved

$5.$ Which one is NOT the dimension of Myers$-$Briggs model?

A$.$ Style of leadership.

B$.$ Style of decision making.

C$.$ Preference for gathering data.

D$.$ Preference for decision making.

$6.$ People with $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ dimension of personality, tend to pretend to be self$-$sufficient, deep within, they experience a sense of deprivation and emptiness.

A$.$ locus of control

B$.$ Machiavellianism

C$.$ Narcissism

D$.$ type A vs type B personalities

$7.$ Steps of control process consist of the following, EXCEPT

A$.$ taking managerial action.

B$.$ setting organizational goals.

C$.$ measuring actual performance.

D$.$ comparing actual performance against standard.

$8.$ In the Big Five Model of personality, $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ refers to the degree to which someone is good$-$natured, cooperative, and trusting.

A$.$ extraversion

B$.$ agreeableness

C$.$ conscientiousness

D$.$ emotional stability

$9.$ These are the Ulrich$$s component of HR managers$$ roles, EXCEPT

A$.$ Strategic Planner.

B$.$ Change Agent.

C$.$ Administrative Expert

D$.$ Employee Champion.

$10.$ Which one of the following management responsibilities determines if organizational goals are being achieved?

A$.$ organization's structure design.

B$.$ motivating employees.

C$.$ formulating business strategy.

D$.$ measuring firm performance.

$11.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ is the final step in the management process, which provides a critical link back to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ Organizing; planning

B$.$ Planning; controlling

C$.$ Controlling; planning

D$.$ Leading; organizing

$12.$ The first three activities of the human resource management process are purposely to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ provide employees with flexible job assignments.

B$.$ identify and select competent employees.

C$.$ provide employees with up$-$to$-$date knowledge and skills.

D$.$ retain competent and high$-$performing employees.

$13.$ An organization that represents workers and seeks to protect their interests through collective bargaining, refer to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ Employee Labor Unions

B$.$ Employee Trade Associations

C$.$ Employee House of Justice

D$.$ Employee Protection Associations

$14.$ The combination of individual personality types in Myers$-$Briggs model are based on these dimensions, EXCEPT

A$.$ strength.

B$.$ logical$.$

C$.$ personal.

D$.$ present.

$15.$ Ensuring that the organization has the right number and kinds of capable people in the right places and at the right times, refers to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ HR Development

B$.$ HR Policies

C$.$ HR Planning

D$.$ HR Management

$16.$ Sam, a human resources manager, wants to let potential candidates know about the minimum qualifications that they should possess in order to successfully perform the jobs they have applied for. What should he do$?$

A$.$ He should create a job description.

B$.$ He should create a job specification.

C$.$ He should perform a job analysis.

D$.$ He should perform a job satisfaction survey.

$17.$ If human resource planning shows a surplus of employees, management can reduce the organization's workforce through $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$ recruitment

B$.$ decruitment

C$.$ increased workweeks

D$.$ reduced job sharing

$18.$ Which one is an option for decruitment?

A$.$ Tradeoffs.

B$.$ Attrition.

C$.$ Late retirements.

D$.$ Job rotation.

$19.$ When Beverly administers the math test to accounting clerk candidates, the average score is $65\%.$ But when Carol administers the same test, the score average is $83\%.$ What does this indicate about the test?

A$.$ The test is valid.

B$.$ The test is unreliable.

C$.$ The test is poorly constructed.

D$.$ The test is reliable

$20.$ Which one is NOT the non$-$financial types of reward?

A$.$ Responsibility.

B$.$ Overtime.

C$.$ Recognition.

D$.$ Advancement.

$21.$ The followings are the services provided for a trade union member, EXCEPT

A$.$ negotiation and representation.

B$.$ protection and improvement of pay and conditions of service.

C$.$ protecting workers$$ basic rights through negotiations with government.

D$.$ considering and deciding upon strikes, lockouts and similar industrial action affecting the members.

$22.$ Team X consists a group of employees that works semi$-$autonomously on recurring task. They deal a lot with frequently chan