21. Allison, a manager at a large clothing retail store, needs to determine essential duties that have not been assigned to specific employees. Which of the following would most likely provide Allison with this information?

a. work activities

b. job context

c. job analysis

d. performance standards

22. The practice among those with power or influence of favoringrelatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs is known as __________.

a. unfair practice

b. nepotism

c. empire-building

d. managerial prerogatives

23. The information resulting from a job analysis is used for writing ________.

a. job descriptions

b. corporate objectives

c. personnel questionnaires

d. training requirements

24. Which of the following is a written statement that describes the activities, responsibilities, working conditions, and supervisory responsibilities of a job?

a. job specification

b. job analysis

c. job description

d. job context

25. Which of the following refers to the human requirements needed for a job, such as education, skills, and personality?

a. job specifications

b. job analysis

c. job placement

d. job descriptions

Part B: True/False Questions

26. Goals are initiated by the bottom level of an organization according to the hierarchy of goals approach to strategic planning.

27. A mission statement is a general statement of a company's intended direction that evokes emotional feelings in the organization's members.

28. A vision statement is broader and more future-oriented than a mission statement.

29. Strategic management focuses more on translating a mission into goals than on the functions of organizing, staffing, and controlling.

30. Strategic human resource management means formulating and executing HR systems that produce the employee competencies and behaviors a firm needs to achieve its strategic aims.

31. Effective talent management focuses on developing employee competencies that align with strategic goals.

32. A process chart provides relevant background information during the job analysis process by indicating job titles and lines of communication.

33. Conducting the job analysis is the sole responsibility of the HR specialist.

34. Job enlargement refers to redesigning jobs in a way that increases responsibility and achievement.

35. In reengineered business processes, workers tend to become collectively responsible for overall results rather than individually responsible for just their own tasks.

36. Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels is part of the leading function of human resource management.

37. Hiring the wrong person for the job, committing unfair labor practices, and having your people not doing their best are personnel mistakes that hinder firms from achieving positive results.

38. Autonomy is the right to make decisions, direct the work of others, and give orders.

39. Staff managers are authorized to issue orders to subordinates and are directly in charge of accomplishing the organization's basic goals.

40. Staff authority gives a manager the right to advise other managers or employees.

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