Staffing influences organizational performance because ________.
A) it is an expensive part of human resources
B) it is how people learn about the organization
C) its outcomes determine who will work for and represent the firm
D) it has no direct relation to profitability and profit growth
Question 2Strategic staffing means ________.
A) filling a job as quickly and cheaply as possible in order to add manpower to an organization
B) staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization's business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness
C) investing large amounts of money on staffing activities
D) recruiting from as many places as possible to generate the largest possible number of applicants
Question 3If a staffing specialist evaluates the organization's current employees and the external labor market to determine the availability of desired talent, which of the following is being done?
A) planning
B) acquiring
C) sourcing
D) performance management
Question 4Locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit is ________.
A) recruiting
B) staffing
C) deployment
D) sourcing
Question 5Staffing professionals promote the goals of society by ________.
A) helping to match people with jobs and organizations
B) planning for labor market changes
C) terminating underperforming employees
D) minimizing the costs associated with recruitment
Question 6As per the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employee who is paid by the hour or who makes a salary of less than 455 per week is nonexempt from receiving overtime compensation regardless of the type of work performed.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Which of the following people determine whether an applicant will be extended a job offer?
A) HR manager
B) staffing personnel
C) hiring manager
D) department supervisor
Question 8The CIO differed from the AFL by promoting solidarity with African American workers and with women and immigrants in the workforce.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 9Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business, new businesses it will be getting into, businesses it will be leaving, and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business
strategy is ________.
A) workforce planning
B) sourcing
C) recruiting
D) succession planning