Which of the following would be most useful for a firm needing to quickly reassign employees to an important new project?
A) job analysis
B) transition analysis
C) a talent inventory
D) trend analysis
Question 2The Taft-Hartley Amendments prohibit strikes during the term of a valid collective bargaining agreement unless employees give 60 days' notice to the employer and 30 days' notice to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3A progressive discipline system addresses only serious employee offences.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Which of the following, if true, would require a company to make adjustments to its historical employee-productivity ratios?
A) The company is able to recruit more easily because of higher unemployment in the market.
B) The company's cost of borrowing is going down.
C) The company is expecting higher volumes of work in the next two years.
D) The company is adopting a more efficient manufacturing system.
Question 5Talent inventories are detailed records or databases that summarize each employee's skills, competencies, education, training, previous performance reviews, and future promotions.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Typically, when interest rates rise,
A) businesses are willing to borrow more money.
B) consumers are willing to borrow more.
C) businesses are less likely to expand.
D) businesses make bigger capital investments.
Question 7Which of the following is the first step in the typical workforce planning process?
A) identifying the firm's business strategy
B) articulating the firm's strategic staffing decisions
C) developing and implementing action plans
D) conducting a workforce analysis
Question 8A transition matrix can be used to model the flow internally of human resources.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 9If a company employs two office assistants for every nine architects (a staffing ratio of 2:9 ) and it plans to expand and hire eighteen new architects, how many new office assistants will it need to hire?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8