MGT501 Final Term Past Paper 12

FINALTERM EXAMINATION · Fall 2009 · MGT501- Human Resource Management (Session - 4) · Ref No: 1247907 Time: 120 min Marks: 92 Student Info · StudentID: · Center: · OPKST · ExamDate: · 3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

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Q1. What could be the reason behind linking HRM with the strategic goals & objectives of an organization? (1 marks)

1. Promote centralization
2. Foster innovation & flexibility
3. Support bureaucratic culture
4. Develop rigid policies

Correct answer: Foster innovation & flexibility

Q2. Controlling is mandatory to: (1 marks)

1. Small & medium enterprises
2. Private organizations
3. All of the given options
4. Large organizations

Correct answer: All of the given options

Q3. By what means, organizations show concerns for their employees and earn their commitment? (1 marks)

1. Solely ensuring job security of employees
2. Provide career development opportunities
3. Promise after retirement incentives only
4. Offer stock options limited to senior employees

Correct answer: Solely ensuring job security of employees

Q4. Management has pointed out Mr. Haseeb as a low performer & shows their dissatisfaction with his performance, Mr. Haseeb had tried a lot to put more & more efforts but still unable to satisfy the management, after some time he started overlooked the appraisal reports as he perceived that management is habitual of criticizing the employees’ performance. This reaction by Haseeb is resulted due to: (1 marks)

1. Lack of trained raters
2. Unserious attitude towards appraisal
3. Lack of proper feedback
4. Management is biased

Correct answer: Unserious attitude towards appraisal

Q5. Ahmed, the supervisor of the manufacturing department, is in the process of evaluating his staff’s performance. He has determined that 15% of the group will be identified as high performers, 20% as above average performers, 30% as average performers, 20% as below average performers, and 15% as poor performers. He is using a _____ method. (1 marks)

1. Graphic rating scale
2. Constant sum ranking scale
3. Forced distribution
4. Alternation ranking

Correct answer: Forced distribution

Q6. Management by objectives (MBO) refers to an appraisal method, which: (1 marks)

1. Evaluates progress made toward the accomplishment of measurable goals
2. Assigning scale points with specific examples of good or poor performance
3. A log of positive and negative examples of a subordinate’s work-related behavior
4. Assigning predetermined percentages for different performance categories

Correct answer: Evaluates progress made toward the accomplishment of measurable goals

Q7. When an employee’s personal characteristics such as age, race, and gender influence supervisor’s evaluation of his or her performance, which of the following problem can be occurred? (1 marks)

1. Biasness
2. Stereotyping
3. Halo affect
4. Strictness

Correct answer: Biasness

Q8. ABC Company is currently hiring employees from different provinces of a country. ABC Company is said to be implementing _______________. (1 marks)

1. Decentralization
2. Downsizing
3. Diversity
4. Retrenchment

Correct answer: Diversity

Q9. 'There is no need to make any new appointment'; therefore, the organization has transfered Mr. Azam to another branch. This step of the organization is taken to: (1 marks)

1. Increase the labor supply than demand
2. Maintain the balance of labor supply and demand
3. Decrease the labor supply than demand
4. Devastate the balance of labor supply and demand

Correct answer: Maintain the balance of labor supply and demand

Q10. 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? (1 marks)

1. Maintaining and updating the jobs
2. Identify objectives of job analysis
3. Identify the job to be analyzed
4. Draft job description & job specification

Correct answer: Draft job description & job specification