Human Resource Management (HRM) MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Cognitive component of attitude represents a person’s opinion’s knowledge, and information. Basically, the cognitive component is based on the information or knowledge, whereas the affective component is based on the feelings. The behavioral component reflects how the attitude affects the way we act or behave.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Low absenteeism and turnover is the outcome of Task Significance core dimensions described by the Job Characteristics Model. Job Characteristics Theory states that a job having more variety and thus requiring more skills and talents will result in an employee feeling that they are doing more meaningful work.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Successful managers are efficient & effective. In management, operating in efficient and in effective ways is a key to good performance and to successfully reaching the goals set for the business. While efficiency and effectiveness are similarly desirable characteristics of business behavior, either one is often seen as attainable only at the expense of the other.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The term procurement stands for recruitment and selection. Recruitment and Selection is an important operation in HRM, designed to maximize employee strength in order to meet the employer’s strategic goals and objectives. It is a process of sourcing, screening, shortlisting and selecting the right candidates for the required vacant positions.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The three important components in aligning business strategy with HR practice are Business Strategy, Human Resource Practices and Organisational Capabilities.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Elliot Jecques has suggested the new concept which takes into account various key factors that will tell the overall performance of a job.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an Organisation is represented by Job analysis. Job analysis is the process of gathering and analyzing information about the content and the human requirements of jobs, as well as, the context in which jobs are performed. This process is used to determine placement of jobs.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
A number of benefits can be derived from using E-recruiting, it increases the effectiveness of the recruitment process by reaching larger numbers of qualified people. Advantages of the Internet recruitment include lower recruiting costs, faster recruiting cycle, higher caliper recruits and increased audience reach. Potential barriers to Internet recruitment include the digital divide, limited Internet access, usage problems and flawed infrastructure.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
HRP stands for Human resource planning. Human resource planning (HRP) is the continuous process of systematic planning ahead to achieve optimum use of an organization’s most valuable asset quality employees.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Human resource management is a distinctive approach to employment management which seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array of cultural, structural and personnel techniques. (Storey, 1995)