Chapter 13
Resourcing strategies
Select the choice which best completes the statement, or answers the question, by clicking on the corresponding letter.
Temporary employees are typically used for:
- overseas positions.
- staffing technical positions.
- short-term assignments.
- when the need for downsizing occurs.
Flexible staffing refers to:
- maintaining a core staff of employees that is augmented by a highly skilled supplementary workforce.
- replacing employees with capital equipment.
- having employees work rotating shifts.
- having employees report to work at the same time raw materials arrive.
The advantages of using temporary workers include all of the following except:
- lower employment costs.
- increased flexibility in maintaining proper staffing levels.
- increased employee loyalty.
- usefulness in staffing for peak work periods.
Promotion from within serves to:
- reward employees for past performance.
- protect the organization from discrimination suits.
- reduce staffing budgets.
- alleviate the need for HR planning.
Job transfers serve to help with all of the following except:
- broaden job experiences.
- protect employees from layoff.
- eliminate training costs entirely.
- reduce uncertainty about job success.
Reasons for not hiring from within include all of the following except:
- motivational concerns.
- lack of qualified internal candidates.
- a need for new ideas.
- the risk of "employee cloning."
Methods that enable organizations to locate qualified internal job candidates include all of the following except:
- job posting within the company.
- performance appraisals.
- HRIS.
- employment agencies.
Recruiting from within may:
- increase recruiting costs.
- reduce employee motivation.
- inhibit creativity.
- increase an organization's technology.
Outplacement services are:
- useful methods of attracting individuals into a career.
- designed to help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.
- rarely given to executive employees.
- vital parts of any career management system.
Employability refers to:
- the skills and support needed to find a job.
- the process of de-selecting candidates not suited to a particular position.
- completing assessment centre activities.
- organizational benefit from developing a training programme.