41.Which alternative to additional hiring should a firm employ to reduce job vacancies?
a.Additional training
b.Job reassignments
c.Improve retention rates
d.Use of overtime
42.Organizations can improve retention rates by doing all the following EXCEPT:
a.helping managers develop good people management skills.
b.discouraging employee participation.
c.tailoring rewards to recognize the individual needs of workers.
d.make training and cross-training available to all workers.
43.Which of the following enables workers to perform a variety of functions, thus ensuring that they have the necessary skills to continue to make ongoing contributions to the firm?
a.Realistic job previews
b.Cross-training
c.Job reassignment
d.Management training
44.What is the computerized information package that increases management capacity to record, store, manipulate, and communicate information across wide geographic boundaries called?
a.Human resource management system
b.Human resource evaluation system
c.Human resource information system
d.Human resource planning system
45.Which of the following is usually listed in the job file of a human resource information system?
a.Performance ratings
b.Salary history
c.Date of hire
d.Number of people needed in each job
46.Which of the following is usually listed in the employee file of a human resource information system?
a.Number of vacancies
b.Number of people required to fill the vacancies
c.Qualifications needed to perform each job
d.Performance ratings
47.____ are usually responsible for gathering and inputting information into the HRIS and for maintaining the system as employee records change.
a.HR professionals
b.Marketing managers
c.Line managers
d.Supervisors
48.According to the text, HRIS data is used to track all the following EXCEPT:
a.career paths.
b.benefits.
c.insurance policies.
d.sales.
49.All the following are true about HRIS EXCEPT:
a.the HRIS can retrieve a range of highly detailed information about applicants and their employment needs.
b.an HRIS can reduce paperwork, but increases administrative costs..
c.the HRIS enables a company to calculate employer-paid and employee-contribution values.
d.the administrative function of the HRM department becomes more decentralized.
50.All the following are purposes served by an HRIS EXCEPT:
a.it tracks accruals of vacation days and sick leaves.
b.it tracks employee participation in each benefit option.
c.it reports turnover rates by department.
d.it tracks internal candidates.