Test Bank For Strategic Staffing 5e Jean M. Phillips Chapter 1-13 Chapter 1 1. An organization's competitive advantage is ________. a. not something that can be influenced by staffing b. the number of employees it hires in a year c. the annual employee turnover rate d. what it can do differently from its competitors ANS: d
REF: p. 2
TOP: Introduction
2. Staffing can be considered a cornerstone of human resource management because it ________. a. takes the largest part of the human resource budget b. determines the workforce available to the company c. takes the most time of any human resource management function d. is the only function performed by human resources ANS: b
REF: p. 3
TOP: Introduction
3. Strategically evaluating the company's current lines of business, new businesses it will be getting into, businesses it will be leaving, and the gaps between the current skills in the organization and the skills it will need to execute its business strategy is ________. a. workforce planning b. sourcing c. recruiting d. succession planning ANS: a
REF: p. 9
TOP: The Components of Strategic Staffing
4. Which of the following is the first of the seven components of strategic staffing? a. sourcing b. selecting c. workforce planning d. deploying ANS: c
REF: p. 9
TOP: The Components of Strategic Staffing
5. If a staffing specialist evaluates the external labor market to determine how challenging it will be to hire the talent her employer needs over the next few years, which of the following is being done? a. planning b. acquiring