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Management Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the principles, practices, and theories related to effective organization and business administration. This course covers core topics such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within a variety of organizational contexts. Students will gain insights into decision-making, strategic management, human resource management, and organizational behavior, equipping them with the essential skills required for leadership and managerial roles. Through case studies, group discussions, and practical assignments, learners develop both theoretical knowledge and practical abilities to navigate the complexities of contemporary management challenges.
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Recruitment and Selection in Canada 7th Edition by
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Victor M. Catano
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
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Q1) Ethical decision making is always clear-cut.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What can effective recruitment and selection practices do for an organization
A)improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of its employees
B)offer a limited impact on employee motivation
C)encourage expensive high performers to leave the organization
D)discourage poor performers from leaving an organization
Answer: A
Q3) Two external factors that are elements of an environmental scan are the economic climate and work force demographics
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Recruitment refers to the choice of job candidates from a previously generated pool of candidates.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I: Reliability
and Validity
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Q1) Validity is the degree to which observed scores are free from random measurement errors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Hiring decisions must be defensible; they must meet legal requirements and professional standards of reliability and validity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Measurement error can be thought of as the hypothetical difference between an individual's observed score on any particular measurement and the individual's true score.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) An employer's employment decisions must be rational and intuitive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Foundations of Recruitment and Selection 2: Legal Issues
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Q1) What are the four legal means that affect employment practices in Canada
Identify and briefly describe each one.
Answer: Constitutional law is the supreme law of Canada.uman rights legislation prohibits discrimination in employment and the provision of goods and services.mployment equity legislation is an administrative mechanism set up in many Canadian organizations in response to federal employment equity legislation initiatives that are intended to promote the entry and retention of people from designated groups (women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and people with disabilities).abour law, employment standards, privacy legislation, and related legislation grant certain employment rights as well as impose a wide range of employment responsibilities and obligations to both employers and employees.
Q2) Refer to Scenario 3.4.What legally protected ground seems to be violated in this situation
A)age
B)race
C)religion
D)language
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Job Analysis and Competency Models
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Q1) Work analysis involves techniques that emphasize work outcomes and descriptions of the various tasks performed to accomplish these outcomes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the difference between a job, position, and job family
Give examples of each.
Q3) What is a job-specific competency of an administrative assistant job position
A)time management
B)data entry
C)written communication
D)self-image
Q4) Which of the following is an advantage of using the Position Analysis Questionnaire
A)Results can be compared to the PAQ database.
B)It is mostly suited to managerial jobs.
C)It does not require an experienced analyst.
D)It is written in easily understood language.
Q5) Describe one job analysis method.
Q6) What is the difference between a job description and a job specification
What are KSAOs
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Chapter 5: Job Performance
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Q1) Performance is NOT the consequence or result of action; it is the action itself.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which concept is defined as the degree to which the criterion measures or captures behaviours or competencies that constitute job performance
A)criterion contamination
B)criterion deficiency
C)criterion relevance
D)criterion reliability
Q3) Psychological withdrawal occurs when employees withhold effort and do not perform to their fullest capabilities.Which of the following is a form of psychological withdrawal
A)presenteeism
B)employee theft
C)bullying
D)workplace violence
Q4) Describe two methods for measuring job performance.
Q5) Engaging in unsafe work practices is a counterproductive performance behaviour. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Recruitment: the First Step in the Selection Process
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Q1) Refer to Scenario 6-2.Which two external factors are influencing BCH's recruitment strategy
A)BCH's business plan of becoming an employer of choice and its union contract
B)the job expectations and the attitudes of nurse applicants
C)BCH's organizational and job analysis
D)the scarcity of qualified nursing labour and the legal environment
Q2) There is evidence that employees recruited by referral remain longer in the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following terms refers to contracting with an outside agent to take over specified human resource functions
A)contract work
B)contingent work
C)outsourcing
D)leasing
Q4) Recruitment is done separately from the selection process.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Selection I: Applicant Screening
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Q1) What does a biographical information blank include
A)educational experiences, hobbies, life experiences
B)education, work experience, and training
C)personal background, life experience, and sexual orientation
D)knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes
Q2) A company screening job applicants wants the relationship between the actual number of people hired and the number who applied for a position to yield 0.10.What is this proportion of applicants called
A)the applicant pool
B)the standard deviation
C)the selection ratio
D)the screening proportion
Q3) Which of the following are criterion measures used to establish the validity of a WAB
A)size of the applicant pool for a specific job
B)absenteeism and turnover
C)previously established BIB categories
D)valid and reliable job evaluation processes
Q4) Job applicants have to be screened with great care.Explain.
Q5) List and briefly describe three screening methods that are frequently used.
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Chapter 8: Selection 2: Testing
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Q1) Which of the following abilities corresponds to near and far vision, speech recognition, and colour discrimination
A)cognitive abilities
B)psychomotor abilities
C)physical abilities
D)sensory or perceptual abilities
Q2) What kind of knowledge is derived from experience when learning is not the primary objective
A)tacit knowledge
B)job knowledge
C)procedural knowledge
D)situational knowledge
Q3) Refer to Scenario 8-1.According to the Canadian Human Rights Act, which of the following does NOT qualify as a prohibited ground for discrimination
A)physical or mental disability
B)an employer's perception that a disability makes an individual unfit to work
C)a previous drug or alcohol problem
D)excessive drinking of alcohol
Q4) What is psychological testing, and how are psychological tests used
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Chapter 9: Selection 3: Interviewing
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Q1) What is the difference between a panel and a serial interview
Q2) Several elements contribute to a structured interview.Describe five of these.
Q3) What is one negative outcome of pre-interview chit-chat
A)It is usually a waste of time and deemed unimportant in the screening process.
B)The conversation might lead the candidate to believe that the interviewer is interested in his or her social life.
C)The candidate might not think that the interview has started and be too relaxed.
D)Questions may uncover information on prohibited grounds.
Q4) As an HRM, what is the first step you would take at the interview stage of the selection process
What are employment interviews best suited to assess
Q5) Which approach to interviewing was popularized by Microsoft in the 1990s
A)puzzle interviews
B)speed interviews
C)serial interviews
D)behavioural interviews
Q6) What is an unstructured interview
Q7) Describe three purposes of the employment interview.
Q8) Describe two structured employment interview techniques.
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Chapter 10: Decision Making
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a constraint or a competing demand employers must contend with when making selection decisions
A)time pressures
B)satisficing
C)an oversupply of applicants
D)selecting individuals who have adequate information about the job requirements
Q2) In which approach to collecting and combining applicant information are a number of judgmental ratings made based on various sources of information
A)trait rating
B)profile interpretation
C)pure statistical
D)judgmental composite
Q3) Refer to Scenario 10-1.Why would TS Inc.management be concerned about false positive errors
A)lower turnover
B)lost productivity
C)reduced termination costs
D)loss of competencies
Q4) Describe three selection decision-making models.What are the advantages of each
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