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Management Sciences 5307 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Management Sciences focuses on the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of resources to achieve organizational goals.This subject is highly important for competitive exams, academic study, and professional careers in the business and public sectors.

To address the challenges and opportunities they face organisations engage in a process of strategic management. Strategic management is:
A short-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation
B short-term focused and composed of the organisation’s mission, vision and value statements
C long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation
D long-term focused and composed of the organisation’s mission, vision and value statements
Correct Answer: long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including strategy formulation and implementation
The primary aim of recruitment and selection process is to___________?
A Meet the high labour turnover
B Hire the best individuals at optimum cost
C Ensure the availability of surplus in the case of sickness and absence
D Hire Excess manpower for the future
Correct Answer: Hire the best individuals at optimum cost
A number of benefits can be derived from using E-recruiting, these include:
A it decreases the effectiveness of the recruitment process by reaching larger numbers of qualified people
B it increases recruitment costs, it decreases and streamlines the administrative process cycle times
C it does not al!ow the company to evaluate the success of its recruitment strategy
D it increases the effectiveness of the recruitment process by reaching larger numbers of qualified people
Correct Answer: it increases the effectiveness of the recruitment process by reaching larger numbers of qualified people
__________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill?
A Recruitment
B Selection
C Personnel Planning
D Interviewing
Correct Answer: Personnel Planning
E-operations cover Web-based initiatives that:
A improve the marketing of existing products
B improve the creation of existing products
C improve ways to address an identified set of customer needs
D improve the selling process
Correct Answer: improve ways to address an identified set of customer needs
The Statement which best describes the function of Human Resources Planning is___________?
A An integrated set of processes, programs and systems in an Organisation that focuses on maximizing employee contribution in order to achieve Qrganisational success
B The’ process of ensuring that people required running the company are being used as effectively as possible especially in fulfilling developmental needs in order to accomplish
C The formal process of familiarizing new employees with the Organisation,new job, work units and culture values, beliefs and accepted behaviour.
D The process of effectively and efficiently managing your assets.
Correct Answer: The’ process of ensuring that people required running the company are being used as effectively as possible especially in fulfilling developmental needs in order to accomplish
Moving employees from· one job to another in a predetermined way is called ____________?
A Job rotation
B Job re-engineering
C Work mapping
D Job enrichment
Correct Answer: Job rotation
The degree to which interviews, tests, and other selection procedures yield comparable data over time and alternative measures is best define by__________?
A Job sampling
B Reliability
C Validity
D Organisational culture
Correct Answer: Reliability
Which of the following is not an advantage of using a private employment agency?
A it may be faster than in-house recruiting
B it does not require internal recruitment specialists
C screening may not be as thorough
D it may be better for attracting minority candidates
Correct Answer: screening may not be as thorough
Which of the following term best represents the individuals who have interests in an Organisation and are influenced by it?
A Workforce
B Stakeholders
C Customers
D Stockholders
Correct Answer: Stakeholders