True / False Questions
1. Some organizations accept a certain level of turnover as inevitable and frequently hire replacements to fill vacancies.
True False
2. Outsourcing is when an organization sets up its own operations in another country.
True False
3. Some organizations understaff in order to avoid costly layoffs.
True False
4. When forced to choose between addressing short-term labor shortages and identifying talent for the long term, most organizations focus on developing the long-term concerns.
True False
5. A person/organization match is likely to be more important than a person/job match when jobs are poorly defined and fluid.
True False
6. Examples of job-specific KSAOs include flexibility and adaptability, ability to learn, written and oral communication skills, and algebra/statistics skills.
True False
7. It is usually wise to just focus on task and KSAO requirements when staffing, because job requirements almost never extend beyond task and KSAO requirements.
True False
8. The three stages of entering an organization (in order) are selection, recruitment, and employment.
True False
9. The initial stage in the staffing system components model is recruitment.
True False
10. The recruitment stage of the staffing process involves identification and attraction activities by both the organization and the individual.
True False
11. The selection stage of the staffing process emphasizes the assessment and evaluation of job applicants.
True False
12. Self-selection refers to employee decisions about whether to continue in or drop out of the staffing process.
True False
13. Organizational strategy usually dictates HR strategy, and HR strategy seldom has an impact on organizational strategy.
True False
14. Support activities for HR include legal compliance, planning, and job analysis.
True False
15. Core activities for HR include legal compliance, planning, and job analysis.
True False
16. In organizations where technology and globalization have caused jobs to change at a rapid pace, person/organization match is more important than person/job match.
True False
17. Sound staffing strategy should always focus on acquiring employees who can hit the ground running and be at peak performance the moment they arrive.
True False
18. Small and midsized organizations have increasingly turned to outsourcing as a way to improve the quality of certain recruiting and hiring processes.
True False
19. Organizations choose to follow an internal staffing strategy if they want to cultivate a stable, committed workforce.
True False
20. An organization's core workforce is composed of workers who are used on an as-needed, just-in-time basis.
True False