Week 1 Practice Assessment

1.
Fredrick Taylor’s work in scientific management is often referred to as:

Management of Sciences
Evolution of HR
Taylorism
Evolution of Strategic HR

2. In the latter half of the 20th century, many companies began referring to managing
the workforce as:

Work Administration
People Administration
Professional Administration
Personnel Administration

3.
The term “Human capital management” is sometimes used synonymously with:

Human Resource Management

Resource Management
Human Resource
Organisational management

4.
The Employment lifecycle begins with:

Putting out hiring/employment advertisement

Selecting the right employees through recruitment
Attracting the right employees through employer branding
Onboarding of new joinees

5.
The transformation from personnel management to human resource management
was motivated primarily by:

Need for management of assets

Organisations realizing people as important assets
Need for management of employees
Coordinating policies and practices

Week 1 Graded Assessment

Due date: 2023-10-28, 23:59 IST.
Your last recorded submission was on 2023-10-28, 12:22 IST
Q1. A resource should have which of the following characteristics:

Valuable, Reasonable, Innovative

Rare, Intuitive, Novel
Reasonable, Innovative, New
Valuable, Rare, Inimitable

Q2. According to Miao, the practices of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS)

should be:

Complimentary and Synergistic

Supplementary and Realistic
Supplementary and Synergistic
Complementary and Realistic

Q3. As per Miles & Snow, an organisation with Analyzer Strategy will have:

High Exploration and Low Exploitation

Low Exploration and Low Exploitation
Low Exploration and High Exploitation
High Exploration and High Exploitation

Q4. The evolution of HRM to SHRM came about because of:

Recognition of Assets
Coordination of Assets
Linking of assets to needs of organisation
Recognition, coordination and linking of assets to needs of organisation

Q5. Personnel administration is mainly involved with:

Management of personnel
Creating and maintaining administrative policies
Management of resources
Management of personnel and resources

Q6. Which of the following theorists' work talks about motivation amongst
employees and labour productivity:

Karl Marx, Max Weber, Abraham Maslow

Frederick Taylor, Karl Marx, Carl Rogers
Frederick Herzberg, Max Weber, Abraham Maslow
Frederick Herzberg, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim

Q7. As per Miles & Snow, an organisation with Prospector Strategy will have:

Low Exploration and Low Exploitation

Low Exploration and High Exploitation
High Exploration and High Exploitation
High Exploration and Low Exploitation

Q8. In the 21st century corporation began seeing employees as _________ rather than
cogs in a machine:

Resources
 Unique Individuals
Human Resources
Assets

Q9. The discipline of HRM focuses on:

Management of HR
People in an organisation
Managers in an organisation
Management of assets

Q10. Which of the following is a principal input into the manufacturing process that
helps improve economic efficiency?

Land
Labour
Human Resources
Capital

Week 2 Practice Assessment

Your last recorded submission was on 2023-09-05, 12:57 IST
Note: These questions are for your practice. Your responses will not be marked or
considered in grading

1.
______ Tests are good predictors of job performance

Aptitude
Intelligence
Achievement
Standardized

2.
The process through which a new organisational employee adapts from outsider to
integrated and effective insider is called:

Organisational Adaptation (OA)

Organisational Integration (OI)
Organisational Behaviour (OB)
Organisational Socialisation (OS)

3. According to Fit Theory, which of the following encompasses the different types of
fits:

Person to organsation, Person to management

Person to person, Person to resources
Person to organsation, Person to job
Person to job, Person to management

4.
A structured interview means that:

Interviewers are changed after every round of interview

All candidates are asked the same questions
There are multiple rounds of interview
Interviewers remain same during all rounds of interview

5.
What characteristics make a job attractive?

Pay Scale, Organisational characteristics

Vacation Days, Pay Scale
Job charactersitcs, Organsational characteristics
Vacation Days, Job charactersitcs

Week 2 Graded Assessment

Due date: 2023-10-28, 23:59 IST.
Your last recorded submission was on 2023-10-28, 12:37 IST

Q1. The tendency to like people who are similar to us or remind us of someone we
like is termed as:

Social Desirability Bias

Affinity Bias
Confirmation Bias
Similarity Bias

Q2. "What people learn about their work roles in organisation is often a direct result
of how they learn it." This model is often referred to as:

Work Role Model

Organisational Work Role Model
Tactics Model
Organisational Tactical Model

Q3. _______ is defined as the process of attracting, selecting and retaining competent
individuals to achieve organisational goals

Recruitment
Selection
Staffing
Hiring

Q4. For the candidate, the interview is an opportunity to:

Gauge his experience and ability to perform in the role

Understand the job and its responsibilities in more detail
Negotiate salary and get better pay
Have an engaging conversation with the interviewer
Q5. The Halo Effect is also known as:

Horns Effect
Halo Error
Personal Liking Effect
Seeking Good/Bad Effect

Q6. What kind of assessment can allow biases into the selection process

Individual Assessment
Personalised Assessment
Global Assessment
Professional Assessment

Q7. Which of the following is a tactic used to influence newcomers into an

organisation?

Professional vs Personal
Continuous vs Discontinuous
Fixed vs Variable
Serial vs Random

Q8. Which of the following tests used for selection has the highest validity?

Structured job interview

Unstructured job interview
Group Discussion
Post-Hoc Rationalisation

Q9. What can be the different learning sources in an organisation?

Colleagues and Social Cohesion

Mentor and Politics
Mentor and Colleagues
Social Cohesion and Role Performance

Q10. ___________ includes perception of the recruitment process

Familiarity and Hours

Type of Work
Timely response and Opportunity to perform
Work environment and Organisational image

Week 3 Practice Assessment

1.
The process by which managers assess workers’ performance is termed as:

Performance Management System

Performance Management
Performance Appraisals System
Performance Appraisals
2.
Which is the main use of performance reviews?

To support learning and development purposes

To keep employees informed about targets
To enhance communication with employees
To understand the social context of employees

3.
Which of the following biases can creep into the Performance Management System
(PMS) processes?

Self-serving and Confirmation Bias

Halo and Horns Bias
Self-serving and Self-fulfilling Bias
Halo and Confirmation Bias

4.
_______ goals indicate how personal actions might contribute to achieving the
organisation’s strategy

Organisational
Tactical
Strategic
Professional

5.
What is one of the reasons why Performance Management Systems (PMS) are not
fulfilling the expectations?

Employees asking for more pay

Ineffectiveness of performance management
Poor understanding of the social context in which they are implemented
Poor employee performance

Week 3 Graded Assessment

Due date: 2023-10-28, 23:59 IST.
Your last recorded submission was on 2023-10-28, 12:53 IST

1._____________ helps in implementing strategic initiatives and managing the

development of the workforce

Performance Appraisal System

High Performance Work System (HPWS)
Employee Appraisal System
Employee Performance Management

2.
Which of the following activities come under performance management?
 Hiring new employees
Improvements plans for under-performing employees
Making new policies
Termination of under-performing employees

3.
_________ are actively involved in the design and implementation of performance
management

HR Professionals
Employees
CEOs
Senior Managers

4.
What kind of goals provide employees with signals regarding which performance-
related efforts are to be appreciated and rewarded?

Strategic
Professional
Personal
Tactical

5.
In which of the following conditions does a Normal Distribution in Performance
Management System (PMS) not work?

Larger Group & Heterogenous work complexity

Small Group & Heterogenous work complexity
Larger Group & control for external shocks
Small Group & control for external shocks

6.
_______ describes the attempt to maximise the value that employees create

Employee Maximisation
Performance Management
Employee Management
Performance Maximisation

7.
How can biases be reduced in Performance Rating Processes?

Hiring more managers

Making use of same raters
Hiring less managers
Providing rater training

8.
Which of the following are the key components of a Performance Appraisal System?

Money & Vacation days

Feedback & Social Recognition
Vacation Days & Social Recognition
 Feedback & Development

9.
What kinds of rating are encompassed in a Performance Appraisal System?

Self Rating and Organisational Rating

Employee Rating and Organisational Rating
Self Rating and Manager Rating
Employee Rating and Manager Rating

10.
The Balance Scorecard Approach focuses on:

Vision and Strategy for the employees

Balancing employee performance
Vision and Strategy for the organisation
Creating a scorecard for performance

Week 4 Practice Assessment

1.
Total rewards encapsulate both ______ and _______ rewards

Good, Bad
Positive, Negative
Intrinsic, Extrinsic
Goal Oriented, Action Oriented

2.
Which of the following is an example of pay for performance?

Fixed Deposits and Cheques

Holidays and Bonuses
Bonuses and Variable Pays
Fixed Deposits and Variable Pays

3.
The goal of intrinsic motivation is:

Money and Praise

Pleasure and Money
Enjoyment and Praise
Pleasure and Enjoyment

4.
Who proposed the Motivation-Hygiene Theory?

Abraham Maslow
Kurt Lewin
Karl Marx
Frederick Herzberg
5.
The goal-setting theory sees goals as _______ of behaviour

Predictors
Determinants
Motivators
Reinforcers

Week 4 Graded Assessment

1.
___________ suggests that both employees’ performance and their well-being are
affected by the type of motivation they have for their job activities

Employee Performance Theory

Self-Reward Theory
Self-Determination Theory
Employee Determination Theory

2.
The 3 main components of Employee state of mind are:

Dedication, Determination and Absorption

Vigor, Inspiration and Pride
Dedication, Inspiration and Pride
Vigor, Dedication and Absorption

3.
_______ represents the degree to which we value the reward or results of success

Valuation
Appraisal
Evaluation
Valence

4.
What is an example of Intrinsic Reward?

Gaining Trust from Managers

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Pet Insurance
Healthcare for elderly

5.
The characteristics associated with job dissatisfaction are called:

Dissatisfaction Factors
Hygiene Factors
Job Dissatisfaction Factors
Motivation Factors

6.
_________ refers to activities for which the motivation lies in the behavior itself

Behavioral Motivation
Self-Motivation
Employee Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation

7.
A _______________ system involves the policies, processes, and practices of the
organization for rewarding its workers

Rewarding
Employee Rewarding
Performance Management
Reward Management

8.
The characteristics associated with job satisfaction are called:

Job Performance Factors

Motivation Factors
Satisfaction Factors
Hygiene Factors

9.
Renowned reward experts urge us to view rewards more _________

Objectively
Transparently
Subjectively
Holistically

10.
Which of the following encompasses recent trends in total rewards?

Intrinsic and external rewards

Pay for performance and personalized rewards
Work-life balance and personalized rewards
Pay for performance and Work-life performance

Week 5 Practice Assessment

Your last recorded submission was on 2023-10-28, 13:09 IST
Note: These questions are for your practice. Your responses will not be marked or
considered in grading

1.
_________ is an instructor-led, content-based intervention designed to lead to skills or
behaviour changes:
Learning
Teaching
 Development
Training

2.
Which of the following is a key area of Talent Development?
Onboarding new employees
Motivating and Engaging employees
Onboarding new clients
Modifying organisational culture

3.
Arrange the Training & Development Lifecycle in the correct sequence:

a. Training Design
b. Evaluation
c. Training Delivery
d. Training Need Assessment

d,b,c,a
a,b,c,d
d,a,c,b
a,d,c,b

4.
_____________ involves assessing the current state of a department's or employee's
performance or skills and comparing this to the desired level

Assessment Analysis
Skill Analysis
Comparative Analysis
Gap Analysis

5.
Which of the following cannot be regarded as a learning method:

Formal or Informal techniques

Specific or Random
Team or Individual arrangements
Digital or Face-to-Face

Week 5 Graded Assessment

1.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Learning Organisations:

Continuous learning environment

Focusing only on performance
Reimbursing employees for learning via courses
 Promoting only employees who are inclined to learn

2.
Training content and design can be evaluated using:

Hiring an Occupational Psychologist

Using Aptitude Tests
Measuring post-training attitudes
Using intelligence tests

3.
__________ is a self-directed, work-based process that leads to increased adaptive
potential

Training
Adaptation
Employee Development
Learning

4.
What are the three evaluation targets as per Holton:

Learning, Development and Evaluation

Learning, Transfer and Results
Development, Result and Evaluation
Evaluation, Transfer and Development

5.
“If you want to nurture your team’s curiosity or unlock learning in your organization,
you should practice what you preach.” This is an example of:

Continuous Learning
Performance Assessment
Reward Management
Leading by Example

6.
Which of the following is not a dimension of Learning & Development function:

Enabling 70:20:10
Measuring impact and business
Designing learning journeys
Hiring more employees

7.
What are the dimensions of Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model?

Learning, Behaviour, Results, Reaction

Learning, Evaluation, Results, Reaction
Planning, Action, Results, Reaction
Planning, Evaluation, Results, Reaction

8.
_________ is the measurement of a training program’s success or failure

Training Success
Training Reaction
Training Behaviour
Training Evaluation

9.
________ implies a longer-term or broader process - acquiring skills or knowledge by a
range of different means

Planning
Behaviour
Development
Training

10.
Which of the following is an example of a learning method:

Regular or Irregular
Learning directly at workplace or away from the workplace
Periodic or Cyclical
Group or Individual

Week 6 Practice Assessment

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considered in grading

0 points
Which of the following is not a part of the Hofstede 6D Model:

Uncertainty Avoidance
Employees and Managers
Power Distance
Femininity & Masculinity

0 points
What should be advised to MNCs operating in countries with high levels of
Uncertainty avoidance?

Offer Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Early retirement
Bonuses
Certainty in compensation systems

0 points
_________ separation can make it challenging for dispersed teammates to
communicate and collaborate
 Cultural
Power
Geographic
Social

0 points
Which of the following is not an aspect of a well-managed virtual team?

Right Technology
Right Place
Right Leadership
Right Touchpoints

0 points
Which of the following is not a type of Organisational Culture?

Caring
Authority
Safety
Interactive

Week 6 Graded Assessment

Due date: 2023-10-28, 23:59 IST.
Your last recorded submission was on 2023-10-28, 13:37 IST
1 point
______________ is the management of employees in multinational corporations located
in different countries

International organisational culture

International employee management
International human resource management
International organisational management

1 point
The degree to which multinational firms have to adapt management systems to the
prevailing culture, laws, and business systems is known as:

Rosenthal Effect
Bystander Effect
Proxy Effect
Host-Country Effect

1 point
Which of the following plans may be more congruent in countries with higher levels
of Individualism?

More vacation days

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
Student loan payment assistance
 Social Benefits

1 point
An organisation with a caring organisational culture will be high on ____ and low on
_______

Flexibility, Stability
Flexibility, Interdependence
Interdependence, Stability
Interdependence, Flexibility

1 point
Which of the following countries has a more individualistic organisational culture?

India
Japan
USA
Australia

1 point
What is a better fit for countries with higher levels of Individualism:

Promotion
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Bonuses
Individual incentive compensation

1 point
_____ teams are those which are made up of people in different ______ locations

Physical, Geographic
Virtual, Geographic
Virtual, Virtual
Physical, Virtual

1 point
Which of the following is not an aspect of organisational culture?

Cultural Artefacts
Organisational Value
Organisational Socialisation
Employee perception of management practice

1 point
The management of parent-country nationals who were sent to work in overseas
subsidiaries is called as:

National Management
Expatriation
Overseas Employee Management
International Employee Management

1 point
Which of the following countries has a more uncertainity avoidance organisational
culture?

Japan
China
USA
Australia