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Principles of Management NPTEL Week 8 Assignment Solutions
Q1. In what type of career we find frequently changing based on changes in the person and changes in the work environment?
a) Traditional career
b) Double career
c) Protean career
d) Portfolio career
Answer: c) Protean career
Q2. In which generations of workers have motivation of “Honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work?”
a) Generation Y
b) Gen X
c) Baby boomers
d) Traditionalists
Answer: d) Traditionalists
Q3. How many functions of career development have you learnt form the lecture?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: d) Five
Q4. Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing career and career development?
a) Personality of employee
b) Company profit
c) Performed job position
d) Behaviour and self-presentation
Answer: b) Company profit
Q5. Which is considered as the extent to which employees are capable to cope with problems that affect their work?
a) Career identity
b) Career resilience
c) Career insight
d) None of these
Answer: b) Career resilience
Q6. Which is the send step of career management process called?
a) Action planning
b) Goal setting
c) Self-assessment
d) Reality check
Answer: d) Reality check
Q7. Which of the following does play vital role in integrating the various plans through mutual discussion, or organizing various activities of different departments?
a) Organization
b) Coordination
c) Career development
d) Career management
Answer: b) Coordination
Q8. If it is followed properly, coordination will be successful- which principles of effective coordination does it speak of?
a) Early start
b) Direct contact
c) Reciprocal relations
d) Continuity
Answer: c) Reciprocal relations
Q9. Who was Henry Mintzberg?
a) Canadian Academician
b) American Factory Engineer
c) Canadian Philosopher
d) American Think tanker
Answer: a) Canadian Academician
Q10. Which one is NOT an obstacle to coordination?
a) Conflicting roles
b) Lack of commitment
c) Delegation
d) Lack of efficient leading
Answer: c) Delegation
Previous Course – Week 8 Assignment Solutions
Q1. HR Planning begins with:
a) Job description
b) Taking inventory of current employees
c) Recruitment
d) Job specification
Answer: b) Taking inventory of current employees
Q2. Which of the following doesn’t come under the ambit of Human Resource Management?
a) Compensating employees
b) Labor relations
c) Acquiring human resources
d) Repair and upkeep of machinery
Answer: d) Repair and upkeep of machinery
Q3. Which of the following is not a part of job description?
a) Relationship statement
b) Job title
c) Recruitment test results of the potential employee
d) Standards of performance
Answer: c) Recruitment test results of the potential employee
Q4. Identify which statement is incorrect about recruitment:
a) Recruitment is done from outside as well as inside the organization
b) Recruitment is the process of locating, identifying and attracting applicants
c) Recruitment precedes selection
d) Recruitment is done by HR department only
Answer: d) Recruitment is done by HR department only
Q5. Written tests for selection can be done for assessing the candidate’s:
a) Cognitive ability
b) Personality
c) Integrity
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Q6. What is diversity training?
a) Training to make an employee aware about diverse methods of performing a job
b) Training to acquaint an employee with diverse functions in the organization
c) Training to increase awareness regarding individual differences and to confront stereotypes
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Training to increase awareness regarding individual differences and to confront stereotypes
Q7. Which of the following is a relative performance appraisal method?
a) Group order ranking
b) Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
c) Graphic rating scale
d) Critical Incident method
Answer: a) Group order ranking
Q8. ________ is the essence of management.
a) Planning
b) Coordinating
c) Organizing
d) Directing
Answer: b) Coordinating
Q9. In which one of the following types of coordination, cost involved is the highest?
a) Reciprocal
b) Sequential
c) Pooled
d) All have equal cost
Answer: a) Reciprocal
Q10. Which of the following is an indirect monetary compensation given to the employee?
a) Commission
b) Bonus
c) Wages
d) Employer-paid insurance
Answer: d) Employer-paid insurance
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