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54. Which of the following is true of temporary workers?
55. Temporary employment is popular with employers because:
56. Temporary employment:
57. Which of the following observations is true of taking the services of independent
contractors?
58. Outsourcing refers to:
59. Which of the following is a challenge associated with outsourcing strategy?
60. Hugh & Co., a manufacturer of widgets, has entered into a contract with a third party to
perform a few functions of its supply chain management. Hugh & Co. can be said to be engaged
in:
61. Which of the following guidelines should companies follow to achieve success with
outsourcing agencies?
62. A small company that manufactures special-order wood furniture has kept its employees
busy on a 40-hours-a-week schedule for the past two years. The company just received the
largest contract in its history from a Saudi Arabian company, opening offices in the area. The
company does not expect repeat business. In order to complete the contract in the required one
month, additional skilled labor is needed at short notice. Which of the following strategies is best
suited to avoid this short-term labor shortage?
63. Which of the following is an element in the final stage of human resources planning?
64. In the context of HR planning, implementation that ties planning and recruiting to the
organization’s strategy and to its efforts to develop employees becomes a complete program of:
65. Which of the following is a process used to determine whether there are any subgroups
whose proportion in a given job category within a company is substantially different from their
proportion in the relevant labor market?
66. Which of the following methods is best suited to diagnose the underutilization of a certain
minority group in an organization?
67. Recruitment is defined as:
68. The process of _____ creates a buffer between planning and the actual selection of new
employees.
69. _____ influence the kinds of job applicants an organization reaches.
70. Which of the following aspects of recruitment is most likely to affect the nature of the
positions that are vacant?
71. Companies that use “lead-the-market” pay strategy:
72. Which of the following is an employment principle which states that if there is no specific
employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee may end an employment
relationship at any time, regardless of cause?
73. _____ formally lay out the steps an employee may take to appeal an employer’s decision
to terminate that employee.
