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UNISA  2024  MNB1601-24-S1  Welcome to MNB1601!  Assessment 1

QUIZ

Started on Sunday, 17 March 2024, 2:53 PM

State Finished
Completed on Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:08 PM
Time taken 15 mins 11 secs
Marks 10.00/15.00
Grade 66.67 out of 100.00

Question 1 A newly employed engineer receives the following bene�ts: 25 days-vacation leave per year, a loan
Correct subsidy for buying a house and a free car. What type of bene�ts are these?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. Direct bene�ts
b. Rewards
c. Fringe bene�ts 
d. Insurance bene�ts

The correct answer is: Fringe bene�ts

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Question 2 Azzarah needs to interview several candidates who applied for an opening to develop an new vaccine.
Correct She decides to start the process with psychological testing. Which one of the following would she be
Mark 1.00 out of able to measure with this type of testing?
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Select one:
a. The applicant's personality 
b. The applicant's intelligence
c. The applicant's previous experience
d. The applicant's relationships with other employees

The correct answer is: The applicant's personality

Question 3 Studies have shown that successful organisations share similar human resource management
Correct attributes. Which one of the following represents such a human resource management attribute?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. Primary bene�ts and working conditions such as leave allowance.
b. Secondary bene�ts which are monetary in nature such as pension
c. The availability of non-function related development initiatives.
d. Career development which includes long-term career-path development. 

The correct answer is: Career development which includes long-term career-path development.

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Question 4 Nedine works at a company that manufactures custom-made doors and windows. As part of her new
Incorrect “motivation improvement plan”, Nedine decides to award a cost-of-living adjustment to all employees
Mark 0.00 out of so as to adjust salaries to the in�ation rate. This is an example of which type of compensation?
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Select one:
a. Reward
b. Indirect compensation
c. Direct compensation 
d. Amendments

The correct answer is: Reward

Question 5 Coaching is a type of ___________ training.

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. on-the job 
b. job instruction
c. away-from-the job
d. assessment

The correct answer is: on-the job

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Question 6 Which one of the following represents a contribution of human resources to organisational
Correct effectiveness?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. Assisting the Human Resource department to reach their goals.
b. Developing a quality of home life that makes employment in the organisation desirable
c. Providing the organisation with well-trained and motivated employees. 
d. Managing change to the mutual advantage of only the organisation and its employees.

The correct answer is: Providing the organisation with well-trained and motivated employees.

Question 7 Career development includes long-term career path development, talent management, succession
Incorrect planning and ___________ .
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1.00 Select one:
a. recruiting
b. performance management
c. maintaining the talent pool 
d. ad hoc training

The correct answer is: performance management

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Question 8 Nedine works at a company that manufactures custom-made doors and windows. It has become
Correct apparent that the carpenters they are employing are taking longer to produce the manufactured items
Mark 1.00 out of than the set industry-standard. After investigating the matter, she realises that they are lacking
1.00 motivation. To correct the matter, Nedine chooses the expectancy theory as a basis for improving
staff motivation. Which one of the following is an assumption of the expectancy theory?

Select one:
a. Behaviour is a combination of forces controlled by the organisation and the environment.
b. The organisation will make decisions regarding behaviour on behalf of their employees.
c. Different people have different needs, goals and desires. 
d. People tend to act unpredictably and behaviour cannot be predicted, irrespective of certain
expectations

The correct answer is: Different people have different needs, goals and desires.

Question 9 Glenda owns a self-catering apartment in Knysna. She needs to appoint a new operations manager
Correct and has approached you to assist her. The �rst thing you do is to determine the nature of the work
Mark 1.00 out of being done. This is known as the job __________ .
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Select one:
a. analysis 
b. description
c. speci�cation
d. nature

The correct answer is: analysis

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Question 10 Which one of the following would be a disadvantage of recruiting from the outside?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. An active effort is made to obtain the right person for the job.
b. Recruiting costs are considerably higher. 
c. The business tends to stagnate.
d. There can be a lot of personal competition amongst colleagues.

The correct answer is: Recruiting costs are considerably higher.

Question 11 50% of fatal plane crashes in the world involving large commercial aircrafts were mainly caused by
Correct human error. Pilots require hours of simulator training before they can commence with their duties. In
Mark 1.00 out of the simulator they practice their �ight skills with the aid of an instructor. Which type of development is
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Select one:
a. Job instruction training
b. Apprenticeships
c. Vestibule 
d. Role-playing

The correct answer is: Vestibule

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Question 12 Catherine is the human resource manager at Sparta Training Academy. She is compiling a document
Incorrect which details the knowledge, skills and abilities relevant to one of the positions opening up in the
Mark 0.00 out of academy. With which component of human resource planning is Catherine busy?
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Select one:
a. Job description
b. Job speci�cation
c. Job analysis 
d. Job development

The correct answer is: Job speci�cation

Question 13 Part of the responsibility of the human resource department and line managers is to turn the potential
Correct of employees into performance. Which one of the following statements relates to this responsibility?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. Shifting trends in talent management and aligning people with strategy.
b. The constant psychological contract and building successful supplier relationships.
c. Discharge strategies.
d. Recognition strategies at individual level. 

The correct answer is: Recognition strategies at individual level.

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Question 14 Danielle is the Human Resource Manager at Imzivela Designs, an interior design company. Part of her
Incorrect management strategy is to give employees responsibilities which are usually allocated to senior
Mark 0.00 out of employees to give them more control over aspects such as work-scheduling and cost control. This is
1.00 known as __________ .

Select one:
a. E-learning
b. job enlargement 
c. vertical loading
d. skills development

The correct answer is: vertical loading

Question 15 If the selection process takes place before the recruitment process, recruitment takes place through
Incorrect ________________ .
Mark 0.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. radio, TV and the internet
b. sundry recruiting techniques 
c. existing employees
d. personal approach

The correct answer is: personal approach

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