Which of the following indicates the need for more health care workers in the future ?
Greater Medicare programs
Aging baby boomers
High turnover among staff
Projections for an increase in number of hospitals
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Aging baby boomers
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Which of the following is an example of an "employee retention" function ?
Job Analysis
Establishing position descriptions
Managing compensation and benefits
Advertising for employees
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Managing compensation and benefits
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Incentive compensation is believed to have what effect on the employee performance ?
Increase retention
Increase motivation
Decrease performance
No effect
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Increase Motivation
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Performance appraisals are useful to:
Identify areas of performance needing improvement
Adjust compensation based on performance
Decide promotions of staff
All of the above
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All of the above
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Not all HR functions are carried out exclusively by HR staff. Which one of the following would be carried out by line managers ?
Interviews of candidates
Ranking of candidates
Hiring of a candidate
All of the above
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All of the above
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Flexible benefits are helpful to employees because:
They can choose benefits inline with their needs
Coverage is limited to high quality providers
Employer covers total cost
All of the above
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They can choose benefits in line with their needs
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Recent information from the literature concerning employee perceptions suggest that:
Compensation is more important than benefits
Benefits is more important than compensation
Benefits and compensation are equal in importance
None of the above
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Benefits is more important than compensation
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Job analysis is necessary to:
Define Jobs
Determine projected staffing needs
Evaluate employee performance
All of the above
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Define Jobs
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Position descriptions are necessary to:
Define employer expectations for the job
Specify job duities
Identify knowledge, skills and training required for the job
All of the above
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All of the above
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Human resources decisions need to be strategic because of:
Increasing competition among HSOs
The need to analyze jobs
Trends in using incentive compensation
All of the above
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Increasing competition among HSOs
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Major federal laws affecting human resources primarily addresses:
Protections for applicants and rights of employees
Safety of the work place
Accommodations for people with disabilities
All of the above
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Protections for applicants and rights of employees
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Employee Assistance programs address:
Incentive compensation for employees
Employee problems
Retirement plans
All of the Above
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Employee Problems
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Employee Suggestion Programs:
Usually do not reward top suggestions
Are viewed by employees as positive because of the opportunity to have input
Are the same as Employees Assistance Programs
None of the above
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Are viewed by employees as positive because of the opportunity to have input
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The National Labor Relations Board provides guidance for HR in addressing:
Unions and collective bargaining
Employee retirement plans
Recruitment
Equal Opportunity
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Unions and collective bargaining
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The best way for management in HSOs to avoid unions is to:
Foster positive communication with employees
Encourage feedback from employees
Show interest in and meet needs of employees
All of the above
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All of the above
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A 360 degree performance appraisal is helpful because it:
Includes the perceptions of others in addition to an employee's manager
Occurs at several points during the yearly assessment period
Uses evaluation criteria that are different from those in the traditional performance appraisal
All of the above
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Include perceptions of others in addition to an employee's manager
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Benefits include all of the following except:
Retirement Plan
Vacation
Health Insurance
Salary
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Salary
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Staff shortages can lead to:
Dissatisfied staff
Staff turnover
Longer work hours for staff
All of the above
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All of the above
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Which of the following is a typical measure used by senior management to directly assess performance of HR efforts ?
Profitability
Patient Satisfaction
Staff Satisfaction
Quality of care
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Staff satisfication
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The perspective that HSO employees should be viewed as a strategic asset means:
Organizational performance is based on individuals
Staff salaries and benefits are costly and affect the HSO's competitiveness
Staff should be used in multiple roles to create flexibility
Staff should report to only one manager
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Organizational performance is based on individuals
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Leadership Development Programs in HSOs:
Are found in less than 10% of HSOs
Serve as requirement tool for HSOs
Focus primarily on filling middle level manager positions
All of the above
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Serve as requirement tool for HSOs
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Which of the following is an example of an HSOs Employee Relations and Engagement efforts?
"Walk-arounds" by managers
Job Analysis
Job Pricing
Assessing an employee's job performance
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"Walk arounds" by managers
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