Question : 41.Due to a series of resignations from the organization, Zylon : 1243222

 

 

41.Due to a series of resignations from the organization, Zylon Inc., a large software firm is facing an acute labor shortage. During which of the following human resource planning steps would the firm contemplate several options to address the labor issue?   

A. Goal setting and strategic planning

 

B. Program evaluation

 

C. Forecasting

 

D. Program implementation

 

E. Data collection

 

 

42.Which of the following options is considered a slow option for reducing an expected labor surplus and has a low impact on human suffering?   

A. Downsizing

 

B. Demotions

 

C. Early retirement

 

D. Pay reduction

 

E. Temporary employees

 

 

43.Which of the following options is considered a fast option for reducing an expected labor surplus but results in high human suffering?   

A. Early retirement

 

B. Retraining

 

C. Hiring freeze

 

D. Natural attrition

 

E. Demotions

 

 

44.Which of the following options for avoiding an expected labor shortage has the benefit of being a fast solution with high revocability?   

A. Temporary employees

 

B. Technological innovation

 

C. Turnover reductions

 

D. New external hires

 

E. Retraining

 

 

45.Which of the following options for avoiding an expected labor shortage is a slow solution and has low revocability?   

A. Overtime

 

B. Temporary employees

 

C. Retrained transfers

 

D. Technological innovation

 

E. Outsourcing

 

 

46._____ is considered a slow option for avoiding an expected labor shortage but has high revocability.   

A. Natural attrition

 

B. Retrained transfers

 

C. Outsourcing

 

D. Transfers

 

E. Technological innovation

 

 

47.Which of the following is true of the several options available to reduce expected labor surplus?   

A. Early retirement causes relatively less human suffering.

 

B. The human suffering after pay reduction is relatively low.

 

C. Retraining causes comparatively more human suffering than other options.

 

D. A hiring freeze causes immense human suffering.

 

E. Transfers cause the least amount of human suffering.

 

 

48._____ is the planned elimination of large numbers of personnel designed to enhance organizational effectiveness.   

A. Homesourcing

 

B. Downsizing

 

C. Retirement

 

D. Retraining

 

E. Work sharing

 

 

49.Each of the following is a relatively fast method to reduce an expected labor surplus EXCEPT _____.   

A. work sharing

 

B. retraining

 

C. pay reductions

 

D. demotions

 

E. transfers

 

 

50.Which of the following statements is true about downsizing?   

A. The typical organizational response to a surplus of labor has been downsizing, which is slow but low in human suffering.

 

B. An organization turns to downsizing only in times of recession.

 

C. In firms that are high in research and development intensity, downsizing has been linked to higher long-term organizational profits.

 

D. The negative effects of downsizing seem to be reduced in service industries characterized by high levels of customer contact.

 

E. Downsizing efforts often fail because employees who survive the purges often become narrow-minded, self-absorbed, and risk-averse.