Dated 13th December, 2000

Though your job is dependent on the knowledge of your area of functional expertise, it is the interaction with Human Resource Department that really clinches the deal. So, one needs to be contemporary with HR concepts and trends.

1. A vital contributor for the success of an organisation is

a) Business objective

b) Ongoing employee learning

c) HR professional

d) None of the above

2. Action learning helps develop new management talent through

a) Experience

b) Opportunities

c) Strategic resource

d) None of the above

3. An eco-friendly company is a company which

a) Considers the pollution control aspects only.

b) Produces harmless products.

c) Publicises environmental issues.

d) Makes earth a better place than it found)

4. The best way to retain and lock talented employees is by providing for

a) Employee enhancement programmes.

b) Lunch at workplace

c) Employee benefits scheme

d) Stress management programmes

5. Job satisfaction is a

a) Positive attitude towards one's job)

b) Pleasurable feeling resulting from the perception of one's job)

c) Positive feeling towards the work environment.

d) Secure feeling derived from one's job)

6. Current practices to manage occupational stress are

a) Courses on meditation and yoga)

b) Training to balance one's work and home life.

c) Training on time management.

d) Introduction of flexitime.

7. Employee behaviour, which damages the organisational functioning is called

a) Disorderly behaviour

b) Disorganised behaviour

c) Disruptive behaviour

d) Disharmonious behaviour

8. Basic presumption of employee empowerment is

a) Self-management

b) Vertical job expansion

c) Horizontal job expansion

d) None of the above

9. Leadership behaviour that is designed taking into consideration employeeneeds is

a) Employee well-being behaviour

b) Employee-oriented behaviour

c) Employee perspective behaviour

d) All of the above

10. To appraise one's own self on key performance areas is

a) Self-appraisal

b) Self-development

c) Self-analysis

d) Management appraisal

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