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Workforce planning involves determining what positions a firm needs to fill in the future. Marcus, an HR manager, is currently working on workforce planning to decide what positions Samsung needs to fill in the next six months. Succession planning determines how to fill executive positions, such as identifying internal candidates and assessing who will fill key roles. Firms use tools like trend analysis, ratio analysis, and scatter plots to project future personnel needs based on past employment data and relationships between causal factors and employee needs.

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Đáp Án Chương 2

Workforce planning involves determining what positions a firm needs to fill in the future. Marcus, an HR manager, is currently working on workforce planning to decide what positions Samsung needs to fill in the next six months. Succession planning determines how to fill executive positions, such as identifying internal candidates and assessing who will fill key roles. Firms use tools like trend analysis, ratio analysis, and scatter plots to project future personnel needs based on past employment data and relationships between causal factors and employee needs.

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Chapter 2 HR Planning

1) ________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill
them.
A) Recruitment
B) Selection
C) Job analysis
D) Workforce planning

2) Marcus, an HR manager for Samsung, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the
next six months, which means Marcus is currently working on ________.
A) screening job candidates
B) personnel planning
C) interviewing job candidates
D) writing job descriptions

3) The process of deciding how to fill executive positions at a firm is known as ________.
A) internal recruiting
B) succession planning
C) long-term forecasting
D) advanced interviewing

4) A firm's ________ should guide employment planning and determine the types of skills and
competencies the firm needs.
A) job analysis
B) organization chart
C) marketing planning
D) strategic business planning

5) Succession planning requires making forecasts of in three steps: ________, develop inside
candidates, assess and choose those who will fill the key position.
A) identify key needs
B) job specifications
C) global trends
D) labor relations

6) Which of the following terms refers to studying a firm's past employment needs over a period
of years to predict future needs?
A) ratio analysis
B) trend analysis
C) graphical analysis
D) computer analysis

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7) A trend analysis is limited in its usefulness because it ________.
A) overlooks the passage of time in regards to staffing
B) addresses only the financial impact of employment changes
C) assumes constant increases in worker productivity
D) overlooks the potential for changes in skills needed

8) Which of the following determines future staff needs by using ratios between a causal factor
and the number of employees required?
A) ratio analysis
B) forecasting ratio
C) personnel ratio
D) ratio matrix

9) Newton Building Supplies hopes to generate an extra $4 million in sales next year. A
salesperson traditionally generates $800,000 in sales each year. Using ratio analysis, how many
new salespeople should Newton hire?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20

10) When using either a trend analysis or a ratio analysis, it is assumed that ________ will
remain the same.
A) staffing levels
B) currency rates
C) productivity levels
D) recruitment plans

11) A ________ is a graphical method used to help identify how two variables are related.
A) trend analysis
B) ratio analysis
C) scatter plot
D) productivity chart

12) Which of the following contains data regarding employees' education, career development,
and special skills and is used by managers when selecting inside candidates for promotion?
A) computerized forecasting tools
B) qualifications inventories
C) trend records
D) scatter plots

13) When managers need to determine which current employees are available for promotion or
transfer, they will most likely use ________.
A) scatter plots
B) skills inventories
C) estimated sales trends
D) personnel forecasts

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14) Which of the following refers to company records showing present performance and
promotability of inside candidates for a firm's top positions?
A) yield pyramids
B) trend analysis charts
C) succession planning tools
D) personnel replacement charts

Essay question:

1) What tools are available for projecting personnel needs? Provide your answer in a brief essay.

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