Business Studies Class 12 Worksheet Chapter 6 Staffing

1. Which one is wider out of staffing and human resource management?

2. State any four duties of human resource management.

3. Why is staffing function important for an organisation?

4. List the steps in staffing process.

5. What do you mean by workload analysis and workforce analysis?

6. State the next three steps in selection process after interview. 

7. State the benefits of providing training to the employees. 

8. Identify the type of tests used in each of the following sentences:

1. It is a measure of individuals potential for learning new skills.

2. These tests are used to know the pattern of interests or involvement of a person.

3. These tests measure the existing skills of the individual.

4. It is an indicator of a person’s learning ability or the ability to make decisions and judgments.

5. These tests provide clues to a person’s emotions, her reactions, maturity and value system etc.

9. Identify the step of staffing process specified in each of the following sentences:

1. The employee occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected.

2. It may be in the form of direct financial payments like wages, salaries, incentives, commissions and bonuses and indirect payments like employer paid insurance and vacations.

3. What people seek is not simply a job but a career. Everyone must have the opportunity to rise to the top.

4. The process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation.

5. The process of choosing from among the pool of the prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.

6. After the employees have undergone a period of training and they have been on the job for some time, there is a need to evaluate their performance.

7. Managers need to design activities to serve employees’ long-term interests also. They must encourage employees to grow and realise their full potential.

10. Identify the type and subtype of source of recruitment in each of the following statements:

1. These agencies compile bio­data of a large number of candidates and recommend suitable names to their clients.

2. Many big organisations maintain a close liaison with the universities, vocational schools and management institutes to recruit qualified personnel for various jobs.

3. It is practically a horizontal movement of employees.

4. It is a vertical shifting of employees.

5. It is suitable for filling casual vacancies when there is a rush of work or when some permanent workers are absent.

6. A list of such job­seekers can be prepared and can be screened to fill the vacancies as they arise.

7. Applicants introduced by present employees, or their friends and relatives may prove to be a good source of recruitment.

8. Using www.naukri.com is an example of this source. 

11. Identify the method of training specified in each of the following sentences:

1. It is a joint programme of training in which educational institutions and business firms cooperate.

2. Under this method, the trainee is put under the guidance of a master worker.

3. Introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules and policies of the organisation.

12. State the difference between training and development on the basis of:

1. Scope 

2. Purpose