Case 2: Freedom and recruitment & selectionprocess
26 important questions on Case 2: Freedom and recruitment & selectionprocess
Who should make the hiring decision?
- HRM
- supervising manager
- new hire's coworkers
- new hire's subordinates
To which 3 questions should they have an answer before they start the hiring process?
- Who should make the hiring decision?
- What characteristics should they look at? And how should these get measured?
- Should the manager consider the 'fit' to the companies culture in addition to the employee's skill level, or not?
What is labor supply?
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Of which 3 stages does the hiring process consist of?
- recruitment
- selection
- orientation
Of which 3 stages does the recruitment process consist of?
- attracting qualified candidates internally & externally
- conducting a job analysis
- making a job description
To what should the recruitment process be tied to?
Why should a company conduct job analysis?
To avoid legal problems.
What are the disadvantages of internal recruitment?
- no refreshment
- could demotivate
What are the disadvantages of external recruitment?
- limited
- takes time
- difficulties with workers
What kind of tests can be conducted for the recruitment process?
- personality
- ability
- psychological
- honesty
- drug
What does the term reliability mean in the selection process?
That the measurements should be consistent across time & judges.
Which 2 kind of errors can there be in reliability of the selection process and what are they?
What does the term validity mean in the selection process?
What are the 2 methods of showing validity of the measurements of the selection?
- Content validity
- Empirical validity
What is empirical validity?
- Concurrent (now)
- Predictive (later)
What are the 3 strategies for making an effective selection decision and what are they?
- The multiple-hurdle strategy is a selection after each stage.
- The clinical strategy is an overall judgement at the end.
- The statistical strategy is the applicant with the highest score.
(The organizational perspective of managing work flows) What strategy should a company apply if decentralization and a low division of labor are more appropriate?
(The organizational perspective of managing work flows) What structure is more likely to be most effective when an organization is operating in an uncertain environment that requires flexibility?
What does the work-flow analysis examine?
(The group perspective) What kind of teams are there?
- self-managed teams
- problem-solving teams
- special-purpose teams
- virtual teams
What kind of team do the flat (prospector strategy) and the boundary less organizational structured businesses like to emphasize?
What motivation theories are there?
- Two-factor theory
- Work adjustment theory
- Goal setting theory
- Job characteristics theory
- Pyramid of needs
- Theory of needs
- ERG
- Expectancy theory.
What is the two-factor theory (Frederick Herzberg)?
- motivators (internal factors)
- hygiene/maintenance (external factors)
What is the job characteristics theory (Richard Hackman & Greg Oldham)
What is the ERG theory (Clayton Alderfer)
What is the theory of needs (McLelland)?
- Need for achievement.
- Need for power.
- Need for affiliation.
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