Catherine and Bernice Are Faculty Members at a Local University

question 7

Multiple Choice

Catherine and Bernice are faculty members at a local university who feel very differently about their academic dean.Catherine believes that he is always engaging in political activity that is not in the best interests of the university.She describes him as a man who passes the buck and is scheming and arrogant.Bernice believes that he is an effective manager.She sees him differently. Bernice's label for what Catherine describes as 'scheming' might be:

• A)planning ahead.
• B)encouraging change and innovation.
• C)improving efficiency.
• D)fixing responsibility.

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Definitions:

Human Resource Planning

Involves systematically forecasting an organization's future demand and supply of workforce needs and creating strategies to meet these needs.

Permatemps

Workers who are employed in a temporary status for an extended period of time.

Independent Contractors

Workers who are hired as needed and are not part of the organization’s permanent workforce.

Job Analysis

The systematic study of a job to determine what activities and responsibilities it includes, its relative importance to other jobs, the qualifications necessary for performance, and the conditions under which it is performed.