Human Resources Selection (Scenario)

question 61

Multiple Choice

Human Resources Selection (Scenario)
Dani, the manager of selection in the human resources department, had been asked by Bashir, his boss, and the vice president of human resources, to review the selection methods their firm had been using and to recommend methods for future use. It seems that recent hires have not been working out, and this caused friction between the human resources group and the
front- line managers, who had to utilize the talent sent to them. Additionally, there was also a need to hire executives in the company, and due to the responsibility these positions carry, the company wanted to ensure they selected the best possible people. Dani reviewed written tests as a selection method.
-For the executive positions, Dani considered using _________, where candidates go through two to four day exercises that simulate real problems they would confront on the job.

• A) visitation tests
• B) work sampling
• C) assessment centers
• D) realistic job previews

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Definitions:

Fisher's LSD Procedure

A statistical method used for comparing means when the null hypothesis has been rejected in an ANOVA test, standing for Least Significant Difference.

ANOVA

Stands for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to determine the existence of significant differences between the means of three or more independent groups.

F-test

A statistical test used to compare either two variances or the variances of more than two groups at the same time.

Independent Samples Design

A research design in which different groups of participants are exposed to different treatments or conditions, and their outcomes are compared to inspect the effects of the treatment.