Scenario 5-1 You Have Just Been Hired as the Recruitment and Selection

question 43

Multiple Choice

Scenario 5-1
You have just been hired as the recruitment and selection specialist for BCH, a health-care organization that oversees many diverse health services in British Columbia.You were offered the position due to your knowledge of legislation, experience in oral presentations and report writing, ability to effectively schedule complex projects, and self-discipline.The hiring manager stated that oral presentations and report writing were given the most weight in the hiring decision.He also mentioned that the importance of this job dimension influenced the raters' ratings over the other job dimensions.
-Refer to Scenario 5-1.What was BCH's most important performance dimension in this hiring decision

• A)management/administration
• B)maintaining self-discipline
• C)communication proficiency
• D)knowledge of legislation

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Definitions:

Scientific Management

A management theory that analyzes and synthesizes workflows with the primary goal of improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.

Frederick Taylor

Known as the father of scientific management, he introduced the idea of applying scientific methods to management tasks to improve economic efficiency and labor productivity.

Carefully Calibrate

To adjust or measure something with a high degree of precision and care, ensuring accuracy or optimal performance.

Work Simplification

The standardization and the narrow, explicit specification of task activities for workers.