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How does staffing influence an organization's performance management activities,and how is staffing influenced by an organization's performance management activities?

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Staffing influences the effectiveness of...

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If a staffing specialist evaluates the organization's current employees and the external labor market to determine the availability of desired talent,which of the following is being done?

A) planning
B) acquiring
C) sourcing
D) performance management

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Reducing the turnover rate of high performers is an example of a staffing process goal.

When a firm determines that it will need to hire 50 customer service representatives within the next three months,it has engaged in ________.

Although staffing practices can influence turnover rates,they cannot influence a firm's stock market performance.

Recruiting large numbers of applicants is always the best way to ensure quality hires.

Maximizing the financial return on the staffing investment is an example of a process goal.

Explain the seven components of strategic staffing.How will compensation affect each component?

Staffing influences organizational performance because ________.

RST is a small software firm that operates using the very latest technology.As a result,the employee skill sets required change rapidly.The skill sets of employees who have been with the company for several years are found to be inferior to those of new hires,and the company has realized that fresh graduates are often better qualified to handle the projects.The firm's resources are limited and it needs to spend as little as possible on the staffing function,reserving most of its capital for project-specific investments.Which of the following staffing goals would be most suited to the company's needs?

Which of the following is the first of the seven components of strategic staffing?

Attracting sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicants is an example of a staffing outcome goal.

Strategic staffing means ________.

Deployment involves assigning talent to appropriate jobs and roles in the organization.

Sourcing is locating qualified individuals and labor markets from which to recruit.

Although it can better match employees with jobs they like,staffing does not influence organizational performance.

Greg's Bakery chain is planning to diversify into producing and selling candy.It has opened a new factory to enable this,and the factory is ready to be staffed.The top management at Greg's has decided to offer the best salaries in the industry to its latest employee additions.In this situation,which of the following staffing goals should Greg's follow?

Deployment involves ________.

The primary goal of ________ is to get the right people interested in working for an organization or in a specific job,then persuade them to apply and ultimately accept the job offer if they are extended.

Strategic staffing means filling a job as quickly and cheaply as possible.