Texas Tech University MGT 3374 Chapter 5 HR Quizzes 1)The first step in the human resource planning process is:     Trend analysis refers to:     Planners need to combine statistical forecasts of labor supply with expert judgments because:     In the human resource planning process, which of the following is the immediate next step of the forecasting step?     Which of the following options for reducing an expected labor surplus has the benefit of being a relatively fast solution, but has the disadvantage of being high in human suffering?     Core competency refers to:     The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to:     The most widespread methods for eliminating labor shortages are:   Temporary employment is popular with employers because:     Outsourcing refers to:     Which of the following is an element in the final stage of human resources planning?     In the context of HR planning, implementation that ties planning and recruiting to the organization’s strategy and to its efforts to develop employees becomes a complete program of:     Recruitment is defined as: Which of the following aspects of recruitment is most likely to affect the nature of the positions that are vacant?     Companies that use “lead-the-market” pay strategy:     Which of the following is an employment principle which states that if there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee may end an employment relationship at any time, regardless of cause?                    formally lay out the steps an employee may take to appeal an employer’s decision to terminate that employee