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Which of the following would be its most appropriate recruitment medium? 
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Recruitment 
consultancy 
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Advertisement in a national newspaper 
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Advertisement on local radio 
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Register with an online accountancy recruitment database 
(2 marks)
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Which selection method is the most reliable predictor of job performance? 
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Interviews 
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Work 
sampling 
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References 
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Personality 
tests 
(2 marks)
66 
Lin is the manager in charge of the financial accounts department for a large company. He is a 
very effective manager: making decisions, motivating his department and getting results. He is 
focused on the organisation's long-term goals and his department's part in them. 
(a) 
According to the Ashridge model, what is Lin's style of management?
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Tells 
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Sells 
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Consults 
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Joins 
(b) 
Where would Lin be in Blake and Mouton's managerial grid?
(c) 
According to Bennis, is Lin a manager or a leader?
(4 marks)
67
 
Justine has offered to give evidence at an Employment Tribunal on behalf of a colleague who is 
claiming that he has been passed over for promotion because he is not married. Over the 
following weeks, her department head repeatedly denies her requests for work breaks, because 
she is already having 'time off in court'. 
Justine may have a claim for what form of discrimination? 
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Direct 
discrimination 
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Victimisation 
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Indirect 
discrimination 
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Harassment 
(2 marks)
68
 
Using age limits or phrases that imply restrictions (such as 'recent graduate') in job 
advertisements is age discrimination.