Due to concerns about a worsening economic environment and the belief that most departments are overstaffed, management asked the internal audit activity to audit the effectiveness of the personnel department. Would such an audit be likely to address the overstaffing problem?

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Due to concerns about a worsening economic environment and the belief that most departments are overstaffed, management asked the internal audit activity to audit the effectiveness of the personnel department. Would such an audit be likely to address the overstaffing problem? 
 
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No, because staffing levels for individual departments are determined according to the individual department’s budgetary constraints.

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Yes, because recruiting is generally coordinated between personnel and the other departments.

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Yes, because a formal job analysis for all key jobs is performed by the personnel department, including all major categories of employee positions.

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No, because the personnel function is generally centralised while other departments might be geographically dispersed.

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