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According to ERISA, employees whose contributions are vested have met the
requirements to receive a pension at retirement age.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]TRUE
Employees whose contributions are vested have met the requirements (enrolling and length
of service) to receive a pension at retirement age, regardless of whether they remained with
the employer until that time.[/membership]
Leading indicators are objective measures that accurately predict future labor demand.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
TRUE
Leading indicators are objective measures that accurately predict future labor demand.
[/membership]
Training programs use case studies to develop employees’ management skills.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
TRUE
Training programs use business games and case studies to develop employees’
management skills. A case study is a detailed description of a situation that trainees study
and discuss.[/membership]
Job involvement is a judgment that the organization carried out its actions in a way that
took the employee’s feelings into account.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
Job involvement is the degree to which people identify themselves with their jobs.
[/membership]
Most studies have found that union workers are more productive than nonunion workers.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
TRUE
Although there is evidence that unions have both positive and negative effects on
productivity, most studies have found that union workers are more productive than
nonunion workers.[/membership]
Generally, organizations encourage voluntary turnover among top management since it is
inexpensive.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
In general, organizations try to avoid the need for involuntary turnover and to minimize
voluntary turnover, especially among top performers. Both kinds of turnover are costly.
[/membership]
Experiential programs are an example of presentation methods.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
Experiential programs are examples of group-building methods.
[/membership]
(p.267) Most employee development occurs through formal education programs.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
Most employee development occurs through job experiences—the combination of
relationships, problems, demands, tasks, and other features of an employee's jobs.
[/membership]
Jobs that involve teamwork or broad responsibility tend to require a structure based on
functions.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
If the structure is strongly based on function, workers tend to have low authority and to
work alone at highly specialized jobs. Jobs that involve teamwork or broad responsibility
tend to require a structure based on divisions other than functions.[/membership]
An employer’s refusal to hire a pregnant woman is acceptable by law.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 defines discrimination on the basis of pregnancy,
childbirth, or related medical conditions to be a form of illegal sex discrimination. An
employer may not refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant.[/membership]
When employees are unclear about work methods, scheduling, and performance criteria
because others hold different ideas about these, they are likely to suffer from role
ambiguity.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
TRUE
Role ambiguity is uncertainty about what the organization and others expect from the
employee in terms of what to do or how to do it.[/membership]
(p.345)Under the FLSA, children aged 14 and 15 may not be employed in any work
associated with interstate commerce.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
Under the FLSA, children aged 14 and 15 may work only outside school hours, in jobs
defined as nonhazardous, and for limited time periods. A child under age 14 may not be
employed in any work associated with interstate commerce, except work performed in a
nonhazardous job for a business entirely owned by the child's parent or guardian.
[/membership]
Apprenticeship programs can only be sponsored by the government.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
FALSE
An apprenticeship is a work-study training method that teaches job skills through a
combination of structured on-the-job training and classroom training. Government
requirements for an apprenticeship program vary by occupation. Some apprenticeship
programs are sponsored by individual companies, others by employee unions.
[/membership]
(p.346)The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931:
A.permits a lower "training wage," which employers may pay to workers under the age of
20 for a period of up to 90 days.
B.requires that employers pay higher wages for overtime, defined as hours worked beyond
40 hours per week.
C.requires general contractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500
to pay service employees in various classes no less than the wage rates found prevailing in
the locality.
D.covers all government contractors receiving $10,000 or more in federal funds.
E.covers construction contractors that receive more than $2,000 in federal money.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
E.
Davis-Bacon covers construction contractors that receive more than $2,000 in federal
money.[/membership]
Which of the following is true of cross-cultural preparation for the different phases of an
international assignment?
A.Training consists only of lectures.
B.Preparation ends once the employees have adjusted to the host-country's environment.
C.Preparation is only required for the employees, not their families.
D.Preparation for departure includes language instruction.
E.Employees and their families should beinsulated from the locals.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
D.
Preparation for departure can involve language instruction and an orientation to the foreign
country's culture.
[/membership]
Organizations provide for orientation because:
A. it is a legal requirement for all new employees.
B. it relieves the shock and surprise experienced when starting a new job.
C. most new employees do not do sufficient research on the employer before joining.
D. a realistic job profile is provided during recruitment.
E. it is less cost effective than organizational analysis.
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
B.
Organizations provide for orientation because, no matter how realistic the information
provided during employment interviews and site visits, people feel shock and surprise
when they start a new job.
[/membership]
Under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994,
employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up to _____
years.A. five
B. eight
C. eleven
D. seven
E. ten
Answer:[membership level="2,3,4,5"]
A.
Under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994,
employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up to five
years.[/membership]
Which act prohibits preferential treatment in favor of minority groups?
A. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 199191
B. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
C. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
D. The Civil Rights Act of 1991
E. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
