Work sharing is usually implemented in an effort to avoid labor shortages.
Total quality management is intended to bring about a continuous process of quality
improvement.
In general, employers may conduct random searches of areas like desks, lockers, and
toolboxes at any point in time without any justification to the employee.
The supervisors in an organization play a key role in employee relations because they
are most often the voice of management for the employees.
The availability of outplacement counseling while an employee is being encouraged to
leave the organization, promotes a sense of fairness on discharge.
Which of the following is an example of violation of the right of freedom of conscience
in a workplace environment?
A. A supervisor shares the previous employment details of an employee with a
colleague.
B. An interviewer does not specify the details of a job to a prospective employee.
C. A supervisor coerces an employee to use unsafe practices to keep a project on
schedule.
D. An employee complains about his supervisor during a conference call with a client.
E. A supervisor does not provide a fair hearing when an employee complains about a
colleague.
Kiara Evans, the editor-in-chief of News CRB, believes that her senior editor, Sean,
would benefit from a sabbatical so he can develop new skills and refresh his existing
ones. Sean, on the other hand, believes that he can develop new skills even if he
continues performing his regular job. Which of the following statements supports
Kiara’s belief?
A. Sean can try his hand at various other departments to help him gain new skills.
B. Sean thinks that Kiara is looking to promote another senior editor on the team.
C. Kiara wants Sean to take time off to pursue his dream of writing a book.
D. Sean’s salary cannot be matched by any other company in the local area.
E. Sean is looking forward to receiving the Perfect Attendance Award.
Meryl argues that the situational constraints associated with training in an organization
are independent of and do not impact social support. On the other hand, Miguel argues
that situational constraints have a significant influence on social support. In the context
of readiness for training, whose argument is correct and why?
A. Meryl’s argument is correct because situational constraints depend on the conditions
within an organization, unlike social support.
B. Miguel’s argument is correct because social support does not depend on material
factors.
C. Meryl’s argument is correct because training programs without situational constraints
run smoothly even without social support.
D. Miguel’s argument is correct because an organization can encourage training only
when it has the means to provide training.
E. Meryl’s argument is correct because situational constraints, unlike social support,
directly impact training programs.
Which of the following will most likely be a result of using an unplanned approach, in
which each employee’s pay is independently negotiated?
A. Dissatisfied employees
B. Equal pay distribution
C. Rates that are stable
D. Easy employment
E. Cost control
The primary focus of an HRM audit is based on:
A. motivating customers.
B. estimating the costs of implementing an HR practice.
C. reviewing the various outcomes of HRM functions.
D. determining the dollar value of the HRM program.
E. determining the legality of HR practices.
In an attempt to motivate its current employees and to attract skilled professionals,
Labyrinth Inc. decides to increase salaries as well as year-end bonuses to its best
performers. Which of the following HR functions is demonstrated in this scenario?
A. Performance management
B. Training and development
C. Recruitment
D. Planning and administering pay and benefits
E. Maintaining positive employee relations
Organizations that are formed in order to represent their members’ interests while
dealing with employers are known as:
A. employee guilds.
B. sororities.
C. lobbies.
D. member clubs.
E. labor unions.
Which of the following exemplifies a high utility selection procedure?
A. Bette’s, a suburban diner, spends a lot of time and money recruiting a server.
B. A local gas station has a recruitment procedure that spans four months for the
position of a cashier.
C. Tywell Capital, an international investment firm, spends close to a million dollars to
hire a renowned economist as its new CEO.
D. Shinecare, a local car wash, employs a three-month-long selection procedure for
hiring one of its operators.
E. Haleview High School conducts several rounds of interviews to recruiting a
maintenance worker.
_____ influence the kinds of job applicants an organization reaches.
A. Personnel policies
B. Recruitment sources
C. Characteristics of the recruiter
D. Financial sources
E. Industry competitors
Samcys Services Inc. specializes in providing round-the-clock building security
services to multinational companies. Which of the following terms most likely
represents the service offered by Samcys?
A. Outputs
B. Inputs
C. Tasks
D. Jobs
E. Processes
Which of the following statements is true about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
A. The overtime rate under the FLSA is two and a half times the employee’s hourly rate.
B. The FLSA permits federal contractors to pay less than the prevailing wage rate.
C. The FLSA permits a subminimum training wage equal to 95% of the minimum
wage.
D. Nonexempt employees are covered by FLSA and include most hourly workers.
E. Under the FLSA, executive, professional, and administrative employees are
considered nonexempt employees.
Cell-O World Inc. has increased doubled its profits since last year just by reducing
employee absenteeism. Increased productivity is the reason for the surge in the
company’s profits. The employees have also improved customer satisfaction due to their
increased productivity. In this scenario, which of the following aspects of a
high-performance work system is contributing to the high productivity and efficiency?
A. Outcomes
B. Problems
C. Situations
D. Taskforce
E. Infrastructure
Heather is an HR specialist at McCoy Manufacturing, where she is responsible for
making sure HR policies and transactions deliver results on a companywide basis by
acquiring, developing, motivating, and deploying human resources. This scenario
illustrates Heather’s skills as a(n) _____.
A. business ally
B. operational executor
C. strategic architect
D. talent manager
E. cultural and change steward
Communication and _____ are the activities used by companies in the process of
helping employees repatriate.
A. validation
B. equalization
C. dissolution
D. resolution
E. exclusion
Employees who take assignments in other countries are called _____.
A. host-country nationals
B. immigrants
C. external employees
D. expatriates
E. emigrants
Briefly describe the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). What are the advantages
and disadvantages of using the PAQ as source of job information?
Why is disparate impact considered a sign of discrimination despite being a condition in
which a company’s employment practices lack obvious discriminatory content?
Substantiate with examples. How is it different from disparate treatment? How is it
related to the four-fifths rule?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a merit pay system?
What are flexible benefit plans? What are their advantages and disadvantages?
What is skill-based pay? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
Explain how employee stock ownership plans differ from stock options?
Briefly elaborate on the challenges that companies face when compensating employees
from other countries.