An employee’s relative worth can be determined by:
a. job analysis.
b. labor market conditions.
c. wage-rate surveys.
d. an effective performance appraisal system.
A supervisor in a romantic relationship with a subordinate becomes immediately
vulnerable to a sexual harassment claim.
a. True
b. False
Employer sponsored stress management programs are LEAST likely to include a
segment on:
a. coping skills.
b. using alcohol to combat stress.
c. time management.
d. listening skills.
In general, many companies are realizing a diminished demand for touch labor and an
increasing demand for knowledge work.
a. True
b. False
Criterion-related validity is the extent to which a selection tool predicts or correlates
with important elements of work behavior.
a. True
b. False
Technology, transportation, communications, and utilities industries tend to spendthe
least on training.
a. True
b. False
Performance appraisal methods can be broadly classified as either ____, ____, or ____
approaches.
a. trait, behavioral, judgmental
b. trait, behavioral, results
c. behavioral, judgmental, results
d. behavioral, judgmental, attitudinal
A plan that enables an employee who is laid off to draw, in addition to state
unemployment compensation, weekly benefits from the employer that are paid from a
fund created for this purpose is referred to as:
a. severance pay.
b. supplemental unemployment benefits.
c. leave insurance compensation.
d. unemployment protection payments.
The HR policies are generally proposed by the senior executives of an organization to
the HR managers, who actually issue them.a. True
b. False