You have just been hired at Corpus Entertainment, Inc. (CEI) and as part of your
contract, you sign an oath that you will not divulge information about your
compensation to your co-workers or any other employee of CEI. You realize that the
company has a(n) ________ pay policy.
A) egalitarian
B) centralized
C) open
D) secret
Workers’ compensation:
A) replaces the worker’s entire income until he/she is able to work again.
B) provides benefits for permanent, but not temporary, impairment.
C) gives survivors burial allowances and income benefits.
D) covers medical expenses up to $100,000.
Managers who maintain employee performance diaries most likely benefit from:
A) venting frustrations about individual employees.
B) guaranteed protection against the halo effect.
C) legal justification for the appraising process.
D) documenting organizational politics.
A significant difference between selecting an expatriate manager and selecting a
manager for a domestic assignment is:
A) reviewing the candidate’s political views.
B) screening the candidate’s spouse and family.
C) measuring the candidate’s interpersonal skills.
D) assessing the candidate’s psychological make-up.
All of the following are primary reasons that international assignments fail EXCEPT:
A) inadequate technical skills.
B) lack of cross-cultural training.
C) culture shock.
D) family problems.
Additional Case 14.1
You are the HR director at Catalina Manufacturing. The firm is considering random
drug testing for employees at its California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas
facilities. Management believes that the assembly of high explosive devices and a
recent rash of drug-related accidents make drug testing imperative.
Refer to Additional Case 14.1. To receive maximum support from employees, Catalina’s
HR department should most likely communicate the need for drug testing as a:
A) management right.
B) way to improve productivity.
C) safety measure for all employees.
D) tool for lowering health insurance costs.
In most cases, what role in employee discipline is typically played by HR staff?
A) Establishing conduct committees
B) Terminating problematic employees
C) Settling manager-employee disputes
D) Making punishment recommendations
You need to know if an applicant can speak a foreign language, as a job-related skill.
Which of the following is an acceptable way to ask for the information in an interview?
A) What language do you commonly use?
B) Do you read, write, or speak a foreign language?
C) What is your ethnic background?
D) Where did you learn to speak ________, at home or in school?
Wellness programs are primarily designed to:
A) eliminate violence in the workplace by identifying and treating potentially violent
employees.
B) create drug-free working environments by providing confidential treatment for
employees with substance abuse problems.
C) help companies lower health-care costs by proactively working to prevent health
problems.
D) help employees whose job performance is suffering due to physical, mental, or
emotional problems.
Which of the following is a quantitative technique for forecasting labor supply?
A) Vacancy analysis
B) Regression analysis
C) Markov analysis
D) Ratio analysis
Kingston Enterprises received a notice to provide information to employees about
hazardous substances in the work environment. The notification was most likely in
response to the:
A) Americans with Disabilities Act.
B) Occupational Safety and Hazard Act.
C) Hazard Communication Standard.
D) NIOSH Act.
A revised version of the employee relations policy at Hewit Marketing has been
distributed to employees. Which of the following would most likely appear in this
document?
A) The number of overtime hours an employee may work per week
B) Procedures for reporting harassment in the workplace
C) The past and present demographics of the work force
D) Explanations of how job appraisals are performed
Career development assessment is primarily for helping employees to do all of the
following EXCEPT:
A) select a realistically obtainable career.
B) choose a career that is a good fit for them.
C) identify corporations that value career development.
D) determine the weaknesses they need to overcome in order to reach career goals.
In general, the success of HRM practices in an international context primarily depends
on:
A) the experience of its HRM practitioners.
B) how well it compensates locals and expatriates.
C) how well it matches the host country’s value system.
D) the homogeneity of the host country’s national culture.
Which appraisal format has the greatest legal defensibility?
A) Relative
B) Absolute
C) Behavior
D) Outcome
Additional Case 14.1
You are the HR director at Catalina Manufacturing. The firm is considering random
drug testing for employees at its California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas
facilities. Management believes that the assembly of high explosive devices and a
recent rash of drug-related accidents make drug testing imperative.
Refer to Additional Case 14.1. Which of the following questions is LEAST relevant to
implementing a random drug-testing policy at Catalina?
A) How can managers make comparisons of drug test results?
B) How should employees with positive drug test results be treated?
C) How will managers maintain security over urine samples?
D) How can employees legally using prescription drugs be protected?
When management is discussing whether to lead, lag, or pay the “going rate” for a job,
they are deciding:
A) whether to be egalitarian or elitist.
B) if they want to have an open or secret compensation system.
C) how to balance internal equity.
D) their company’s pay policy.
Based on studies mentioned in the text, which of the following is true?
A) Firms that invest in employee training are typically profitable.
B) Classroom training for employees benefits small but not large businesses.
C) Employee training investments have a negative effect on corporate profitability.
D) Correlations cannot be found between corporate profitability and employee training.
Which of the following protects an employee’s ability to transfer between health
insurance plans without a gap in coverage due to a preexisting condition?
A) PACA
B) HIPAA
C) COBRA
D) ERISA
What are the two primary features of early retirement programs?
A) Exit interviews and open windows
B) Open windows and financial incentives
C) Outplacement services and financial incentives
D) Health-care benefits and lump-sum payments
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, individuals are designated as disabled if they
have:
A) repetitive motion injuries.
B) any type of physical impairment.
C) difficulties performing everyday tasks.
D) injuries for which they receive workers’ compensation.
Hewit Computers makes most personnel decisions that affect its foreign branches
through an international personnel department located at corporate headquarters in
Texas. Hewit’s foreign operations are managed primarily by expatriates. Hewit
Computers is most likely in stage ________ of internationalization.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
If an employer wants OSHA’s free consulting service, it must first:
A) have an outstanding violation.
B) be identified as eligible by NIOSH.
C) conduct a self-audit of workplace safety.
D) contact the OSHA consultant and request help.
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires most employers to:
A) provide parents with up to 6 weeks paid leave for the birth of a child.
B) permit unpaid leave up to 12 weeks for certain family medical issues.
C) provide health insurance for all married couples.
D) provide health insurance for all employees.
Currently the union membership rate for public-sector work is ________, more than
five times higher than the membership rate in the private sector.
A) 16%
B) 26%
C) 36%
D) 50%