Host-based pay is compensation that is equivalent to that earned by employees in the
country where the expatriate is assigned.
a. True
b. False
The NLRB v Weingarten ruling requires that nonunion employees always be the cause
of the right to representation during an investigative interview.
a. True
b. False
A 401(k) plan is also called a cash-balance pension plan.
a. True
b. False
The personality trait of agreeableness refers to:
a. the degree to which someone is sociable, active, and excitable.
b. the degree to which someone is amiable, generous, cooperative, and flexible.
c. the degree to which someone is secure, independent, and autonomous.
d. the degree to which someone is dependable and organized.
Which is the simplest and oldest method of job evaluation?
a. Job worth system
b. Job ranking system
c. Job grade system
d. Point system
A recordable case is any occupational death, illness, or injury to be recorded in _____.
a. OSHA Form 300
b. Labor Department Industrial Census
c. HR Annual Report
d. NIOSH Form 4000
Pay equity is achieved when employees’ compensation is equal to the value of the work
they perform.
a. True
b. False
Egalitarian work environments reduce or eliminate _____, while increasing or
improving _____.
a. the need for skill-based pay systems; team performance
b. status and power differences; collaboration and teamwork
c. the need for shared information; teamwork
d. status and power differences; other disparities
Noncash incentive rewards are most effective as motivators when the award is:
a. a complete surprise to the recipient.
b. combined with a meaningful employee recognition program.
c. increased every year it is given.
d. tailored to individual employees.
Which method of performance appraisal requires managers to place a certain
percentage of employees into various performance categories?
a. Forced distribution method
b. Checklist method
c. Percent method
d. Forced-choice method
Which of the following organizations are NOT required to follow the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration’sblood-borne pathogen standards?
a. hospitals
b. nursing homes
c. funeral homes
d. travel agencies
Telecommuting is fairly common in:
a. Ohio.
b. Texas.
c. California.
d. Maine.
Foreign workers with H2B visas can come to the United States for a maximum of
sixmonths to perform temporary, agricultural seasonal work that is onetime only.
a. True
b. False
Employee rights can be defined as the guarantees of fair treatment that workers expect
in return for their services to an employer.
a. True
b. False