BUSS 758

subject Type Homework Help
subject Pages 5
subject Words 513
subject Authors Herbert Heneman, John Kammeyer-Mueller, Timothy Judge

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Some organizations have begun to screen out those who smoke tobacco.
In human resources planning, a comparison is made between labor force requirements
and labor availability.
A recent comprehensive examination of retention initiative effectiveness found that the
most effective organizational strategy for retaining employees is the provision of
concierge services.
Companies often prefer internal hiring because it gives them a large labor market to
recruit from.
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The law prohibits using different norms for test scores of minority and majority groups.
Employers are usually more interested in mediation with the EEOC for discrimination
disputes than are employees.
Federal contractors are legally required to have AAPs in place.
Performance tests are a useful indicator of some job skills, but they need to be
supplemented with other predictors because they do not have high content validity.
Orientation is likely to be more effective when newcomers have realistic information
about job requirements and rewards before the job begins.
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Material and equipment costs are likely to be the most prevalent in replacement and
training costs.
To achieve standardization the content of job application tests should be the same for all
applicants.
Benchmark data on staffing policies are typically applicable across nearly every
organization and should be used as a primary guide for selecting which practices to
implement.
Taylor-Russell tables are an effective decision making tool in that they _________.
A. allow for calculating selection ratios
B. enable HR specialists to calculate utility ratios
C. allow simultaneous consideration of a predictor's base rate, selection ratio, and
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validity
D. help to increase validity coefficients to more acceptable levels
Which of the following is true of realistic previews in internal recruiting?
A. they are even more important than for external recruiting
B. research suggests they can increase turnover
C. they are more necessary for newly created jobs or jobs in new locations
D. they cannot really be used for internal selection
Which of the following is a part of the recruiting phase of the staffing process?
A. drawing up job offers
B. completing application blanks
C. developing and conducting job fairs
D. both drawing up job offers and developing and conducting job fairs
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Which of the following factors is most likely to be a reason not to outsource HR
activities?
A. vendors have little expertise
B. vendors are less flexible to meet changing needs
C. vendors have few resources to offer
D. vendors meet resistance within HR and line management

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