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Upper-level operational managers have traditionally been the bedrockfor encouraging
health and safety in their organizations.
a. True
b. False
There is a correlation between the recruitment success of an organization and:
a. formal and informal recruitment sources.
b. the accuracy and completeness of advertisements.
c. the affirmative action goals related to it.
d. unsolicited applications and resumes.
Unilever is an example of a(n) ____ corporation.
a. transnational
b. international
c. multinational
d. global
The terms "training" and "development":
a. mean the same thing.
b. both refer to short term skill development efforts.
c. refer to a short term performance orientation vs. a longer term skill development,
respectively.
d. refer to the skills developed in lower level vs. managerial employees, respectively.
The Social Security program is funded by a tax paid by an employer, based on an
employee's earnings.
a. True
b. False
A Human Resource Information System (HRIS) provides current and accurate data for
control and decision-making by managers.
a. True
b. False
In order to help employees with emotional problemsmanagers should attempt to play
amateur psychologist and try to
diagnose an employee's condition.
a. True
b. False
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports that companies with
fewer than 50 employees can save anywhere from _____ in time and labor costs
annually by hiring a professional employer organization.
a. $100,000 to $1 million.
b. $50,000 to $500,000
c. $10,000 to $100,000
d. $5,000 to $50,000
Proof of a direct relationship between selection instruments and performance must be
established through validation studies by an independent firm.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following questions is NOT likely to be included in a process audit?
a. Are employees getting the information they need to make empowered decisions,and
are they engaged?
b. Are union officials on notice and cooperating with organizational changes?
c. Are training programs developing the knowledge and skills employees need?
d. Are employees being rewarded for good performance and useful suggestions?
State and local governments are exempted from the provisions of the Civil Rights Act
and Equal Employment law.
a. True
b. False
At early stages of international expansion, many organizations prefer to use
host-country nationals.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Balanced Scorecard approach?
a. Competitor
b. Learning
c. Customer
d. Financial
The advantages of employee stock ownership plans include all of the following
EXCEPT that:
a. employers are able to provide retirement benefits to employees at a relatively low
cost.
b. employees' pensions are less vulnerable due to diversification.
c. employee stock ownership plans can increase employees' pride of ownership.
d. employee stock ownership plans can provide an incentive for employees to increase
productivity.
Most American clothing makers have outsourced or off-shored work because the
quality of the items produced is much greater when manufactured outside the United
States.
a. True
b. False
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) represents trade workers in 83 trade
unions in _____ western, central, and eastern European countries.
a. 16
b. 20
c. 23
d. 36
As companies diversify into new businesses, managers are inevitably faced with a make
or _____ decision.
a. buy
b. lease
c. forego
d. substitute
Millennials are also known as:
a. baby boomers.
b. Generation X.
c. Generation Y.
d. screenagers.
