Clauses in labor agreements that provide for quarterly cost-of-living adjustments in
wages, basing the adjustments on changes in the consumer price indexare known as:
a. maintenance clauses.
b. escalator clauses.
c. roll-up clauses.
d. guarantee clauses.
If a manager rates an employee higher than he or she deserves in order to look good as
a manager in the eyes of his or her own superiors, this is an example of:
a. criterion deficiency.
b. organizational politics.
c. criterion contamination.
d. administrative appraisal purpose.
_____ is the process of keeping track of and maintaining relationships with former
employees to see if they would be willing to return to the firm.
a. Nepotism
b. Rerecruiting
c. Realistic job preview
d. Recruiting outsourcing
The disadvantages of profit sharing include all of the following EXCEPT that:
a. payments may lose their motivational value as theyare made only once a year.
b. plans may not pay off for several years in a row.
c. effective profit sharing plans require a second HR program.
d. employee morale could drop during time periods after no bonus has been given.
Managers are concerned that the expertise of employees will be rapidly drained from
their companies because:
a. recruitment of minorities is increasing.
b. large portions of American workers are nearing retirement.
c. older workers’ are becoming more resistant to flexible work hour.
d. older workers are increasing behaving like free agents.
The approach to recruitment that informs applicants about all aspects of a job, including
both its desirable and undesirable facets, is called:
a. honesty recruiting.
b. a realistic job preview.
c. balance recruiting.
d. a negative or positive job assessment.
Research shows that workers who use their vacation time are more productive and
lessprone to job-related burnout.
a. True
b. False
Methods of reducing labor costs include downsizing, outsourcing, and employee
leasing.
a. True
b. False
Use of the Internet for recruiting is:
a. popular with job seekers, but not recruiters.
b. popular with recruiters, but not job seekers.
c. cheaper and easier, but less effective than other methods.
d. the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers and recruiters.
To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, employers must submit all
completed Form I-9s to Immigration and Naturalization Service officers for approval.
a. True
b. False
Mentoring is an important indicator of management support in career development.
a. True
b. False
The business practice of sending jobs to other countries is referred to as:
a. outplacement.
b. offshoring.
c. outsourcing.
d. employee leasing.
The idea behind the Scanlon Plan is that employees should offer ideas to improve
productivity and, in turn, be rewarded for those ideas.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following provisions grants to an employer the ownership of an idea,
invention or process, or work of authorship developed by the employee during the time
of employment?
a. Nondisclosure of information agreement
b. Intellectual property agreement
c. Noncompete agreement
d. Nonpiracy agreement
What are the four basic considerations for establishing performance standards?
What is progressive discipline? How does it differ from positive discipline?
Explain the concept of work-life benefits. Name and discuss at least five of these
benefits employers offer their employees.
Explain on-the-job training. Additionally, provide some suggestions to overcome the
drawbacks related to on-the-job training.
Why have 401(k) plans become so popular?
Explain the characteristics of effective teams.
Briefly discuss the legal requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act used to regulate
employee compensation.
What are some important guidelines for conducting a successful performance
evaluation meeting?