About 99% of employers in the United States offer some form of health insurance
coverage.
What is ethical is always legal.
Verbal conduct of a sexual nature cannot be called sexual harassment.
Achievement tests measure what a person has learned.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII.
Staff managers are authorized to direct the work of subordinates and are directly in
charge of accomplishing the organization’s basic goals.
Contingent workers are primarily clerical positions filled with temps.
Right to work is a term used to describe state statutory or constitutional provisions
banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.
Managers should appraise employees with respect to the specific goals by which he or
she expected to be measured.
Ethical decisions never involve morality.
Career management refers to the ________.
A) the lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person’s career exploration,
establishment, success, and fulfillment
B) process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills
and interests and to use these skills and interests most effectively within the company
and afterwards
C) process of using activities like training and appraisal to provide a career focus
D) occupational positions a person has over his or her lifetime
Which of the following is an example of a reliable test?
A) one that yields consistent scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test
B) one that yields one score on a test and a different, but better score on the same test
taken on a different occasion
C) one that yields different scores from two different people taking the test on different
occasions
D) one that includes questions that are not repetitive in any way
Who contributes funds to workers’ compensation benefits?
A) each state
B) federal government
C) employers
D) All of the above.
An outside consultant who questions an executive’s boss, peers, subordinates, and
family in order to determine weaknesses and strengths is a(n) ________.
A) executive coach
B) full time coach
C) a personality modifier
D) None of the above.
Which of the following is recommended regarding interviewing questions?
A) ask open-ended questions
B) ask questions that can be answered yes or no
C) put words into the applicant’s mouth to try to trip them up
D) B and C only
________ harassment is the most common form of sexual harassment.
A) Sexual orientation
B) Disability
C) Gender
D) Flirting
Firms using ________ make an extra effort to hire and promote those in protected
groups.
A) ethical hiring practices
B) affirmative action
C) diversity management
D) BFOQ
The third step in the training process is to ________.
A) develop the program or course
B) design the program content
C) conduct a needs analysis
D) train the targeted group of employees
Which of the following is not a type of personnel test?
A) ACO
B) cognitive abilities
C) motor and physical abilities
D) interest inventories
The Wagner Act ________.
A) guaranteed each employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference,
restraint, or coercion
B) made yellow dog contracts unenforceable
C) provided for secret-ballot elections for determining whether a firm’s employees
would unionize
D) banned unions from restraining or coercing employees from exercising their
guaranteed bargaining rights
________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others, and to give orders.
A) Leadership
B) Authority
C) Delegation
D) Management
Judy was up for a promotion when her supervisor, Will, encouraged her to develop a
sexual relationship with him. He suggested that her promotion would be a sure thing if
they were involved. When Judy declined his advances, Will fired her. Which form of
sexual harassment is this?
A) quid pro quo
B) hostile environment created by supervisors
C) hostile environment created by co-workers
D) hostile environment created by non-employees
Today over ________% (use closest percent) of the U.S. workforce is employed in
producing or delivering services.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 66
D) 75
James is currently identifying the specific job performance skills needed, analyzing the
skills of prospective trainees, and developing knowledge and performance objectives
based on the deficiencies he finds. James is working on the ________ step in the
training and development process.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fifth
College recruiters typically seek to ________.
A) determine whether a candidate is worthy of further consideration
B) fill the position
C) cut costs for the firm by reducing the need to for on-site interviews
D) develop a pool of applicants for future screening
Union tactics designed to impede or disrupt production by encouraging employees to
slow the pace of work, refuse to work overtime, and participate in sick-outs are called
________.
A) espionage
B) inside games
C) lockouts
D) strikes
Warnings from boss are a possible alcoholism performance issue in which stage of
alcoholism?
A) advanced
B) middle
C) early
D) lingering
List and explain five personnel mistakes you don’t want to make as a manager.
Why are current employees often the best source of candidates for vacant positions?
There are several types of on-the-job training. Identify and describe three types. Which
one is used most often? Why?
Explain what the SMART acronym tells us about goal setting.
What steps can organizations take to enhance the promotional and career prospects for
their female employees?
What are the four new ways to organize human resource services?