The multiple-hurdle model is based on a process of increasing the number of candidates
at each stage of the selection process.
A culture with a long-term orientation will have trainees who are likely to accept
development plans and assignments.
A person can file a claim under the Fourteenth Amendment on charges of racial
discrimination if he or she is fired by a private employer.
A benefit of e-HRM is that employees can help themselves to information they need
when they need it, instead of contacting an HR staff person.
The process of sending employees directly into communities where they have to
interact with persons from different cultures, races, and nationalities is known as
cultural immersion.
The development of high-potential employees is a usually a very swift process.
The job characteristics that an organization deems valuable and decides to pay for are
termed as compensable factors.
The most important influence on international HRM is the culture of the country in
which a facility is located.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a merit pay system?
A. It does not relate the rewards to economic conditions.
B. It cannot be used effectively with performance appraisals.
C. Comparative pay is not considered in its evaluation.
D. It does not provide rewards for performance in all the dimensions measured in the
organization’s performance management system.
E. It can quickly become expensive for the company.
A _____ pension plan allows pension benefits for key employees, such as highly paid
managers, to exceed a government-specified share of total pension benefits.
A. top-heavy
B. multiemployer
C. special draw rights
D. deferred
E. defined-contribution
Zoom Motors pays a lot of attention to improving employee skills on the job. Its
training centers and mentors are open to one-on-one sessions, group discussions, and
workshops. The organization boasts a world-class resource center that offers the latest
editions of many books and journals related to the automotive industry. All employees
have free access to the knowledge pool in the organization and are welcome to initiate
discussions on topics of interest. In this scenario, Zoom Motors has created a _____.
A. learning organization
B. cultural organization
C. static organization
D. smart organization
E. technology-based organization
Gilbert, the branch manager of a local bank, wants to initiate a teamwork system
because he believes it will improve overall task management in the organization. Jane,
his colleague, opposes Gilbert’s idea because she thinks it will result in excessive costs.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken Jane’s argument?
A. Teamwork encourages centralized decision making and hence keeps all costs the
same.
B. Teamwork promotes dedicating time to negotiating contracts and documenting
processes and hence saves costs.
C. Teamwork makes work interesting and fun for employees and helps reduce labor
costs.
D. Teamwork results in reduced salary costs because it is part of a vertical
organizational structure.
E. Teamwork reduces the costs that result from employee errors because it encourages
employees to follow instructions provided by their supervisors.
Which of the following statements is true about downsizing?
A. HRM cannot inform all employees why downsizing is necessary.
B. HRM should withhold information regarding downsizing rather than maintain open
communication with remaining employees.
C. Downsizing is associated with positive stock returns.
D. Downsizing results in higher profitability following layoffs.
E. HRM can provide downsized employees with outplacement services to help them
find new jobs.
Jacinta, a production manager at Alphonso Inc., needs to evaluate the performance of
her employees. She asks her subordinate, June, to carry out this job. June uses a rating
scale, which ranges from 1 to 10, to rate 50 employees. She gives a score of 3 to 39
employees. In doing so, June commits the _____ error.
A. mean inclination
B. strictness
C. central tendency
D. halo effect
E. statistical error
According to the Job Characteristics Model, which of the following best describes task
identity?
A. The extent to which a job requires a variety of skills to carry out the tasks involved
B. The degree to which a job allows an individual to make decisions about the way the
work will be carried out
C. The extent to which a person receives clear information about performance
effectiveness from the work itself
D. The degree to which a job requires completing a “whole” piece of work from
beginning to end
E. The extent to which a job has an important impact on the lives of other people
Jonathan and Nicole hold the same position at an organization. However, Jonathan is
paid more than Nicole. According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which of the following
will strengthen the fact that the pay difference is a legal one?
A. Jonathan is more skilled than Nicole because he is a male.
B. Nicole is not an American citizen.
C. Jonathan is younger than Nicole.
D. Nicole is pregnant.
E. Jonathan works the night shift.
In assessment centers, typically, each assessor observes and records _____ employees’
behaviors in each exercise.
A. six or seven
B. four or five
C. eight or nine
D. one or two
E. ten or eleven
SalientVision Inc., a construction company, receives more than $2,000 in federal
money. The company pays its employees at rates at least equal to the prevailing wages
in the area. The calculation of prevailing rates by the company is based on 30% of the
local labor force. In this case, which of the following laws does the company comply
with?
A. The Lloyd-La Follette Act of 1912
B. The Smith-Connally Act of 1943
C. The Julie Jargon Act of 1940 and the Eric Morath Act of 1945
D. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act of 1936
E. The Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act