When planning a feedback session as part of the performance appraisal process, it is
important to allow the ratee to share their thoughts and to address career aspirations.
Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) is considered to be trait-oriented approach.
When trainees share their goals for improved performance with other trainees during a
training session, it is more likely that they will meet their stated goal.
The so-called “digital divide” is becoming larger, causing recruiters to become even
more creative as they attempt to source a diverse pool of applicants.
Delayering means jobs are reclassified more broadly, yet old reporting lines exist to
maintain managerial control.
E-learning is very useful for training interpersonal skills or psychomotor tasks.
Clawback provisions allow a company to grant an executive stock and then increase
their stock gains by manipulating the price of the stock through corporate buy back
programs.
The defamation exception stipulates that an employer cannot publish an untrue
statement about an employee to a third party.
The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) of 1978 is applicable to the railroad industry
employees, airline workers, and federal employees.
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding short-term and long-term
incentives?
A) Short-term incentives are usually additional salary rewards that an employee can
receive on a quarterly or yearly basis.
B) Short-term incentives are based on meeting short-run objectives such as a quarterly
sales or a production goal.
C) Long-term rewards focus on future profitability.
D) Stock options are a common short-term incentive.
E) Long-term incentives are usually best for upper-level executives who have a wider
area of discretion in making decisions that affect the firm.
A large food services company determines that it needs to recruit externally for a
comptroller. This job has been identified as a key position within the organization. The
need for external recruitment would :
A) be an indication that the company did not use regression analysis
B) be a sign that the company will be going out of business
C) result in the recruitment costs being lower than internal recruiting
D) be an indication that there was not an effective succession planning
E) be a result of a highly detailed internal training and development program
Reporting misconduct by individuals either inside or outside of the organization to
people who have the power to take action is known as:
A) Implied contract
B) Covenant of nondisclosure
C) Fair Ethics Act
D) Whistleblowing
E) Public policy
As a manager gathering information necessary to determine the validity of a claim of
disparate treatment alleged by a current employee, it would be important to consider:
A) The plaintiff’s race, gender, national origin, color and religion
B) Is there evidence of intent?
C) Consistency in decision making criteria, such as scores on an exam, by the company
D) All of the above
E) A and C only
The following is not a characteristic of a HPWP:
A) Large number of highly qualified applicants for each strategic position
B) Extensive training and development of new employees
C) Low differential in pay between high and low performers
D) Low percentage of employees covered by union contract
E) Above market compensation for key positions
Which of the following is true about the administration of drug tests?
A) The tests are administered mainly out of curiosity, there is no link between drug use
and behavior on the job
B) Employees have successfully challenged dismissals based solely on the result of a
random drug test.
C) Use of drug testing is in decline given the number of law suits lost when applicants
claim “invasion of privacy”
D) Maintaining the confidentiality of test results is not an important part of the drug
testing process
E) The most useful information gained from drug testing is an indication of how
frequently an applicant uses drugs.
The __________ was designed to protect workers from union corruption.
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Wagner Act
C) Landrum-Griffin Act
D) The Fair Labor Reform Bill of 1978
E) The Fair Labor Standards Act
Which of the following does not offer sources of uniqueness?
A) Financial or economic capability
B) Product capability
C) Technical capability
D) Equal employment capability
E) Organizational capability
What is a significant feature that all projective personality tests have in common?
A) The meaning of each test question is clear.
B) Evidence of their validity is substantial.
C) The purpose and scoring procedure is disguised.
D) They are quantitative in nature.
E) Respondents must answer questions within a rigid framework.
The Scanlon Plan:
A) uses standard hours rather than labor costs to determine incentive pay.
B) motivates the worker through rights to stock a fixed price which may be lower than
the current stock market value.
C) is based on incentive pay based on units produced.
D) provides for less employee involvement than the Rucker Plan.
E) provides for a high level of employee participation through labor-management
committees.
A number of organizational change initiatives can affect an individual’s career. These
include the following EXCEPT:
A) downsizing
B) competency re-measurement
C) IT innovations
D) work-family balance
E) reorganizations
Which of the following is a definition of a career development system?
A) An organizational process which involves preparing, implementing, and monitoring
career plans undertaken by an individual alone or within the organization’s career
systems.
B) A formal, organized, planned effort to achieve a balance between individual career
needs and organizational workforce requirements.
C) An attempt by an individual to become more aware of his or her own skills, interests,
values, opportunities, constraints, choices, and consequences.
D) An individually perceived sequence of attitudes and behaviors associated with
work-related activities and experiences over the span of a person’s life.
E) A process that has an “internal” and an “external” focus.
Highlight the types of violations that may be cited and the penalties that may be
proposed.
How is gain sharing plans different from profit sharing?
List the factors to be considered in designing a gain-sharing program.
Discuss the pros and cons of each of the four forms of organizational exit. What are
some best practices associated with each?
List a few steps recommended by Dr. Cascio for enhancing the effectiveness of
restructuring and downsizing.
How is it determined when training is needed and when might training not be
appropriate?
Explain the few ways in which reward systems can influence a company’s success (or
failure).
Describe the discrepancies between HRM practice and the recommendations from
academic research.