Glass ceiling audits are conducted by the Department of Labor to identify practices that
hinder the upward mobility of women and minorities.
a. True
b. False
The Delphi technique:
a. is an attempt to decrease subjectivity of forecasts.
b. is a quantitative method.
c. is used to plot historical trends.
d. is the quickest method for increasing employee turnover rates.
_____ are labor markets in which workers are hired into entry level jobs and higher
level jobs are filled from within.
a. Internal labor markets
b. External labor markets
c. Global sourcing markets
d. Outsourcing markets
Federal courts have significantly expanded the areas of questioning permitted during an
interview.
a. True
b. False
The artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified
individuals from advancing upward in their organizations into management positions
refers to: a. labor barriers.
b. the glass ceiling.
c. the shadowing process.
d. career plateaus.
Employees participate in flextime when they do entirely different jobs on a rotating
schedule.
a. True
b. False
To achieve empowerment, organizations must encourage participation, innovation,
access to information, and _____.
a. accountability
b. feedback
c. responsibility
d. training
By 2050, the percentage of Hispanics in the United States is expected to nearly triple,
whilethe percentage of people of Asian descent is expected to significantly decrease.
a. True
b. False
A job evaluation system that seeks to measure a job’s worth through its value to the
organization is known as:
a. job ranking.
b. job classification.
c. work valuation.
d. the point system.
Which country is more focused upon competition and less on cooperation?
a. The United States
b. Japan
c. Taiwan
d. China
A research study has found that managers often hire external candidates
rather than promote their current employees because they have a tendency to overvalue
unfamiliar candidates and undervalue known ones.
a. True
b. False
€Older workers are generally undependable and operate like free agents.
a. True
b. False
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, exempt employees:
a. are required to be paid at the rate of one and a halftimes their regular pay rate for
hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week.
b. must be paid at the rate of one and a halftimes their regular hourly wage for time
worked in excess of eight hours in a day.
c. are those employees not covered by the overtime provisions of the Act.
d. include most hourly personnel employed in interstate commerce.
Professional employer organizations lease employees to firms and perform all the HR
duties including hiring, payroll, performance appraisal, and benefits administration.
a. True
b. False
Couples that pursue their individual careersand actively support each other’s career
development are known as:
a. dual-working couples.
b. modern-day couples.
c. corporate couples.
d. dual-career couples.
Outsourcing refers to employing workers in their homes rather than within the
traditional office environment.
a. True
b. False
The American with Disabilities Act does
a. require employers to make reasonable accommodation to disabled persons.
b. define disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or
more major activities.
c. provide protection for adjustment disorders.
d. protect people regarded as having disabilities.
Early nondiscrimination laws failed to give enforcement power to the agencies charged
with upholding them.
a. True
b. False