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The principle of shared information is part of the implementation of a command and
control work system.
a. True
b. False
Concurrent validity involves testing applicants and obtaining criterion data after they
have been on the job for some indefinite period.
a. True
b. False
Transnational team consists of people from the same country working on different
international projects.
a. True
b. False
Sequential interviews are very common.
a. True
b. False
Foreign workers with H2B visas can come to the United States for a maximum of
_____ months to perform temporary, nonagricultural seasonal work that is onetime
only.
a. 6
b. 9
c. 12
d. 18
According to the research organization Gallup, _____ of U.S. employees are actively
disengaged on the job.
a. 15 percent
b. 28 percent
c. 41 percent
d. 60 percent
Which of the following is NOT one of the simple rules for maintaining motivation
among professionals?
a. Provide clear goals
b. Provide the ability to develop new skills
c. Reward performance quickly
d. Eliminate autonomy in work
_____ are individuals between the ages of 25 and 41 who value a balanced lifestyle of
work and play.
a. Members of Generation X
b. Members of Generation Y
c. Traditionalists
d. Boomers
Labor costs are always the smallest expenditures companies make, particularly in
service-intensive firms.
a. True
b. False
Corporate social responsibility is the responsibility of an organization to act in the best
interests of the people and communities affected by its activities.
a. True
b. False
Courts have defined business necessity as a practice that is necessary to the safe and
efficient operation of an organization.
a. True
b. False
A major problem that dual-career couples face is:
a. the need for childcare.
b. the threat of relocation.
c. emotional stress.
d. the greater possibility of divorce.
The most frequent organizational accommodations made to dual-career couples are:
a. flextime working schedules.
b. parental leave policies.
c. work from home policies.
d. day-care facilities.
_____ change is initiated by management to take advantage of targeted opportunities.
a. Proactive
b. Turnover
c. Reactive
d. Reflective
The practice of hiring relatives is known as:
a. family-based hiring.
b. inverted familial diversification.
c. re-recruiting.
d. nepotism.
Severance pay plans grant employees weekly benefits in addition to state
unemployment compensation.
a. True
b. False
_____ is the most frequent equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint.
a. Wrongful discharge
b. Discrimination
c. Retaliation
d. Harassment
