Instrumentality refers to:
a. wage rates of acceptable level.
b. development of both internal and external pay equity.
c. wage rates above the pay range maximum.
d. rewards that are valued and motivate employees.
A major drawback of the essay method is that composing an essay that attempts to
cover all of an employee’s essential characteristics is very time-consuming.
a. True
b. False
Human capital is intangible, but can still be managed the way organizations manage
jobs, products, and technologies.
a. True
b. False
The law that enables people who enter the military for a total of five years to return to
their private-sector jobs without risk of loss of seniority or benefitsis:
a. the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
b. the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of1973.
c. the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972.
d. the Veterans’ Readjustment Act.
Today, about _____ of households nearing retirement have 401(k)-type of accounts.
a. 20 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 60 percent
Major federal EEO laws have been enacted to prevent discrimination against groupsof
workers most often affected by unfair employment practices. These groups are referred
to as:
a. significant worker classes.
b. privileged classes.
c. protected classes.
d. equal employment classes.
Personal relationships are everything in Asia, and business there can only be conducted
after relationships have been established.
a. True
b. False
Common output measures for productivity include:
a. sales.
b. materials.
c. labor costs.
d. total costs.
Executive search firms:
a. help employers find the right people for jobs.
b. charge job candidates a feeonly after they accept a job.
c. lease executive level employees to organizations on a long- and a short-term base.
d. advertise only in trade magazines.
When an employee is groomed to take over the supervisor’s job by gaining experience
in handling important functions of the job, it is known as:
a. grooming.
b. coaching.
c. understudy assignment.
d. role modeling.
As of 2014, firms that employ 50 or more people who work 30 or morehours per week
but do not offer them health insurance will have to pay a penalty tothe government.
a. True
b. False
Job design is the process of studying and designing equipment and systems that are
easy and efficient for employees to use so that their physical well-being is not
compromised.
a. True
b. False
A critical aspect of industrial engineering is the establishment of time standards for a
particular work cycle.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following types of tests is increasingly being aided by computer
simulations?
a. Personality tests
b. Physical ability tests
c. Cognitive ability tests
d. Work sample tests
_____ are people who are not looking for jobs but could be persuaded to take new ones
given the right opportunity.
a. Passive job seekers
b. Transient employees
c. Global workers
d. Expendable laborers
Recruiters sent to college campuses must be properly trained and prepared to talk to
candidates about their company and requirements for specific openings.
a. True
b. False
Involving union members after the completion of design process and implementation
plan helps to build a bridge toward employee buy-in.
a. True
b. False