Which of the following is the usual way in which companies first enter foreign
markets?
A. Importing
B. Offshoring
C. Exporting
D. Outsourcing
E. Relocating
To make the merit increases consistent, administrators of merit pay programs must
closely monitor the compa-ratio and the:
A. number of grades in the pay structure.
B. individual’s performance ratings.
C. number of new hires in the company.
D. company’s stock price in the current financial year.
E. average pay of the area where the organization is based.
Acting as a mentor gives managers:
A. career support and sponsorship.
B. increased visibility among the organization’s managers.
C. a chance to talk about their worries.
D. a chance to develop their interpersonal skills.
E. a greater opportunity to be promoted.
Under the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act of 1936,
employees of federal contractors must receive rates less than the prevailing wages in the
area.
Rita, who recently moved to a new city, evaluates several job offers. Owing to her
recent medical issues, she wants to choose a health care provider and not rely on the
providers in a specific insurance network. Which of the following health care plans is
Rita most likely to find suitable for her needs?
A. A managed care plan
B. A health maintenance organization
C. A preferred provider organization
D. An employee wellness program
E. A flexible spending account
Wayan Inc., a health care insurance company, pays an incentive based on the average
work per hour. Wayan pays $10 for billing 20 medical charts per hour. An employee
who bills 30 charts would earn $15 per hour. Hence, Wayan pays the same rate per chart
no matter how many charts an employee produces per hour. Which of the following is
being exemplified in this scenario?
A. Straight piecework plan
B. Skill-based pay system
C. Merit pay system
D. Quality-based pay system
E. Straight commission plan
Georgia, the learning and development manager at StudyWell Inc., believes that in
addition to providing superior benefits to employees, it is important to create an
environment in which they also have access to the firm’s large learning database. She
suggests that employees take time out of their workday to research relevant topics and
conduct seminars to share knowledge with their colleagues. However, Georgia’s
manager, Vincent, argues that encouraging employees to do so will cause a downturn in
productivity. Which of the following statements supports Georgia’s suggestion?
A. Any increase in learning activities in an organization increases workload and
decreases the time available to handle the workload.
B. Vincent believes that learning should occur during employees’ free time, not as part
of their daily work activities.
C. The time that employees spend in research should not interfere with projects that
must be accomplished under tight deadlines.
D. Learning a task and knowing how to perform it in an efficient manner is a highly
rewarding experience.
E. Vincent feels Georgia’s idea will create conflict among her team members.
Leroy, a sales manager at ZenFuels Inc., claims that the benefits that come with
employee unions outweigh their drawbacks. Which of the following statements is most
likely to strengthen Leroy’s argument?
A. Unionization creates vertical organizational structures.
B. Unionization supports a company by promoting centralized decision making.
C. Unionization helps in the cooperation and creation of self-managing employee
teams.
D. Unionization reduces the risk of work stoppages.
E. Unionization ensures that workers have a voice in how they are being treated by a
company.
Crimson Inc. is conducting their annual performance review process for employees.
The company uses a tool that measures entrepreneurial behavior and found there was a
lot of irrelevant information that was also gathered. The irrelevant information gathered
from the results is termed _____.
A. deficiency
B. validity
C. contamination
D. specificity
E. reliability
Steve, the vice president of Ocher Inc., plans to introduce a retirement plan for all
employees. George, the operations director, disagrees because the proposed plan would
increase the company’s costs. Which of the following, if true, strengthens Steve’s
argument?
A. Some benefits have become so common that today’s employees expect them.
B. Benefit packages are more complex than pay structures.
C. The employees at Ocher are young adults who prefer cash compensation to benefits.
D. Benefit packages do not affect the competitive nature of the labor market.
E. The federal government does not have mandatory requirements for specific
retirement plans.
Which of the following is a common condition for gainsharing to be a success in an
organization?
A. Employees who value working in groups
B. Employers who do not set short-term goals for employees
C. Work environment with minimum management commitment
D. Employees who prefer minimum interaction and cooperation
E. Low levels of cooperation and interaction
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes e-HRM?
A. It requires employees to contact an HR staff person when they need information.
B. It poses new challenges to employees and new issues for HR managers to address.
C. It is less economical compared to traditional HR systems.
D. It has unfavorable effects on employee manageability.
E. It excludes information-gathering activities of human resource management.
Which of the following organizations is most likely to locate a facility based on the
ability to effectively, efficiently, and flexibly produce a product or service, using
cultural differences as an advantage?
A. Foreign subsidiaries
B. International organizations
C. Multinational organizations
D. Global organizations
E. Domestic organizations
The consistency between test items or problems and the kinds of situations or problems
that occur in a job is known as _____.
A. predictive validity
B. content validity
C. concurrent validity
D. diagnostic validity
E. construct validity
_____ granted all persons the same property rights as white citizens, as well as the right
to enter into and enforce contracts.
A. The Thirteenth Amendment
B. The Fourteenth Amendment
C. The Civil Rights Act of 1866
D. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
E. Executive Order 11246
Token Inc. is an envelope manufacturer based in Dallas. The employees of the
organization receive incentive pay based on the amount of work produced. If the output
of an employee is more than the average production volume, then the organization pays
an incentive in addition to wages and salaries. In this case, which of the following
incentives is offered by Token Inc.?
A. Piecework rate
B. Minimum wage
C. Employee labor
D. Training stipend
E. Group bonus
Jerome believes that the key to effective management is to involve his team members in
the firm’s decision-making process. He prefers structured meetings and detailed plans
that include everything from immediate goals to objectives for the next decade. In this
case, Jerome’s thoughts reflect that of a person with:
A. an individualistic nature.
B. a collectivist nature.
C. high power distance.
D. low uncertainty avoidance.
E. a short-term orientation.