Which system of job evaluation is being used when cards that list the duties and
responsibilities of the job are arranged by raters in order of the importance of the job?
a. Point method
b. Job ranking
c. Job grade system
d. Factor comparison method
A firm’s ability to compete through people depends on its ability to manage human
capital.
a. True
b. False
In high-performance organizations, training is undertaken so that the employees:
a. assume greater responsibility.
b. earn higher wages.
c. lower organizational costs.
d. remain loyal to the organization.
US labor-management negotiations are adversarial.
a. True
b. False
The strongest reason to join a union appears to be:
a. favoritism shown by supervisors in promotions, shift assignments, and transfers.
b. the need to fraternize with similar employees and assert personal leadership skills.
c. dissatisfaction with wages, benefits, and working conditions.
d. personal preference for a union and social pressure to join.
Beginning in 2014, firms with ____ full-time employees will be required to
automatically enroll new full-time employees in their health care plans.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 200
d. 250
When the NLRB certifies a union as the bargaining representative, the union is certified
for a period of at least three years.
a. True
b. False
Employees whose compensation is calculated on the basis of weekly, biweekly, or
monthly periods are classified as:
a. salaried employees.
b. hourly employees.
c. management employees.
d. white-collar employees.
Which of the following principles typifies a shift away from the mentality of command
and control in organizations?
a. Shared information
b. Knowledge development
c. Totalitarianism
d. Linking rewards with performance
An error of central tendency is a performance-rating error in which all employees are
more or less rated as average.
a. True
b. False
If a pay disparity between the sexes exists, employers cannot legally lower the wages of
one gender to comply with the law.
a. True
b. False
Looking on the Internet is the most commonly used search tactic by job seekers.
a. True
b. False
Unlike temporary help agencies, employee-leasing companies:
a. place employees with subscribers on a permanent basis.
b. require subscribers to pay for benefits.
c. prevent subscribers from laying off employees.
d. allow subscribers to lower their employee requirements.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Consumer Price Index?
a. Clothing
b. Automobiles
c. Charges for medical services
d. Transportation fares
The placement of an employee in another job at a higher level in the organization with
an increase in pay and status is known as:
a. job enlargement.
b. a transfer.
c. a promotion.
d. job rotation.
According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, distracted
driving accounts for _____ of all accidents.
a. 25 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 80 percent
For what reason should a person seeking a mentor research the potential mentor’s
background?
a. To prevent negligent choosing of mentor
b. To find someone to introduce one to the mentor
c. To establish a relationship with the mentor
d. To learn about the mentor’s weaknesses
Under the Taft-Hartley Act, if a newly certified union is unable to obtain a labor
agreement within a year of winning its certification election,then:
a. the union is decertified.
b. the union representatives must be replaced with newly elected officials.
c. employees must accept arbitration for every grievance until an agreement is reached.
d. employees are allowed to vote the union out through a decertification election.