(The) ________ made it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs
involve equal work, require equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility, and are
performed under similar working conditions.
A) Title VII
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963
C) Executive Order 11246
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
________ investigate EEO grievances.
A) EEO representatives
B) Training specialists
C) Recruiters
D) Job analysts
How does merit pay differ from a bonus?
A) Merit pay becomes part of an employee’s base pay, but a bonus does not.
B) A bonus becomes part of an employee’s base pay, but merit pay does not.
C) Merit pay is linked to individual performance, while a bonus is not.
D) A bonus is linked to individual performance, while merit pay is linked to company
performance
________ is the continuing process of instilling in all employees the attitudes,
standards, and values that the organization expects.
A) Socialization
B) Training
C) Development
D) Orientation
Which of the following benefits could be awarded as workers’ compensation?
A) cash benefit
B) medical services
C) time off with pay
D) Both A and B.
When managers reduce unsafe acts through selection, it means that they ________.
A) identify a trait associated with work-place accidents and then screen candidates on
this trait
B) rotate employees through different positions
C) offer incentives to employee teams with low accident rates
D) respond to employee suggestions to improve possible problem areas
All of the following about teamwork or team training is true except:
A) teamwork always comes naturally.
B) team training may be used to support a new organization.
C) team training focuses on technical, interpersonal, and team management issues.
D) All of the above.
What percentage of eligible employees in a bargaining unit must sign authorization
cards in order for the union to petition the NLRB for an election?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 50
In the absence of formal harassment policies, what is the first step an employee should
take to address a problem of sexual harassment?
A) file a complaint with the local EEOC office
B) file a complaint with the human resource director
C) write a letter to the accuser
D) file a verbal complaint with the harasser and the harasser’s boss
The basic aim of ________ is to increase the participant’s insight into his or her own
behavior and the behavior of others by encouraging an open expression of feelings in a
trainer-guided group.
A) sensitivity training
B) action research
C) group therapy
D) coaching
________ refers to the tendency of firms to extend their sales, ownership, and/or
manufacturing to new markets abroad.
A) Market development
B) Globalization
C) Export growth
D) Diversification
Nonfinancial payments like health and life insurance, pensions, time off with pay, and
child care facilities are examples of ________.
A) variable pay
B) competency-based incentives
C) benefits
D) salary
Any attempt to improve managerial performance by imparting knowledge, changing
attitudes, or increasing skills is called ________.
A) diversity training
B) on-the-job training
C) performance improvement programs
D) management development
E) coaching
Strategic human resource management refers to ________.
A) formulating and executing human resource policies and practices that produce the
employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to its achieve strategic aims
B) planning the balance of internal strengths and weaknesses with external
opportunities and threats to maintain competitive advantage
C) emphasizing the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s
workers
D) extending a firm’s sales, ownership, and manufacturing to new markets
What tactic will employers likely have to take to fill openings left by retiring
employees?
A) instituting flexible work hours
B) hiring more women
C) rehiring retirees
D) lowering the retirement age
Which of the following was not named an unfair labor practice by the Wagner Act?
A) bribing employees
B) yellow dog contracts
C) company spy systems
D) moving businesses to avoid unionization
Members of the EEOC are appointed by the ________.
A) Senate
B) Supreme Court
C) President of the United States
D) Vice-President of the United States
Which of the following is not a basis for reducing and preventing accidents at work?
A) reducing unsafe conditions
B) reducing unsafe acts
C) training employees
D) hiring non-accident-prone workers
Information regarding job demands such as finger dexterity or conscientiousness is
included in the information about ________ an HR specialist may collect during a job
analysis.
A) work activities
B) human behaviors
C) machines, tools, equipment, and work aids
D) performance standards
Permissible bargaining items are ________.
A) a part of negotiations through joint agreement of both management and union
B) forbidden by law
C) items which must be negotiated according to law
D) All of the above.
When using goal setting in performance management, the goals should be ________.
A) difficult
B) doable
C) specific
D) All of the above.
Social Security provides all of the following benefits except:
A) income if retirement is at age 62 or later and individual is insured under the Social
Security Act.
B) death benefits to surviving dependents for those insured under the Social Security
Act
C) Medicare.
D) income if retirement is at age 55 or later.