A process audit is used to determine whether a high-performance work system has been
implemented as designed.
a. True
b. False
If a work sample test includes major job functions and predicts job success, it has
construct validity.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOTan exception to the employment-at-will doctrine?
a. Implied contract
b. Established protection
c. Violation of public policy
d. Implied covenant
____ places restrictions on employers in their ability to listen to telephone calls made
by employees.
a. The Whistleblower Protection Act
b. The Americans Disabilities Act
c. The Privacy Act
d. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The Four-Fifths Rule applies when the number of employees from a protected class is
less than four-fifths of the number of employees hired from the class with the highest
selection rate.
a. True
b. False
Under federal labor law, employers can:
a. attend union meetings.
b. publicly emphasize unfavorable aspects of unionism.
c. change working conditions of employees who work for the union.
d. review union authorization cards.
A job description is:
a. a group of related activities and duties of a job.
b. a set ofdifferent duties and responsibilities performed by one employee.
c. a statement of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform a job.
d. a statement of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job.
Which of the following is NOT a general responsibility of the HR manager?
a. Employee supervision
b. Strategic advice and counsel
c. Policy formulation and implementation
d. Employee advocacy
Which of the following is NOT a method to gather job analysis information?
a. Diaries
b. Applications
c. Questionnaires
d. Observations
Collapsing many salary grades into a few wide salary bands is known as:
a. red circling.
b. broadbanding.
c. pay ranging.
d. factor comparison.
Outplacement services are:
a. useful in attracting individuals to a career
b. designed to help terminated employees find a job elsewhere.
c. rarely provided to executive employees.
d. offered to employees who are constantly transferred to different locations.
In the job characteristics model, task identity refers to the degree to which a job
requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.
a. True
b. False
There has been a reduction in the number of single-parent families and two-earner
couples in the workplace than there have been in thedecades past.
a. True
b. False
With a diverse workforce, more employers are willing to provide benefits to employees
who establish a:
a. dual taxing relationship.
b. joint employment status.
c. codependent relationship.
d. domestic partnership.
Behavior modification seeks to gradually shape trainee behavior using reinforcement.
a. True
b. False
The agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Wagner Act is the National
Labor Relations Board.
a. True
b. False
_____is the process of studying and designing equipment and systems that are easy and
efficient for people to use and that ensure their physical well-being.
a. Dejobbing
b. Industrial engineering
c. Ergonomics
d. Autonomy
When employee leasing is used, a firm signs an agreement with a professional
employer organization.
a. True
b. False
A strike vote by union members does NOT mean that a strike will actually take place.
a. True
b. False
The federal government now requires that employers with government contracts
maintain a drug-free work environment.
a. True
b. False