Which of the following could be perceived as discriminatory when asked on an
employment application form?
A) race
B) religion
C) age
D) All of the above.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful to fail or refuse to hire an
individual based on ________.
A) race
B) religion
C) national origin
D) All of the above.
Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in
reaching agreement?
A) fact finding
B) mediation
C) binding arbitration
D) non-binding arbitration
Who is typically responsible for paying the fees charged by private employment
agencies when they place qualified individuals in jobs?
A) the employer
B) the employee
C) the state employment commission
D) there are no fees
Which compensation-related law contains minimum wage, maximum hours, overtime
pay, equal pay, and child labor provisions?
A) Davis-Bacon Act
B) Fair Wages Act
C) Civil Rights Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act
If a person scores a 90 on an intelligence test on one day and scores 130 when retested
on another day, you might conclude that this test is ________.
A) valid
B) reliable
C) unreliable
D) inconsistent
A successful orientation should achieve which of the following?
A) The new employee should feel welcome.
B) The new employee should understand the organization in a broad sense.
C) The new employee should have clear understanding of what is expected.
D) The new employee should begin the process of socialization.
Liability in sexual harassment lawsuits can be minimized by doing which of the
following?
A) informing employees about a sexual harassment policy
B) training management about the dangers of sexual harassment
C) issuing a strong policy statement condemning harassment
D) All of the above.
When a supervisor evaluates performance by assigning predetermined percentages of
ratees into performance categories, he or she has used the ________ method of
performance appraisal.
A) constant sum ranking scale
B) alternation ranking
C) paired comparison
D) forced distribution
The ________ shows the pay rates currently paid for jobs in each pay grade, relative to
the points or rankings assigned to each job or grade by the job evaluation.
A) pay group
B) pay grade
C) class
D) wage curve
All of the following are useful in minimizing liability for sexual harassment except:
A) adopting a policy that forgives the first offense.
B) issuing a strong policy statement condemning harassment.
C) establishing a management response system.
D) taking all complaints about harassment seriously.
External equity refers to ________.
A) how a job’s pay rate in one company compares the job’s pay rate in other companies
B) how fair the job’s pay rate is, when compared to other jobs within the same company
C) the fairness of an individual’s pay as compared with what his or her coworkers are
earning for the same or very similar jobs within the company, based on each
individual’s performance
D) the perceived fairness of the processes and procedures used to make decisions
regarding the allocation of pay
According to Kurt Lewin, in order for a change to occur, which stage must first take
place?
A) unfreezing
B) moving
C) refreezing
D) shifting
A(n) ________ plan is an incentive plan that engages many or all employees in a
common effort to achieve a company’s productivity objectives with any resulting
cost-savings gains shared among employees and the company.
A) Scanlon
B) Lincoln incentive
C) Gainsharing
D) ESOP
Suppose you have five employees to rate. You make a chart of all possible pairs of
employees for each trait being evaluated. Then, you indicate the better employee of the
pair for each pair. Finally, you add up the number of positives for each employee. In
this case, you have used the ________ method of performance appraisal.
A) graphic ranking scale
B) alternation ranking
C) paired comparison
D) forced distribution
The “terminate at will” rule guiding the employment relationship has traditionally
meant that ________.
A) an employee can resign for any reason
B) an employer can fire an employee for any reason
C) contracts do not hold any real meaning in a court battle
D) Both A and B.
The recruitment and selection process has ________ steps.
A) 6
B) 5
C) 4
D) 7
________ means having a person learn a job by actually doing it.
A) Practice
B) On-the-job training
C) Social learning
D) Modeling
When managers identify a trait associated with work-place accidents and then use this
trait as part of the selection process for new hires, they are using ________ to reduce
unsafe acts.
A) job rotation
B) screening
C) training
D) incentive programs
Suppose a salesperson traditionally generates $500,000 in sales and the company
wishes to increase sales by $4 million dollars per year. Using ratio analysis, how many
new salespeople are required?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
The ________ requires employers with federal contracts over $2500 to take affirmative
action in employing handicapped persons.
A) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
B) Vocational Rehabilitation Act
C) Equal Pay Act
D) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Which law gave employers the right to express their views concerning union
organization?
A) Norris-LaGuardia Act
B) Taft-Hartley Act
C) Gompers Act
D) Landrum-Griffin Act
Which regulation covers pension plans and requires employers to have written plan
documents that establish terms such as eligibility and participation?
A) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
B) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Conciliation Act
C) Newborn Mother’s Protection Act
D) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act