Which of the following is NOT an element of organizational growth?
a. Increased employee productivity
b. Large number of employees
c. Employees developing or acquiring new skills
d. High employee turnover rate
€The mixed-standard scale method evaluates traits according to a single scale.
a. True
b. False
As an employee advocate, HR managers:
a. formulate and issue policy revisions for employees.
b. listen to employees and represent their needs to management.
c. provide individual orientation and training to every employee.
d. assist employees with labor negotiations.
People experience a life plateau when:
a. they allow work or any other factor to become the most significant aspect in their
lives.
b. no more promotional opportunities exist.
c. they become bored with their job because they know it too well.
d. retirement occurs in their lives.
Since the passage of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988:
a. drugs in the workplace are prohibited.
b. employers are prohibited from conducting random drug tests.
c. all employees must submit to drug tests on demand.
d. applicants and employees of federal contractors are subject to testing for illegal drug
use.
When an American MNC hires an employee from Italy to work in its office in Rome,
this employee is referred to as a(n):
a. expatriate.
b. international manager.
c. host-country national.
d. third-country national.
Which of the following is false?
a. Majority of employees have no children under 18.
b. Family-friendly policies have no positive outcomes for firms.
c. Flextime options are on the rise for employees.
d. Family-friendly policies may include day care, part-time work, and job sharing.
The three basic types of formats for providing feedback during a performance
evaluationmeeting or feedback sessionare:
a. tell-and-sell, tell-and-train, and developmental.
b. tell-and-sell, tell-and listen, and problem-solving.
c. tell-and-train, problem-solving, and developmental.
d. tell-and-listen, tell-and-train, and problem-solving.
The job classification system is a quantitative job evaluation procedure that determines
a job’s relative value by calculating the total points assigned to it.
a. True
b. False
A ratio of 0.10, for example, means that _____ percent of the applicants will be
selected.
a. 0.1
b. 1
c. 10
d. 90
Reactive changes are strategic changes initiated by managers in response to external
forces that have already affected a company’s performance.
a. True
b. False
_____ require the applicant to perform tasks that are actually a part of the work required
on the job.
a. EEOC tests
b. Work sample tests
c. Job knowledge tests
d. Biographical data tests
Red circle rates above the maximum for the range can result because:
a. promotional opportunities are plentiful.
b. employees have high seniority.
c. employees are demoted.
d. grades are added to the range.
Trend analysis refers to the use of statistical techniques to plot a historical trend of a
business factor.
a. True
b. False
Analysis of external opportunities and threats is _____ stepof the strategic management
process.
a. the second
b. the last
c. an optional
d. the penultimate