The glass ceiling represents practical barriers to entry-level employment for women and
minorities.
a. True
b. False
The type of interview that allows the applicant maximum amount of freedom in
determining the course of the discussion is the:
a. nondirective interview.
b. depth interview.
c. situational interview.
d. structured interview.
The employment-at-will doctrine states that either employees or their employers may
terminate the employment relationship for any reason.
a. True
b. False
_____ is the ability of an organization to rapidly reallocate resources to new or
changing needs.
a. Coordination flexibility
b. Predicted flexibility
c. Organizational capability
d. Turnover capability
Apprenticeship programs are an extension of on-the-job training that provide on and off
the job instructions.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following provisions prohibits ex-employees from soliciting clients or
customers of former employers for a specific period of time and from disclosing or
making use of confidential employer information?
a. Nondisclosure of information agreement
b. Intellectual property agreement
c. Noncompete agreement
d. Nonpiracy agreement
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires pregnancy leave dates to be based on the
individual employee’s ability to work.
a. True
b. False
Indirect compensation includes healthcare benefits and commissions.€
a. True
b. False
Globalization stirs fierce debate, especially when it comes to _____.
a. equal pay for women
b. jobs
c. proprietary technology
d. information exchange
Most high-performance work systems make it easy to isolate a single approach to a pay
system that works for everyone.
a. True
b. False
Globalization is of interest to _____ companies.
a. service
b. consumer product
c. only large
d. all types of
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), employers must do all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. fire employees who have been injured or have become ill due to work-related factors.
b. keep records of all work-related accidents and injuries.
c. inform employees of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)requirements.
d. refrain from disciplining employees who have filed safety complaints with
theOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
A major problem women face in employment isbalancing their managerial careers with
their families
a. True
b. False
There is a correlation between the recruitment success of an organization and:
a. formal and informal recruitment sources.
b. the accuracy and completeness of advertisements.
c. the affirmative action goals related to it.
d. unsolicited applications and resumes.
Virtual teams:
a. have their problems as well as benefits.
b. have never caught on in Europe.
c. seem to be without problems.
d. began with the invention of color TV.
The quality-of-fill metric attempts to measure how well new hires of an organization
are performing so that the organization will have enough top performers to propel it
towards its strategic objectives.
a. True
b. False