The Fisher test can be used to ascertain the relationship between two categorical
variables and two levels.
The purpose of OSHA does not include providing training programs to increase the
number and competence level of occupational safety and health personnel.
A desire to have more influence in effecting change in the work environment is one of
the general reasons why workers join unions.
The data and products of work analysis provide the foundation for all activities within
HRM.
NLRA describes what constitutes unfair labor practices by employers. Prohibited
activities include bargaining in good faith with employee representatives.
Pension plans, paid vacations and holidays, health insurance plans, dismissal pay,
reporting pay, and supplementary unemployment benefits (SUBs) are examples of
which of the following collective bargaining issues?
A) Wage-related collective bargaining issues
B) Supplementary economic benefits issues
C) Institutional issues
D) Administrative issues
E) Concessionary bargaining
Above all it is important to maintain “fairness” in the selection process. Fairness can be
attained when managers do all of the following except:
A) Treat applicants consistently
B) Base selection on job related criteria
C) Follow organizational policy
D) Use subjective, arbitrary criteria
E) Communicate in an honest and accurate way
__________ deals with perceptions of equity in the allocation of reward or penalties
given by the organization.
A) Defined justice
B) People (employee) justice
C) Distributive justice
D) Procedural justice
E) Demanded justice
What did the Supreme Court say about the use of tests in Griggs v. Duke Power?
A) Tests are legal for selection if used for only entry-level jobs; they are not valid for
internal candidates
B) Tests are always illegal if they result in adverse impact, regardless of how
performance is related to test results
C) Personality tests cannot be used for selection if they are administered pre-offer
D) Job -relatedness can be an affirmative defense if the test is valid, regardless of
adverse impact
Which of the following statement best describes host-country nationals?
A) Individuals who have proven themselves in the local marketplace.
B) Individuals who are residents of the organization’s home country who are sent
offshore on assignment
C) Individuals contributing important information, perspective, and decision-making
factors.
D) Individuals attaching more importance to freedom and challenges in job.
E) Individuals who are residents of countries in which a foreign subsidiary is located.
You are concerned that your employees are afraid to report ethical violations to
management. In order to increase the likelihood of unethical activity being reported,
which of the following would you suggest your company adopt?
A) Strict punishment guidelines for not reporting unethical behavior.
B) Ending managerial training to decrease paranoia.
C) Encouraging informal discussion of ethics versus formal training
D) Increasing the use of exit interviews.
E) Formal training for all employees in ethical decision-making.
The level of decentralization and empowerment within a culture can be understood by a
reference to the ______ within that culture.
A) Individualism
B) Power distance
C) Dichotomy
D) Short-term orientation
E) Collectivism
To ensure a legally defensible performance appraisal system, all of the following
procedures are recommended EXCEPT:
A) Setting specific performance standards for employees.
B) Having a performance review process for each employee.
C) Making the performance appraisal process different for all employees within a job
family.
D) Including a formal appeal process.
E) Using more than one independent evaluator of performance.
In order to be in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act the company:
A) Must provide verbal notification to the applicant that you will be pulling their credit
history
B) Should not tell the employee that they intend to look at their credit until after the
results have been received and there is a negative report
C) Should use the information only as a tie breaker if there are two candidates who are
otherwise equally qualified
D) Avoid getting the report in writing; until there is a written report, the company is
under no obligation to share the report with the candidate
E) Can allow other companies to share the report as long as they are hiring for the same
job, without notification to the applicant.
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits indiscrimination on the basis of age by
apprenticeship programs, including joint labor-management apprenticeship programs.
At which stage of the training process would it be critical to understand the influence of
the characteristics of adult learners and learning principles?
A) Assessment
B) Development
C) Analysis
D) Evaluation
E) Learning objective
Which of the following is an indicator of highly injurious level of workplace violence?
A) Pushing, fistfights
B) Theft
C) Sabotage
D) Psychological trauma
E) Major violations of company policy
A(n) __________ leases the right to use its intellectual property to another firm.
A) Licensor
B) Licensee
C) Franchisee
D) Contractor
E) Expatriate
As part of a selection process, candidates are asked to assume the responsibility of a
manager to deal with a subordinate experiencing performance problems. This form of
assessment is often referred to as a(n):
A) Leaderless group discussion
B) Role-play
C) In-basket session
D) Oral presentation
E) Decisiveness skills
Which of the following training method is used to reproduce physiological and
psychological conditions of the real world?
A) Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
B) On-the-job training (OJT)
C) Programmed instruction (PI)
D) Equipment simulation
E) Job rotation
All of the following are attempts to control intentional rating errors EXCEPT:
A) using forced distribution or other forms of ratee comparison systems
B) using multirater systems.
C) requiring cross-checks or reviews of ratings by other people
D) training raters how to provide negative evaluation.
E) providing frame-of-reference training.
Which of the following is not a component of compensation for international
assignments?
A) Base salary
B) Foreign service premiums
C) Allowances
D) Benefits
E) Pay for performance
Which of the following is not a factor to be considered in designing a gain sharing
program?
A) Potential for employee efforts
B) Organized employee suggestion system
C) Workforce interdependence.
D) Workforce composition.
E) Key organizational factors that affect the pay system
_____ provides an database for downloading job descriptions.
A) JCQ
B) PAQ
C) O*Net
D) DOT
E) KSA
Company XYZ had a corporate goal to improve the quality of the products they
produced. Employees in the company had personal performance objectives that were
associated with quality improvements. If the quality improvement objectives were not
met because of faulty raw materials purchased from a new vendor, which of the
following would be true?
A) The poor materials from the vendor should be considered a situational constraint
when appraising the performance of the purchasing manager.
B) Only mangers should have a performance objective that is associated with the
corporate goal to increase quality, not individuals responsible for production.
C) Employees should be concerned that the poor quality of the raw materials will cause
the managers to be influenced by the central tendency effect.
D) When appraising the performance of an employee on the production line, the poor
quality materials should be considered a situational constraint on their ability to meet
quality standards.
E) Employees being rated will have a tendency to overestimate the effects of the poor
quality materials on their ability to perform as compared to their managers, who will
underestimate the effect.
What are the two internal forces governing the ongoing working relationship? Explain
how each affects the maintenance of the employment relationship.
When are private agencies most effective?
The NLRA has described what constitutes unfair labor practices by employers. List a
few of these prohibited activities.
Compare and contrast the Scanlon and IMPROSHARE group incentive plans.
What is the objective of businesses creating offshore professional and operations
centers.
List a few tips to help managers be more effective as coaches.
List a few common activities that are part of the organizational design HRM domain.
What is the advantage of the 16PF over other self-report inventories?