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Which of the following is inappropriate on an application form?
a. Asking the applicant to provide high school, college, and post-college attendance
b. Asking the applicant to disclose any prior arrests
c. Asking the applicant to provide names, addresses, and phone numbers of references
d. Asking the applicant to provide all work experience
A multidomestic corporation is essentially a domestic firm that builds on its existing
capabilities to penetrate overseas markets.
a. True
b. False
Dell has been very successful competing based on a low-cost strategy.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following principles is critical for the success of empowerment and
involvement initiatives in organizations?
a. Shared information
b. Knowledge development
c. Totalitarianism
d. Linking rewards with performance
A _____ is used to depict the number and percentage of employees of an organization
in each job from year to year, with proportions of those who are promoted, demoted,
transferred, or who exit the organization.
a. staffing table
b. Markov analysis
c. skills inventory
d. trend analysis
Personality tests measure such things as agreeableness, extroversion, and openness to
experience.
a. True
b. False
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.
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) help employees mainly with relocation costs.
a. True
b. False
Instead of helping job seekers find the right job, _____ concentrate on helping
employers find the right person for a job.
a. public employment agencies
b. labor unions
c. private employment agencies
d. executive search firms
The use and disclosure of personal medical information is protected by the:
a. Privacy Act of 1974.
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
c. Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.
d. Public Health Service Act of 1944.
Generally, a bonus plan doesnot become part of an employee's base pay.
a. True
b. False
Organizational goals can impact choice of incentive plans.
a. True
b. False
The process of measuring one's own services and practices against the recognized
leaders in order to identify areas for improvement is _____.
a. industry analysis
b. modeling
c. benchmarking
d. environmental analysis
The use and disclosure of personal medical information is protected by the:
a. Privacy Act of 1974.
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
c. Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.
d. Public Health Service Act of 1944.
