Which of the following terms would accurately describe an individual who was born in
the United States and is currently working in Germany for a company headquartered in
China?
A. Parent-country national
B. Host-country national
C. Third-country national
D. Home-country national
E. Guest-country national
Which of the following agencies is primarily responsible for enforcing the laws passed
by Congress?
A. The U.S. House of Representatives
B. The U.S. Senate
C. The executive branch of the government
D. The legislative branch of the government
E. The U.S. Cabinet
The hot-stove rule differs from a progressive discipline process in that with the
hot-stove rule:
A. the punishment meted is always inconsistent.
B. the consequences for breaking the rule is immediate.
C. the rule breaker will be warned multiple times before termination.
D. the consequences follow a gradual increase in seriousness.
E. the ideology is to prevent misbehavior rather than to merely punish it.
Employees with negative affectivity are inclined to:
A. experience high job satisfaction.
B. experience feelings of anger, contempt, fear, and guilt.
C. seek change in socially acceptable ways.
D. look for the good in others, but not themselves.
E. think highly of themselves, but not others.
A firm’s marketing department plans to introduce a new product into the market. The
department invites suggestions from employees about the new product. New employees
at the firm are also given an exhaustive orientation by the HR department about the
company’s vision and goals, and how the firm’s products have traditionally formed an
integral part of their daily work life. This orientation activity organized by the HR
department is an example of _____.
A. brand alignment
B. brand extension
C. brand equity
D. brand valuation
E. brand earnings
Management at an IT firm is thinking of promoting Barbara, a customer service
representative, to the position of senior customer relationship manager. Which of the
following, if true, would weaken management’s decision to promote her?
A. Barbara is currently on a sabbatical and is expected to return to the office in three
months.
B. Barbara was promoted to her current position less than a year ago.
C. Barbara has already had a pay rise over the last two years.
D. Barbara has little experience in handling such a position, which would require
greater responsibility.
E. Barbara has never been on an externship, unlike some of her customer service
colleagues.
Nazir, an HR manager at Solomon Beverages, recognizes and attracts potential job
seekers to his organization. In the context of HRM functions, Nazir is carrying out the
_____ process.
A. promoting
B. appraising
C. recruiting
D. forecasting
E. disbanding
Wilma heads the production department at Riden Inc., a firm that stresses the
importance of maintaining regular contact with customers. Wilma is expecting a labor
surplus in the future. John, a supervisor, recommends downsizing as an option to deal
with this labor surplus. However, Wilma rejects this option. Which of the following
statements will validate that Wilma made the right decision?
A. Downsizing cannot be used to reduce the number of managers.
B. Downsizing would result in increased operational costs.
C. Downsizing cannot provide an immediate solution to labor surplus.
D. Downsizing would hurt long-term organizational effectiveness.
E. Downsizing would harm the hierarchy of top management.
Job rotation involves:
A. adding challenges or new responsibilities to an employee’s current job.
B. moving an employee through a series of job assignments in one or more functional
areas of the company.
C. allowing an employee to work full-time in a temporary position at another company.
D. allowing an employee to switch between two different jobs within the company on a
daily or weekly basis.
E. assigning an employee to a position with less responsibility and authority.
Vactin Motors, an automobile company, ties individual performance, profits, and other
measures of employees’ success to a particular form of pay. This form of pay is
influential because the amount paid is linked to certain predefined behaviors or
outcomes. Which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?
A. Minimum wage
B. Overtime pay
C. Incentive pay
D. Piecework rates
E. Bonus payment
Which of the following is an advantage of using a human resource information system
in an organization?
A. It can be used to scrutinize balance sheets.
B. It can be used to develop new lines of products.
C. It can be used to provide employee coaching.
D. It can help avoid litigation and lawsuits.
E. It can be used by salespeople to improve sales.
Which of the following is a drawback of a standard hour plan?
A. It does not focus on quality or customer service.
B. It escalates costs for an employer in the long term.
C. It is applicable only in team-based work environments.
D. It helps employees work at a comfortable pace.
E. It does not pay workers extra for work done in less than the standard time.