The Consumer Price Index represents the average price changes for the price of goods
and services in how many regions?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
In this team, members learn scheduling, coordinating, training, leadership. Which of the
following describes this type of work team?
A) self-regulating
B) supervisory
C) management
D) non-supervised
The collective bargaining system was established by passage of which federal act?
A) National Labor Regulations Act
B) National Labor Relations Act
C) Union Labor Regulations Act
D) Union Labor Relations Act
Which of the following factors has contributed to the expansion of global markets?
A) stricter labor laws outside the United States
B) onshoring outside the United States
C) multicultural diversity within the United States
D) unification of the European markets
Stephan will receive a mobility premium for undertaking an assignment in Saudi
Arabia. How will he receive it?
A) upon return to his home country
B) over the length of his assignment
C) in 3 installments
D) a lump-sum payment
A common, but mistaken assumption, is that high demand for workers applies only to
which kind of jobs?
A) medical doctors
B) low-skilled jobs
C) highly skilled jobs
D) information security analysts
Which of the following is true regarding group incentive plans?
A) There are more groups in a company than individuals to measure.
B) Individual group members usually work more efficiently alone than in cohesive
groups.
C) It is easier to develop performance measures for individual incentive plans than for
group incentive plans.
D) It is easier to develop performance measures for group incentive plans than
individual incentive plans.
How many months in a year must seasonal employees work to qualify for protection
under the FLSA overtime and minimum wage provisions?
A) 4
B) 7
C) 11
D) 12
Which government agency provides the criteria for defining executive status?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission
B) U.S. Department of Labor
C) Internal Revenue Service
D) Dodd-Frank Commission
Many people are concerned that raising the minimum wage rate will do which of the
following?
A) increase employee turnover
B) lead to higher unemployment
C) negatively influence service quality
D) result in greater onshoring activities
Who is responsible for compensating on-call employees?
A) independent contractor
B) hiring company
C) temporary agency
D) government
Generalized work activities, organizational context, and work context are requirements
under which O*NET category?
A) experience
B) occupation
C) requirements
D) labor market characteristics
This federal act requires contractors with federal contracts worth over $2,000 to pay
wages at least equal to those prevailing in the area where the work is being done.
A) Fair Labor Standards Act
B) Davis-Bacon Act
C) Equal Pay Act
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964
Discerning threats and opportunities is the main focus of which activity?
A) human resource planning
B) environmental scanning
C) job evaluation
D) job analysis
Unscheduled absenteeism has climbed to its highest levels in the XYZ Company last
month. In order to reduce costs, HR professionals in the XYZ Company changed their
paid time off policy. This company used to grant each employee 10 vacation days, 5
paid days for sick leave, and 4 days for personal leave. With the new policy, this
company combines vacation, sick leave, and personal leave policies into one paid time
off policy (i.e., 19 days). The management kept funeral leave as a stand-alone policy.
What is the XYZ Company’s new policy called?
A) integrated paid time off
B) combined paid time off
C) sabbatical leave
D) volunteer leave
After the recent merger of ABC and XYZ Airlines, the former CFO of XYZ Airlines,
John, lost his employment in the newly merged airline. Which executive compensation
agreement is customary in such circumstances?
A) stock buyout plans
B) clawback awards
C) platinum parachutes
D) golden parachutes
In the Italian language, “la” refers to the word “the” for feminine nouns, and “il” refers
to the word “the” for masculine nouns. Mastering this knowledge is an example of
which of the following?
A) language proficiency
B) historical sensitivity
C) cultural sensitivity
D) gender respect
As CEO, Duane was granted stock options that do not require him to exercise them to
receive income. Which of the following plans is it?
A) stock appreciation rights
B) discount stock
C) restricted stock
D) golden parachute
These indicate the name of each job within a company’s job structure.
A) job specifications
B) job summaries
C) position headings
D) job titles
Which of the following are the two main components of current core compensation?
A) base pay and bonuses
B) base pay and legally required benefits
C) bonuses and legally required benefits
D) base pay and discretionary benefits
An international assignment is considered long-term when it lasts at least how long?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 2 years
D) 1 year
Although Congress has yet to raise the federal minimum wage (as of June 2015),
A) some states have chosen to raise their minimum wage rates.
B) all of the states have set aside discussions of possibly raising their minimum wage
rates.
C) businesses are pressuring the federal government to act on increasing the minimum
wage rate.
D) some states have engaged in discussions about repealing their minimum wage laws.
For part-time employees to be eligible to be in a company’s retirement plan, which two
qualifications must be met?
A) age 21 or older and worked 1500 hours in a year of service
B) age 21 or older and worked 1000 hours in a year of service
C) age 18 or older and worked 2000 hours in a year of service
D) age 18 or older and worked 1500 hours in a year of service
During which period did the so-called Great Recession occur?
A) February 2005 to July 2008
B) December 2008 to January 2010
C) April 2007 to December 2009
D) December 2007 to June 2009
Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic by Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964?
A) sexual orientation
B) race
C) national origin
D) religion
John is a design engineer in an auto manufacturer’s research and development
department. In addition to his normal duties, he is assigned to a team of other engineers
developing a highly automated assembly line for the new model of a passenger car. To
which type of team is John assigned?
A) incentive
B) project
C) work (process)
D) parallel
When ________ spreads are used to develop pay grade widths, the grades are based on
a set number of job evaluation points for each grade that increases as an employee
moves up the pay structure.
A) pay rate
B) percentage-based job evaluation point
C) pay range
D) absolute job evaluation points
The HR manager of a company thinks that they have too many narrow pay grades
within the organization. By getting the support from upper management, the manager
decided to consolidate existing pay grades and ranges into fewer pay grades and
broader pay ranges in order to create a flatter organization in terms of compensation.
This is an example of which pay structure variation?
A) broadbanding
B) two-tier pay system
C) pay compression
D) multiple-tier pay system
If a company wanted to hire contingent workers as a way to screen for possible
full-time employment, which type of worker would the company likely employ?
A) consultants
B) temporary
C) freelance
D) leased
Which of following enables companies to generate income, higher company stock
prices, economic value, strong positive brand identity, and reputation?
A) capital
B) assets
C) competency
D) human capital
Which scenario would be appropriate for using a salary-only plan?
A) The salesperson is selling high-priced products
B) The salesperson has substantial influence over sales
C) The company wants to save money due to budget constraints
D) The company wants to create competition among its sales staff
To be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, an individual must meet which of
the following requirements?
A) has been employed for at least 5 years
B) has not voluntarily changed employers within a 3-year period
C) has not been terminated because of gross violations of workplace conduct
D) has been eligible to receive Medicare benefits for at least 10 years
Person-focused pay programs that emphasize vertical skills work well at manufacturing
companies that organize work flow around which type of organization?
A) departments
B) high performance work teams
C) task forces
D) business units
What is the maximum amount that companies are permitted to charge COBRA
beneficiaries?
A) 102 percent of all employees’ annual pay
B) 102 percent of the employee’s annual pay
C) 102 percent of the cost of health insurance to the beneficiary under the employer’s
plan
D) 102 percent of the federal poverty guidelines
Which approach to providing health care makes the most sense when a company’s
financial burden of covering employee medical expenses is less than the cost to
subscribe to an insurance company for coverage?
A) managed care
B) consumer-driven health care
C) commercial insurance
D) self-funding
________ is a situation in which a worker is forced to work part-time due to economic
situations although she/he is willing to work full-time.
The ________ allowance compensates expatriates for their sacrifices while on
assignment.
During the ________, which took place in the 1930s, a great number of businesses
failed and unemployment soared, forcing the government to institute social welfare
programs.
Describe five ways that an employer-sponsored health plan could lose its grandfathered
status.
Retirement programs, or ________, provide income in the form of an annuity to
employees and their beneficiaries during some or all of their retirement.
Discuss the employment context in the European Union.
________ nationals are foreign citizens that work in U.S. companies’ branch offices or
manufacturing plants in their home countries.
What are some of the issues associated with rising wages in China?
Approximately ________ percent of Americans experience some form of mental illness
at least once during their lifetime.
Of the countries studied in Chapter 14, ________ has the lowest hourly compensation
costs.
What are the three considerations used in determining fixed pay and the compensation
mix in sales compensation plans?
A provision of the ________ established the say-on-pay practice.
Mia has Parkinson’s disease but is on an insurance plan that saves her from having to
make frequent visits to the pharmacy. She is probably on a ________ drug plan.
Due to the recent economic downturn, XYZ Co. decided to shut down one of its
appliance manufacturing plants in the United States, and therefore around 300 workers
were laid off. XYZ Co. has chosen to award laid-off workers 6 months of ________
pay.
According to the EEOC, ________ refers to a present competence to perform an
observable behavior.
An ________ refers to the minimum amount of time that an employee must wait after
becoming disabled before disability insurance payments begin.
The ________ is a unique international organization that aims at becoming an economic
superpower, while still retaining such practices as high levels of employment, social
welfare protection, and strong trade unions.
Explain the difference between insurance plans offered by insurance companies and
self-funded insurance plans.