Steve contends that a manager conducting a job analysis is required not only to define
jobs when they are created but also to detect changes in jobs. What is the validity of
Steve’s argument?
A. Errors in job analysis have multiple sources but most result from outdated job
descriptions.
B. Today’s workplace is more or less inflexible and is not constantly subject to change.
C. People imagine jobs to be unstable, whereas jobs actually do not change or evolve
over time.
D. Changes in jobs occur only when there is a change in the descriptions of jobs.
E. Steve’s argument is incorrect because new jobs do not have job descriptions.
Gilbert, an HR manager at MaxNet Inc., hires 50 employees in five months. He has
used different sources of recruitment to recruit these employees. He desires to
determine the success rate of the recruitment sources. Gilbert must use the _____ to
achieve his objective.
A. hiring conversion rate
B. prospective cost
C. return on investment
D. liquidity ratio
E. cost per hire
Thomas heads a waste management firm. Recently, his firm was under scrutiny from
environmental organizations. To counter any possible negative claims by these
organizations against his company, Thomas assigned five of his junior managers to
study the issue and propose plans or initiatives that could make the company look more
environmental friendly. He also instructed senior managers to mentor their subordinates
as they devised new ideas. Which of the following form of team training was applied by
Thomas?
A. Action learning
B. Adventure learning
C. Cross-training
D. Internship
E. Apprenticeship
Harley wants to build a startup company with a small number of people working for
him. He decides to do all the hiring himself. Antonio, a friend of Harley’s, who is also a
lawyer, wants to warn Harley about the risk of discrimination complaints by applicants
who were not hired. Which of the following arguments must Antonio use to warn
Harley?
A. Interviews are narrow and standardized, so they do not allow interviewers to test the
integrity of interviewees with ease.
B. Interviews are subjective, so they have the potential of assessing candidates based on
questions not related to the job.
C. Interviews are objective, so they have the potential of assessing candidates based on
questions not related to the job.
D. Interviews are expensive, so their validity and reliability is always in question.
E. Interviews require polygraph tests, which give the interviewer an opportunity to ask
questions that can violate the privacy rights of the interviewee.
Which of the following is true about disability insurance?
A. It benefits the disabled employee only for the first year of disability.
B. Payments under short-term plans are lesser than that of long-term plans.
C. It pays about 50% to 70% percentage of the employee’s salary in case of disability.
D. Most employers offer long-term disability plans.
E. It offers coverage when the employee’s dependent is disabled.
Perlis Inc. is a whole food distributor. The hourly pay of employees working at Perlis is
lower than the earnings required to rise above poverty level. In this scenario, which of
the following laws is violated by the company?
A. Laws governing equal employment opportunity
B. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of minimum wage
C. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of overtime
D. Laws governing prevailing wages
E. Product market laws
Kelly is a new employee of a company, and her company provides a group insurance
plan that she can enroll in. Her friend, Michael, suggests that Kelly would be able to
save money if she chooses to purchase an individual insurance plan over the company’s
group insurance plan. Which of the following weakens Michael’s argument?
A. Individual plans are typically offered only to senior executives.
B. Rates for group insurance are typically lower than that of individual policies.
C. Kelly will not be eligible for other benefits if she does not enroll in a group
insurance plan.
D. Employees get more for their money when they receive insurance as a group benefit.
E. Kelly will get more take-home pay if she opts for a group insurance plan.
In the context of effectiveness of performance management, _____ means the extent to
which a measurement tool actually measures what it is intended to measure.
A. validity
B. dependability
C. acceptability
D. reliability
E. specificity
Buildtron Inc., a construction firm, is in need of a construction superintendent, whose
primary responsibilities involve organizing, supervising, and inspecting the work of
several subcontractors. Buildtron administers a construction-error recognition test,
where an applicant has to enter a shed that has 25 construction errors and has to record
as many of these errors as can be detected. What type of validity is being established in
this case?
A. Concurrent validity
B. Construct validity
C. Content validity
D. Representative validity
E. Predictive validity
Which of the following is a requirement under the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986?
A. Employers must verify and maintain records on the legal rights of applicants to work
in the United States.
B. Employers must file a completed Form I-9 with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service and retain the documents for at least ten years.
C. Employers must pay lower wages to immigrant workers.
D. Employers must verify the legal age of employees who do not hold American
citizenship.
E. Employers must ask a potential employee’s religion.
Which of the following elements of a high-performance work system determines how
the details of the organization’s necessary activities will be grouped, whether into jobs
or team responsibilities?
A. Information systems
B. Reward systems
C. Performance
D. Organizational structure
E. Task design
Identify the case in which disparate treatment is considered legal.
A. In a particular retail outlet, male workers are employed to handle the sales.
B. In an electrical company, male workers are exclusively employed to work as
electricians.
C. In a vehicle manufacturing company, male workers are exclusively employed in all
departments.
D. In a certain shopping mall, female workers are exclusively employed to clean the
women’s restroom.
E. In a particular hospital, only female nurses are appointed.
Benjamin is an employee at Apex Inc. who has joined a new team. Sam, his supervisor
on this new team, describes the set of behaviors that people will expect of Benjamin.
He, however, feels that the demands of his new role are contradictory. Which of the
following situations is most likely to be the primary source of Benjamin’s
dissatisfaction about his role?
A. Apex Inc. has brought together employees like Benjamin from different functions to
work on a team to develop a new product
B. Benjamin is involved in Apex Inc.’s grapevine communications channel
C. Benjamin is unclear about his work methods because others have different ideas
about work processes
D. Apex Inc. has downsized recently, and employees’ work is still going through quality
checks
E. Benjamin wants to know how Apex Inc. will evaluate his performance on this new
work team
Pentrall, a healthcare company, provides a lower training rate to its employees
belonging to the age group of 18 to 20 years. The rate is applicable for a period of 90
days. In this case, which of the following laws will justify the organization’s decision to
pay the lower pay?
A. Laws governing equal employment opportunity
B. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of minimum wage
C. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of overtime
D. Laws governing prevailing wages
E. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of child labor
Nicole, an employee at Neo Corp., develops and distributes newsletters that announce
upcoming events in the company. Which of the following human resource management
(HRM) practices is being performed by Nicole?
A. Performance management
B. Employee relations
C. Selection
D. Training
E. Compensation
Which of the following has the main responsibility of developing a formal discipline
process for the workplace?
A. Human resource department
B. Outplacement counselors
C. Legal department
D. Sales force
E. Arbitrators
When an employee evaluates his or her manager low on all performance criteria due to
dissatisfaction with the manager’s disposition, the employee has most likely committed
a(n) _____.
A. error based on similarity
B. halo error
C. central tendency
D. horns error
E. contrast error
Brandon, an employee of EduTech Corp., demonstrates a series of unacceptable
behaviors. Marian, his manager, wants to involve an impartial person to look into this
matter. However, Ming, the head of the HR department, believes that the problem
should be referred to the company’s employee assistance program. Which of the
following situations is most likely to strengthen Ming’s view?
A. If EduTech Corp. wants to terminate Brandon due to problems that involve alcohol
abuse
B. If EduTech Corp. wants to use only the simplest, most direct, and least expensive
way to settle the dispute
C. If EduTech Corp. wants an experienced and retired judge to resolve the dispute
D. If EduTech Corp. wants only a neutral party from outside the organization to hear
the case
E. If EduTech Corp. wants only Brandon’s immediate supervisor to hear the complaint
Kim, a civil engineer, was sent by her firm to Kuwait on a temporary assignment. After
completing her project within the given span of six months, Kim approaches the HR
department of her firm to arrange for her return. The HR department is likely to prepare
for Kim’s _____ as the first task.
A. expatriation
B. validation
C. repatriation
D. culture shock
E. overseas assignment