Penalties for violation of safety rules by employees are usually stated in the:
a. employee handbook.
b. appointment letter of the employees.
c. Federal Register.
d. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) handbook.
The job title:
a. is of psychological importance as it provides status to the employee.
b. indicates the level within the occupational hierarchy occupied by the jobholder.
c. may indicate the basic duties involved in the job.
d. all of these are correct.
Human resource planning is:
a. the technique that identifies the critical aspects of a job.
b. the process of anticipating and providing for the movement of people into, within,
and out of an organization.
c. the process of setting major organizational objectives and developing comprehensive
plans to achieve these objectives.
d. the process of determining the primary direction of a firm.
A job analysis approach that utilizes an inventory of the various types of work activities
that can constitute any job is known as:
a. functional job analysis.
b. the critical incident method.
c. task inventory analysis.
d. the position analysis questionnaire system.
_____ are labor markets in which workers are hired into entry level jobs and higher
level jobs are filled from within.
a. Internal labor markets
b. External labor markets
c. Global sourcing markets
d. Outsourcing markets
A qualitative approach to demand forecasting can include any of the following
EXCEPT:
a. trend analysis
b. the Delphi technique
c. soliciting expert opinion
d. management forecast
The measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed “market basket” of
goods and services is known as:
a. cost-of-living allowance.
b. cost-of-living adjustment.
c. the consumer price index.
d. the inflation index.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 strengthened the enforcement power
of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC).
a. True
b. False
Professional employer organizations lease employees to firms and perform all the HR
duties including hiring, payroll, performance appraisal, and benefits administration.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOTa primary principle for support of high-performance
work systems?
a. Shared information
b. Knowledge development
c. Totalitarianism
d. Linking rewards with performance
Describe the role of a line manager.
Discuss the problems identified with merit raises. As a manager what should one do to
insure that merit raises fulfill their intended value?
Explain the major activities for which an HR manager is typically responsible.
List some typical and some progressiveclauses found in a labor agreement.
Describe the basic conditions that must be present if a career development program has
to be successful.