OBHR 206 Midterm

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Internship programs may be one way to help minorities prepare for careers in
management when still in college.
a. True
b. False
Self-evaluations are often best used for administrative decisions rather than
developmental purposes.
a. True
b. False
An employer has 150 employees. A certification election was held and 125 employees
actually voted. To be granted exclusive representation over all bargaining unit members,
the union must receive at least ____ votes.
a. 38
b. 45
c. 63
d. 75
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.
a. True
b. False
Most experts advocate abolition of stock options due to their failing popularity and
media scandals.
a. True
b. False
Employers wishing to encourage employees to accept a promotion to a job in a higher
grade would:
a. increase the size of successive rate ranges.
b. increase the point spread of pay grades.
c. decrease the size of successive rate ranges.
d. decrease the point spread of pay grades.
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Merit pay plans have been criticized because the merit increase may not be sufficient to
raise all employees' base pay.
a. True
b. False
Enterprise incentive plans allow all organizational members to participate in the plan's
payout.
a. True
b. False
An incentive given for a special employee contribution not directly tied to a
performance standard is a:
a. piece rate plan.
b. differential piece rate.
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c. merit pay.
d. spot bonus.
Groups of physicians that contract with an employer to provide medical resources on a
more cost-efficient basis in exchange for a greater share of patients are known as:
a. preferred provider organizations (PPOs).
b. major medical plans.
c. health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
d. integrated medical practices.
Management generally claims exclusive rights to decisions on issues relating to
subcontracting, work standards, and job content. Management's claim is properly
called:
a. guaranteed rights.
b. contracted provisions.
c. provisional security.
d. management prerogatives.
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A pension plan where contributions are made solely by the employer is referred to as a:
a. contributory plan.
b. noncontributory plan.
c. defined-benefit plan.
d. defined-contribution plan.
Retirees seldom return to work for their previous employers.
a. True
b. False
The job ranking system ranks jobs on the basis of relative worth and can be done by a
single person familiar with all jobs.
a. True
b. False
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Companies are more heavily scrutinized than they have been historically by
shareholders, government, and the public for how much they pay their people.
a. True
b. False

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