The requirements for job success are clearly communicated to employees to protect
against lawsuits.
In countries with large power distances, people address one another with first names.
Development implies learning that is not necessarily related to an employee’s current
job.
The negative effect of downsizing would be low among firms that use
performance-related pay incentives.
Issues affecting an organization’s pay structure do not affect its reputation in general.
Many of the people reading classified ads are either over- or underqualified for the
position.
To increase the likelihood of employees understanding messages about benefits,
employers must limit communications.
Ryan filed a lawsuit against his previous employer because he was fired without
warning. Which of the following events most likely compelled Ryan to file the lawsuit?
A. He was not promoted to the new position that was initially promised to him.
B. He was asked to move to a different department within the same company.
C. Ryan was asked to take a pay cut to keep his job.
D. Ryan was fired from the company without prior notice.
E. Ryan was forced to serve his probationary period of three months before leaving the
company.
Under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, which of the following
guidelines must employers follow when asking employees to sign early-retirement
waivers?
A. Inform employees that they may consult with a lawyer before signing.
B. Allow employees no more than 48 hours before signing the retirement agreement.
C. Make Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) waivers compulsory.
D. Provide lesser benefits than would otherwise be available upon retirement.
E. Provide employees with an annual bonus and health insurance after the retirement.
What is an employee’s responsibility in the data gathering stage of career management?
A. To identify opportunities and areas needing improvement
B. To communicate performance evaluations
C. To identify steps and a timetable to reach goals
D. To provide assessment information to identify strengths, weaknesses, interests, and
values
E. To ensure that goals are specific, challenging, and attainable
In the context of collective bargaining, the term _____ refers to the range of employees
and employers covered by the contract.
A. arbitrated team
B. bargaining structure
C. union leverage
D. differentiated group
E. associate mediation
The process of collecting information and providing feedback to employees about their
behavior, communication style, or skills is known as _____.
A. requirements analysis
B. data mining
C. assessment
D. counseling
E. quality check
Which of the following is true about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A. The act permits employers to hire job applicants belonging exclusively to a
particular nationality.
B. The act applies to organizations with 15 or more employees.
C. The act permits employers to retaliate against employees participating in a
proceeding against an employer.
D. The act protects employers from an employee’s opposition to an alleged illegal
employment practice.
E. The act permits employers to hire an individual based on his or her gender and race
in the absence of a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).
The most important source of recruits for entry-level professional and managerial
vacancies is:
A. on-campus interviewing.
B. public employment agencies.
C. advertisements in newspapers and magazines.
D. private employment agencies.
E. employee referrals.
When an expatriate sent on a foreign assignment begins experiencing feelings of
isolation, criticism, stereotyping, and even hostility, he is said to be experiencing _____.
A. validation
B. adjustment
C. recovery
D. culture shock
E. repatriation
David Carr is the HR manager of Witherspoon Inc., a publishing company. He wants to
know if a certain test of cognitive ability, used in the advertising industry, can be
successfully used in his organization. This scenario suggests that he wants to know if
this test is a(n) _____ method of personnel selection.
A. substitutable
B. evaluative
C. practical
D. generalizable
E. nondirective
According to the affirmative-action plan required by the Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, _____ refer(s) to a plan identifying the ways in which an
organization will meet its diversity goals.
A. action steps
B. utilization analysis
C. diversification
D. affirmative action
E. disparate impact
An organization’s job structure and pay levels:
A. reflect the organization’s knowledge about inflationary pressures.
B. reflect the decisions about how much to pay each employee.
C. provide the total amount an organization pays for a particular job.
D. are annual earnings of key employees in the organization.
E. are policies of the organization.
Marjorie has joined the HR department of Thomas Johnson Inc. as an intern. The
organization plans on giving all newly hired site engineers copies of their job
descriptions to help them understand what the organization expects of them. Marjorie
has been given the task of conducting job analyses and creating job descriptions for the
site engineers. Which of the following should Marjorie consider while creating the job
descriptions?
A. Job descriptions do not include the job title.
B. Job descriptions focus on the qualities or requirements a person performing a job
must possess.
C. Job descriptions contain only a brief statement that represents the set of
responsibilities.
D. Job descriptions contain detailed specifications of the tasks involved in carrying out
each duty.
E. Job descriptions are lists of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics
that an individual must have to perform a job.
Which of the following refers to a display of a series of HR measures, showing human
resource goals and objectives and the progress toward meeting them?
A. A performance review template
B. A job preview
C. An expert system
D. An HR dashboard
E. A relational database