Structured interviews are less likely than nondirective interviews to be attacked in
court.
a. True
b. False
The practice of hiring relatives is known as:
a. family-based hiring.
b. inverted familial diversification.
c. re-recruiting.
d. nepotism.
Which rating format uses three specific behavioral descriptions relevant to each trait
and then asks supervisors to evaluate whether an employee’s behavior is better than,
equal to, or worse than the standard for each behavior?
a. Mixed-standard scale
b. Forced-choice method
c. Behaviorally anchored rating scale
d. Behavior observation scale
Which of the following groups CANNOT grant rights to employees?
a. Employers
b. State legislatures
c. Federal courts
d. Unions
ESOPs have been criticized because a pensioner can become dependent on the stock
price.
a. True
b. False
Mildly ill childcare facilities offer medical supervision in addition to traditional
childcare arrangements.
a. True
b. False
The lines of advancement for an individual within an organization are known as:
a. career paths.
b. job shadows.
c. skills inventories.
d. career plateaus.
Which is the most direct and the least complicated type of validity to assess?
a. Content validity
b. Construct validity
c. Criterion-related validity
d. Concurrent validity
“Tell me about the last time you disciplined an employee” is an example of a:
a. behavioral description interview question.
b. panel interview question.
c. computer interview question.
d. closed response interview question.
Which of the following is a craft union?
a. United Auto Workers
b. United Steelworkers
c. Office and Professional Employees International Union
d. United Brotherhood of Carpenters
If 100 resumes were obtained from an employment agency and 17 of the applicants
submitting those resumes were invited for an on-site interview, the yield ratio for that
agency would be _____.
a. 100 percent
b. 83 percent
c. 34 percent
d. 17 percent
A major criticism of short-term incentives for executives is that they place too much
emphasis on short-term performance, which may lead to negligence of long-term
survival and growth objectives.
a. True
b. False
A weakness of profit-sharing plans is that employees do not have total control over the
profitability of an organization.
a. True
b. False
Realistic job previews not only reduce turnover but also reduce job satisfaction.
a. True
b. False
The _____ is the first major trade agreement of the twentieth centuryto establish rules
and guidelines for global commerce.
a. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
b. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
c. FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas)
d. APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
More than 80 percent of companies globally are offering variable pay programs.
a. True
b. False
In 2012, union membership was approximately _____ of employed wage and salary
workers.
a. 6.9 percent
b. 11.3 percent
c. 15.4 percent
d. 17.2 percent
Title VII of the Civil Rights Actprotects those who file charges against an employer
with theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from retaliation by the
employer.
a. True
b. False