Which of the following is NOT a contemporary challenge to labor organizations?
a. The increased threat of foreign competition
b. The presence of an increase in employee diversity
c. Technological advantages
d. A decrease in union membership
Real wages represent the difference between wage increases and cost-of-living
increases.
a. True
b. False
Interest-based bargaining leads to suspicion and compromise.
a. True
b. False
A competitive environment includes all the following EXCEPT:
a. new entrants.
b. suppliers.
c. rivals.
d. subordinates.
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)
In absolute terms, the United States remains the world€s most productive nation, even
when it comes to manufacturing.
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.
An employer-paid decision-making leave:
a. gives employees time to consider a new job offer in other organizations.
b. is reserved for white-collar and scientific employees.
c. gives employees time to consider whether they wish to remain with the organization.
d. is often used to let an irate employee calm down.
In some countries, night shifts are taboo.
a. True
b. False
The closer the content of the selection instrument is to actual work samples or
behaviors, the greater its content validity.
a. True
b. False
To capitalize on the benefits of video display terminals while safeguarding employee
health, employers should make sure that employees sit in a stable chair with the
computer screen four to nine inches above eye level.
a. True
b. False
Good faith bargaining requires that:
a. each side’s negotiators meet at any time and place to discuss issues.
b. each side’s negotiators meet at any time and a reasonable place to discuss issues.
c. each side’s negotiators meet at a reasonable time and reasonable place to discuss
issues.
d. an agreement be reached within a reasonable amount of time.
A career plateau is a situation in which:
a. economic conditions remove promotional opportunities for employees.
b. either organizational or personal reasons reduce the probability of moving up the
career ladder.
c. employees are given opportunities for lateral growth where advancement does not
exist.
d. one observes his or her own work environment to better understand what he or she
does.
In which Supreme Court decision involving an invalidated employment test for firemen
did the Court state: “once the process has been established and employers have made
clear their selection criteria, they may not then invalidate the test results, thus upsetting
an employee’s legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race.”?
a. Ricci v. DeStefano
b. Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
c. University of California Regents v. Bakke
d. United Steelworkers of America v. Weber
According to the “Big Five” factors, _____ refers to the degree to which someone is
dependable and organized and perseveres in tasks.
a. conscientiousness
b. extroversion
c. agreeableness
d. neuroticism
The best method to capitalize on the benefits of video display terminals while
safeguarding employee health is:
a. placing the computer monitor to the side of the desk.
b. placing the computer screen 4 to 9 inches below eye level.
c. placing the computer screen 12 inches above eye level.
d. adjusting the brightness and contrast controls on the screen to be as high as possible.
Recruiting strategies and their effectiveness generally remain constant over time.
a. True
b. False
U.S. courts consider random searches of employee lockers, suitcases, and toolboxes
illegal.
a. True
b. False