The biggest demographic threat affecting employers is retirees.
The case study method aims, first, to give trainees realistic experience in identifying
and analyzing complex problems in an environment wherein their discussion leader can
subtly guide their progress.
Nonpunitive discipline is discipline involving oral warnings and paid “decision-making
leaves of absence.”
The Scanlon plan is a type of gainsharing plan.
Every state has a public, state-run employment service agency.
Positive reinforcement programs identify the worker behaviors that lead to accidents
and then train workers to avoid these behaviors.
The advantages of the BARS appraisal tool include accuracy, clear standards, and
consistency.
The main aim of safety training is to impart the knowledge and skills required to reduce
accidents.
Employers can replace strikers permanently unless the strike is based on unfair labor
practices.
Managers can do a lot to influence employee ethics by carefully cultivating the right
norms, leadership, reward systems, and culture.
In Farragher v. City of Boca Raton the employee accused the employer of condoning a
hostile working environment.
Reliability confirms that one is measuring what one intends to measure.
In practice, appraisal forms often blend several approaches to appraisal into one.
The “A” in the acronym for SMART goals stands for ________.
A) actionable
B) appropriate
C) attainable
D) asset
Which of the following is false regarding the application of the Family and Medical
Leave Act?
A) Up to 12 weeks must be granted in a twelve-month period.
B) To be eligible, an employee must have worked for the employer for at least twelve
months.
C) No advance notice is necessary.
D) To be eligible, an employee must have worked for a minimum of 1250 hours in the
past twelve months.
Fact finding seeks to end an impasse by ________.
A) assisting the principals in reaching an agreement
B) studying the issue in a dispute and making a public recommendation
C) interpreting existing contract terms
D) communicating assessments of the likelihood of a strike
Hiring workers who have criminal backgrounds without proper safeguards is
considered ________.
A) improper hiring
B) negligent hiring
C) appropriate depending upon the job
D) negligent intent
Which of the following would be considered OSHA’s lowest priority for inspection?
A) investigating the occurrence of a fatality
B) inspecting a cite where there is an imminent danger situations
C) conducting follow-up inspections
D) conducting a special-emphasis inspection aimed at a high-hazard industry
Which of the ways below describe how unions are changing?
A) unions are trying to mobilize minorities
B) unions are trying class action suits
C) unions are coordinating their activities
D) All of the above.
Careful testing and screening lead to ________.
A) improved performance on your own part
B) screening out ‘undesirables’
C) improved motivation among all including those who were not hired
D) A and B only
The ________ prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals
with disabilities with regard to applications, hiring, discharge, compensation,
advancement, training, or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
A) Civil Rights Act of 1991
B) Federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994
C) American with Disabilities Act of 1990
D) Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
The team holding the interviews for new auditors is behind in its recruiting quota. The
team is most likely to rate the applicants ________ in this situation.
A) positively
B) neutrally
C) unacceptable
D) There is not enough information to determine.
The establishment of the EEOC ________ the ability of the federal government to
enforce equal employment laws.
A) greatly enhanced
B) greatly reduced
C) hampered
D) truncated
What type of pay plan is being used when workers are paid a sum for each unit they
produce?
A) base pay
B) competency-based pay
C) job-based pay
D) piecework
Which of the following is true of recognition programs?
A) They have a positive impact on performance.
B) They are expensive to administer.
C) They reduce extrinsic motivation.
D) Both A and B.
Executive recruiters are also called ________.
A) headhunters
B) staffers
C) alternative staffing companies
D) All of the above.
________ contain data on employees’ performance records, educational background,
and promotion recommendations.
A) Computerized information systems
B) Replacement charts
C) Qualifications inventories
D) Trend records
The lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person’s career exploration,
establishment, success, and fulfillment is called ________.
A) organizational development
B) career management
C) career development
D) career planning
The ________ form of union security means that it is up to the workers whether or not
they join the union and only those who join must pay dues.
A) closed shop
B) union shop
C) agency shop
D) maintenance of membership
A ________ is a system that enables employees to manage their own benefits and
update their personal information.
A) company portal
B) cybernetic portal
C) formulation system
D) software based system
The Fair Labor Standards Act covers workers employed in ________.
A) manufacturing
B) retailing
C) service industries
D) All of the above.
The ________ form of union security means that the employees who do not belong to
the union still must pay union dues because the union’s efforts benefit them all.
A) closed shop
B) union shop
C) agency shop
D) open shop
Which on-the-job training method is used for managerial positions?
A) job rotation
B) coaching
C) outside seminars
D) All of the above.
________ refers to the total employment process that results in a significantly higher
percentage of a protected group in the candidate population being rejected for
employment, placement, or promotion.
A) Disparate treatment
B) Unintentional discrimination
C) Adverse impact
D) Prima facie
What is the first step in a union drive and election that seeks to be recognized as an
employee representative?
A) obtaining authorization cards
B) making initial contact
C) holding a hearing
D) holding an election