A portion of the payroll taxes is paid by workers and matched by their employers. In
2011, workers and their employers each paid _____ percent on every dollar of salary or
wages paid.
a. 1.15
b. 1.30
c. 1.45
d. 1.60
Downsizing is often used by organizations for the planned elimination of jobs.
a. True
b. False
Incentive plans may fail because employees have little ability to affect performance
standards.
a. True
b. False
Forecasting is frequently more of an art than a science, providing inexact
approximations rather than absolute results.
a. True
b. False
Corporate social responsibility is the responsibility of an organization to act in the best
interests of the people and communities affected by its activities.
a. True
b. False
Step-review systems involving nonunion employees are very similar to grievance
procedures used in union contracts.
a. True
b. False
Stickiness refers to a company’s efforts to help existing and prospective workers
understand why it is a desirable place to work.
a. True
b. False
The Taft-Hartley Act was passed to place certain restraints on union practices.
a. True
b. False
TheEqual Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) is responsible for ensuring
that covered employers comply with the intent of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
a. True
b. False
An employer interviews 150 qualified applicants, 100 whites and 50 Hispanics. If 25
whites are hired, a minimum of how many Hispanics would have to be hired to avoid
charges of adverse impact?
a. 20
b. 13
c. 10
d. 8
Internship programs may be one way to help minorities prepare for careers in
management when still in college.
a. True
b. False
A performance rating error in which the rater tends to give employees either extremely
high or extremelylow ratings is referred to as a(n):
a. recency error.
b. error of central tendency.
c. leniency or strictness error.
d. halo error.
Strategic planning is the process of anticipating and providing for the movement of
people into, within, and out of an organization.
a. True
b. False
For what reason should a person seeking a mentor research the potential mentor’s
background?
a. To prevent negligent choosing of mentor
b. To find someone to introduce one to the mentor
c. To establish a relationship with the mentor
d. To learn about the mentor’s weaknesses