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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, most of hourly workers involved in interstate commerce are considered nonexempt. a. True b. False According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, people who send text messages while driving are _____ times […]

Common methods of analyzing jobs include interviews, questionnaires, observation, and diaries. a. True b. False Employees may not believe that their compensation is tied to effort and performance, and they may not be able to differentiate between merit pay and […]

Which of the following is NOT a synergistic team characteristic? a. Support b. Consensus c. Acceptance d. Agreement Which of the following is NOT a competitive challenge within the Human Resources Management framework? a. Changes in the marketplace b. Globalization […]

Hiring someone outside the company to perform tasks that could be done internally is known as: a. outplacement. b. contracting. c. outsourcing. d. employee leasing. Answer: c Answer: With an open-door policy, decisions tend to be consistent across managers. a. […]

Energized organizing results in unions targeting immigrants, among other ignored work groups. a. True b. False Although some government programs provide money to people with partial disabilities or short-term disabilities, Social Security does not. a. True b. False Answer: True […]

Under a straight commission plan, compensation is based entirely on a percentage of sales. a. True b. False The federal wage law that is criticized for a rule that allows minimum pay to be based on the prevailing rate, which […]

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. If managers want to maintain an effective open-door policy, they must: a. formalize the procedure […]

Organizations accommodate dual-career couples by offering flexible work schedules. a. True b. False Nonexempt employees are not covered by overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. a. True b. False Answer: False American President Obama enacted a five-year freeze […]

The Balanced Scorecard approach integrates four categories: financial, customer, process, and learning measures. a. True b. False The strategies companies are pursuing today increasingly involve one or more elements of globalization. a. True b. False Answer: True Utility refers to: […]

Federal guidelines and court decisions now permit that performance requirements of a job may be based on invalid job-related criteria. a. True b. False Answer: False Critical success factors for a low-cost strategy include efficiency, productivity, and minimizing waste. Answer: […]

Expectancy theory predicts that people expect to be paid as much or more than individuals in a similar job class. a. True b. False Under a straight piecework plan, if five minutes is the standard time to produce one unit […]

Upper-level operational managers have traditionally been the bedrockfor encouraging health and safety in their organizations. a. True b. False There is a correlation between the recruitment success of an organization and: a. formal and informal recruitment sources. b. the accuracy […]

Identify a warning sign of a weak talent bench. a. Promotions are made quickly. b. Key positions are filled internally. c. Key positions are filled externally. d. Promotions are made objectively. Identify a benefit of panel interviews. a. Cost-efficiency b. […]

To accommodate the individual needs of employees, it would be desirable for employers to implement a cafeteria plan. a. True b. False Organizations of physicians and other health care professionals that provide a wide range of services to subscribers on […]

Outsourcing refers to employing workers in their homes rather than within the traditional office environment. a. True b. False The strategies companies are pursuing today increasingly involve one or more elements of globalization. a. True b. False Answer: True A […]

The business practice of sending jobs to other countries is referred to as: a. outplacement. b. offshoring. c. outsourcing. d. employee leasing. €Identify the circumstances that are of the highest priority for Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) inspections. a. Situations […]

A firm€s top _____ manager is in a good position to be the chief ethics officer of the firm. a. HR b. finance c. production d. marketing Older workers are generally undependable and operate like free agents. a. True b. […]

The glass ceiling represents practical barriers to entry-level employment for women and minorities. a. True b. False The type of interview that allows the applicant maximum amount of freedom in determining the course of the discussion is the: a. nondirective […]

Executive base salaries represent between _____ percent of the total annual compensation. a. 10 and 20 b. 20 and 30 c. 30 and 40 d. 40 and 50 The job classification system is used commonly by smaller employers. a. True […]

In the _____ to decision making, those making the selection decision review all the data on the applicants. a. statistical approach b. clinical approach c. subjective iterative approach d. demonstrated approach Employers pay a fixed annual fee to a health […]

In an attempt to increase unionism, unions are now targeting low-wage service workers. a. True b. False The _____ has stringent rules requiring the payment of overtime to nonsupervisory employees who work more than forty hours a week. a. Fair […]

Host-based pay is compensation that is equivalent to that earned by employees in the country where the expatriate is assigned. a. True b. False The NLRB v Weingarten ruling requires that nonunion employees always be the cause of the right […]

Under a differential piece rate, employees whose productionperformanceexceeds the standard output receive a higher rate for all of their work than the rate paid to those who do not exceed the standard. a. True b. False The expectations of a […]

Compressed workweeks are a problem because the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the payment of overtime to regular employees who work more than: a. 8 hours in a day. b. 40 hours in a week. c. five days a week. […]

The largest ever fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was a(n) _____ penalty levied in 2009 against the oil giant BP after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers and injured 170 others at a BP refinery in […]

The procedural document developed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the: a. Uniform Commercial Code. b. Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. c. Affirmative Action Guide. d. Business Code of Ethics. The following are methods of preventing health hazards […]

Employee benefits in the United States are among the highest in the world. a. True b. False Which plan provides opportunities for executives to purchase shares of their organization’s stock valued at full market or a discounted price? a. Stock […]

A distributional rating error occurs when a single rating is skewed toward an entire group of employees. a. True b. False The Landrum-Griffin Act was passed in 1959 in an effort by Congress to safeguard Union member rights and prevent […]

Management rights within a labor agreement include: a. the legal injunction. b. the authority to set pay rates and hours of work. c. the authority to discharge union employees under “employment-at-will.” d. the conditions of employment over which management is […]

According to 7-S framework analysis, which of following is NOT in the “Hard S”category? a. Strategy b. Shared values c. Structure d. Systems and processes Material Safety Data Sheets: a. replace the Hazard Communication Standard under federal employee safety law. […]

Adding more meaningful tasks to an employee’s job in an effort to make it more rewarding is an example of job enrichment. a. True b. False A term applied to the goals of U.S. labor organizations, which collectively bargain for […]

The appropriate training method for factual materials is: a. lecture. b. simulation. c. on-the-job training. d. apprenticeship. Family-friendly work options include all of the following EXCEPT: a. day care. b. spousal benefits. c. parental leave. d. job sharing. Answer: b […]

Rewarding an employee’s past performance is not a goal of a strategic compensation policy. a. True b. False To help employees pay for the college expenses of their children and other family members, an increasing number of companies are offering […]

HR managers can establish personal credibility by developing good relationships with people both internal and external to a firm. a. True b. False _____ is the way by which most job positions are filled. a. Advertising b. The Internet c. […]

Repatriation refers to the training a manager receives before taking an international assignment. a. True b. False The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)can adjust penalties upward and downward. a. True b. False Answer: True The benefits of the training […]

An employer has 80 employees. A certification election was held and only 40 employees actually voted. At least, ____ employees must vote “no” for the union to lose the election. a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21 Developmental purposes […]

Technology, transportation, communications, and utilities industries tend to spendthe least on training. a. True b. False The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consists of one commissioner from each state and a general counsel. a. True b. False Answer: False When pursuing […]

Predictive validity is assessed when the test scores of job applicants are held against the performance data of existing employees. a. True b. False A domestic firm, like Honda, General Electric, or Procter & Gamble, that builds on existing capabilities […]

Developing likely union proposals, lists of demands, and a contingency plan for operating in the event of a strike are part of: a. a union’s bargaining strategy. b. an employer’s bargaining strategy. c. compulsory binding arbitration. d. good faith bargaining. […]

For most companies, the transnational form represents an ideal, rather than a reality. a. True b. False The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

The number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time employees during a given year is the _____. a. illness rate b. accident rate c. incidence rate d. safety rate Downsizing is often used by organizations for the planned elimination of […]

An employee’s relative worth can be determined by: a. job analysis. b. labor market conditions. c. wage-rate surveys. d. an effective performance appraisal system. Answer: d A supervisor in a romantic relationship with a subordinate becomes immediately vulnerable to a […]

A process audit is used to determine whether a high-performance work system has been implemented as designed. a. True b. False If a work sample test includes major job functions and predicts job success, it has construct validity. a. True […]

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 […]

According to the Workers’ Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, notice of closure or layoff affecting 50 or more full-time workers must be given to the highest elected local official. a. True b. False Mandatory bargaining subjects include pay, conditions of […]

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), only employers, not employees, have to comply with all applicable OSHA standards. a. True b. False The Social Security Administration administers the ______________ program. a. Childcare b. ERISA c. Medicare d. SNL […]

Managers are concerned that the expertise of employees will be rapidly drained from their companies because: a. recruitment of minorities is increasing. b. large portions of American workers are nearing retirement. c. older workers’ are becoming more resistant to flexible […]

Documentation of an employee’s misconduct includes stating the improvement expected by the employer. a. True b. False A study on bonusversus actual pay raises showed that improving one’s pay through merit increases by 1 percent would increase future performance by […]

Because management positions are more difficult to evaluate and involve certain demandsnot found in jobs at the lower levels, some organizations do not attempt to include them in their job evaluation programs for hourly employees. a. True b. False Federal […]

Identify a warning sign of a weak talent bench. a. Promotions are made quickly. b. Key positions are filled internally. c. Key positions are filled externally. d. Promotions are made objectively. _____ change is initiated by management to take advantage […]