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 that present imminent danger to employees
b. Investigations of catastrophes, fatalities, or injuries of several workers
c. Investigations of employee complaints
d. High-risk industries
Employers can discipline employees for off-duty conduct, but there must be a
relationship between the employees’ behavior and the effect of that behavior on the
organization.
a. True
b. False
At the fundamental level, a firm’s strategy should focus on creating value for:
a. resellers.
b. suppliers.
c. customers.
d. subordinates.
Employees today are less likely to define success in terms of financial gain.
a. True
b. False
The legislative act that bars discrimination in all HR activities, including hiring,
training, promotion, pay, employee benefits, and other conditions of employment is
known as the:
a. Equal Pay Act of 1963.
b. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
c. Equal Employment Act of 1972.
d. Civil Rights Act of 1991.
According to the “payment for time not worked” category, all workers are guaranteed at
least ten paid holidays each year.
a. True
b. False
Federal employees are not covered by the federal Whistleblower Protection Act.
a. True
b. False
Annually, foreigners residing in the United States file about _____ of international
patent applications.
a. 15 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 45 percent
The interview remains a mainstay of selection because of all of the following,
EXCEPT:
a. it absolves the organization of legal liability.
b. it is practical.
c. it serves public relations purposes.
d. interviewers maintain confidence in their judgments.
Agency shops provide for voluntary union membership but require nonunion
employees to pay an agency fee to cover collective bargaining costs.
a. True
b. False
The area of employment that is slowest to respond to affirmative action appeals is:
a. the advancement of women to top management positions.
b. the advancement of minorities to middle and top management positions.
c. the advancement of female single parents.
d. the advancement of dual-career couples to first level supervisor positions.