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
The benefits of the training exceeds the cost of the program when:
a. ROI=1.
b. ROI<1.
c. ROI>1.
d. ROI 1.
Typically, employees are offered a basic or core benefits package of life and health
insurance, sick leave, and vacation.
a. True
b. False
Online benefits systems are often referred to as _____and can result in significant cost
savings in benefits administration.
a. cafeteria plans
b. value-based initiatives
c. employee self-service systems
d. high-deductible health insurance plans
Verbal learners absorb information best through spoken or written words.
a. True
b. False
A specialized agency of the United Nations that researches and endorses labor standards
is called:
a. the World Trade Organization.
b. the International Labour Organization.
c. the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
d. the Center for Collective Bargaining.
€One of the best ways to communicate the business needs to employees is to show them
the gap between the organization€s current performance and capabilities and where it
needs to be in the future.
a. True
b. False
One of the limitations of the Family and Medical Leave Act is that it only applies to
companies that have ____ or more employees during 20 or more calendar workweeks in
the current or preceding year.
a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 60
To enhance the degree of rareness in employee skills and abilities, organizations should
develop competencies in their employees that:
a. can be transferred to other organizations.
b. can be duplicated.
c. can provide widely-valuedgeneric skills.
d. are not equally available in the labor market.
Career counseling involves speaking with employees about all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. their current job activities and performance.
b. their past career decisions.
c. their personal and career interests and goals.
d. their personal skills.
A survey conducted by the Human Resource Planning Society revealed that _____
percent of the responding companies believe that their HR group plays an important
role in developing human capital.
a. less than 30
b. nearly 50
c. between 30 and 40
d. nearly 65
Stress becomes when one begins to sense a loss of his or her feelings of security and
adequacy.
a. distress
b. functional stress
c. eustress
d. fight-or-flight stress
The desired outcomes of training programs are formally stated as:
a. training goals.
b. learning objectives.
c. instructional objectives.
d. learning goals.
An advantage of flexible benefit plans is that if employees make poor selections and do
not use their benefits, it saves the employer money.
a. True
b. False