Exam 11: Managing Human Resource Systems

Identify the employee characteristics that are protected by federal employment laws with regard to anti-discrimination (i.e., the characteristics upon which employers are not legally allowed to discriminate). Specify which human resource management decisions these laws affect.

Which of the following is an example of a subjective performance measure?

_____ is a legal doctrine that requires employers to have a job-related reason to terminate employees.​

_____ means providing opportunities for employees to develop the job- specific skills, experience, and knowledge they need to do their jobs or improve their performance.

20 men and 20 women applied for the role of ​delivery person for a restaurant. Out of all the applicants, 12 men and five women were hired for the job because the job required the applicants to be very good at riding scooters. The number of men employed were much more than the number of women employed. However, it was not an intentional discrimination but a part of the job requirement. In this context, _____ has occurred.

List and explain the three basic kinds of compensation decisions. Give two examples of what is involved in making each kind of compensation decision. What is a job evaluation? Which kinds of compensation decisions are directly related to job evaluation?

_____ is unintentional discrimination that occurs when members of a particular race, sex, or ethnic group are unintentionally harmed or disadvantaged because they are hired, promoted, or trained (or any other employment decision) at substantially lower rates than others.

The term _____ refers to both the financial and nonfinancial rewards organizations give employees in exchange for their work.

_____ pay structures have few pay levels and small differences in pay between levels.​

What is sexual harassment? Identify the two kinds of sexual harassment from a legal perspective. Specify steps that companies can take to make sure that sexual harassment laws are followed and not violated. Give one example of possible sexual harassment that you have heard or read about and explain which of the steps just described could have averted or resolved that situation more effectively.

With _____ pay structures, there are big differences from one pay level to another.​

Which of the following is a legal problem employers may encounter in seeking, providing, or using employment references as part of the selection process?

Explain how a human resources department defines selection. List the four common categories of selection procedures used by companies. Specify which of these four generally does the best job of predicting applicants' future job performance.

Which of the following is a topic that can be asked during a job interview?

Justin, a prospective employer, calls a prior employer on a job applicant's behalf to find out the opinion of the former employer about the job applicant. If the prior employer provides unsubstantiated negative information, then the job applicant _____.

Which of the following types of tests accurately predicts job performance in almost all kinds of jobs?

Which of the following is a direct measure of job applicants' capability to do a job?

Which of the following statements about Internet recruiting is true?

Which of the following statements about federal employment laws is true?

Piecework, sales commission, profit sharing, employee stock ownership plans, and stock options are common pay-variability options.