Question 1

In _____, companies ask applicants to do actual job tasks while being graded by observers on their performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational interviews 
B)  assessment centers 
C)  cognitive interviews 
D)  psychiatric interviews 
E)  work sampling 
A)  situational interviews 
B)  assessment centers 
C)  cognitive interviews 
D)  psychiatric interviews 
E)  work sampling

Question 2

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against persons over ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  40 
D)  50 
E)  60 
A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  40 
D)  50 
E)  60

Question 3

_____ is a set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants to an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recruitment 
B)  Remuneration 
C)  Probation 
D)  Orientation 
E)  Training 
A)  Recruitment 
B)  Remuneration 
C)  Probation 
D)  Orientation 
E)  Training

Question 4

The critical-incident ____ keeps a log of employees' effective and ineffective job behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The critical-incident ____ keeps a log of...

Question 5

Merit pay awards pay increases in proportion to ____ contributions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Merit pay awards pay increases in proportion...

Question 6

A job analysis lists the qualifications required of a job holder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The marketing head of Rexcam Inc. has recently quit. Rexcam needs to hire a new marketing head, but it does not want to spend much money. Which of the following recruitment options is most suitable for Rexcam?

Accepted Answer

A)  External recruitment 
B)  Internal recruitment 
C)  Social recruitment 
D)  Traditional recruitment 
E)  Campus recruitment 
A)  External recruitment 
B)  Internal recruitment 
C)  Social recruitment 
D)  Traditional recruitment 
E)  Campus recruitment

Question 8

_____ discrimination based on a person's physical sex is illegal under Title VII.

Accepted Answer

A)  Age 
B)  Gender 
C)  Pay 
D)  Pregnancy 
E)  Sexual orientation 
A)  Age 
B)  Gender 
C)  Pay 
D)  Pregnancy 
E)  Sexual orientation

Question 9

Which of the following is involved in the HRM task of maintaining a quality workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee selection 
B)  Training and development 
C)  Performance management 
D)  Labor-management relations 
E)  Employee recruitment 
A)  Employee selection 
B)  Training and development 
C)  Performance management 
D)  Labor-management relations 
E)  Employee recruitment

Question 10

Which of the following is true of traditional recruitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on communicating the positive and negative features of a job. 
B)  The negatives of a job are always clearly revealed and not downplayed or concealed. 
C)  It leads to higher levels of early job satisfaction and greater trust in an organization. 
D)  Employers could suffer lost productivity and the added costs of having to recruit again. 
E)  New employees always have less inclination to quit prematurely. 
A)  It focuses on communicating the positive and negative features of a job. 
B)  The negatives of a job are always clearly revealed and not downplayed or concealed. 
C)  It leads to higher levels of early job satisfaction and greater trust in an organization. 
D)  Employers could suffer lost productivity and the added costs of having to recruit again. 
E)  New employees always have less inclination to quit prematurely.

Question 11

Comparable worth holds that truck drivers and teachers should be paid the same since they are similar jobs and that teachers only get paid less than truck drivers because the teaching profession is traditionally a female occupation while the truck driving profession is traditionally a male occupation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social capital is the economic value of people with job-relevant knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, ideas, energies, and commitments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Stock options:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not lose value even if the stock price ends up lower. 
B)  are nonmonetary forms of compensation. 
C)  give an owner the right to buy shares of stock at a future date at a fixed price. 
D)  provide one-time or lump-sum payments to employees who meet specific performance targets. 
E)  offer workers to purchase stock in their employing companies whenever they chose to. 
A)  do not lose value even if the stock price ends up lower. 
B)  are nonmonetary forms of compensation. 
C)  give an owner the right to buy shares of stock at a future date at a fixed price. 
D)  provide one-time or lump-sum payments to employees who meet specific performance targets. 
E)  offer workers to purchase stock in their employing companies whenever they chose to.

Question 14

It is illegal under Title IX to consider sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, able-bodiedness, or religion in hiring, promoting, compensating, terminating, or in any way changing someone's terms of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ wage systems pay new hires less than more senior workers already doing the same jobs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ wage systems pay new hires less...

Question 16

_____ occurs when someone is denied a job or a job assignment for reasons that are not job-relevant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination 
B)  Domination 
C)  Acculturation 
D)  Affirmative action 
E)  Nepotism 
A)  Discrimination 
B)  Domination 
C)  Acculturation 
D)  Affirmative action 
E)  Nepotism

Question 17

The use of bona fide occupational qualifications based on _____ is not allowed under any circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A)  sex 
B)  religion 
C)  age 
D)  national origin 
E)  race 
A)  sex 
B)  religion 
C)  age 
D)  national origin 
E)  race

Question 18

Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when job decisions are made based on whether an employee submits to or rejects sexual advances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____ are psychological contracts that summarize mutually beneficial exchanges of values between individuals and organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bona fide occupational qualifications 
B)  Employee value propositions 
C)  Equal employment opportunities 
D)  Independent contractors 
E)  Job specifications 
A)  Bona fide occupational qualifications 
B)  Employee value propositions 
C)  Equal employment opportunities 
D)  Independent contractors 
E)  Job specifications

Question 20

_____ discrimination occurs when men and women are paid differently for doing the same work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Age 
B)  Pay 
C)  Pregnancy 
D)  Racial 
E)  Sexual orientation 
A)  Age 
B)  Pay 
C)  Pregnancy 
D)  Racial 
E)  Sexual orientation

In _____, companies ask applicants to do actual job tasks while being graded by observers on their performance.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against persons over ___.

_____ is a set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants to an organization.

The critical-incident ____ keeps a log of employees' effective and ineffective job behaviors.

Merit pay awards pay increases in proportion to ____ contributions.

A job analysis lists the qualifications required of a job holder.

The marketing head of Rexcam Inc. has recently quit. Rexcam needs to hire a new marketing head, but it does not want to spend much money. Which of the following recruitment options is most suitable for Rexcam?

_____ discrimination based on a person's physical sex is illegal under Title VII.

Which of the following is involved in the HRM task of maintaining a quality workforce?

Which of the following is true of traditional recruitment?

Social capital is the economic value of people with job-relevant knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, ideas, energies, and commitments.

Stock options:

It is illegal under Title IX to consider sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, able-bodiedness, or religion in hiring, promoting, compensating, terminating, or in any way changing someone's terms of employment.

_____ wage systems pay new hires less than more senior workers already doing the same jobs.

_____ occurs when someone is denied a job or a job assignment for reasons that are not job-relevant.

The use of bona fide occupational qualifications based on _____ is not allowed under any circumstances.

Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when job decisions are made based on whether an employee submits to or rejects sexual advances.

____ are psychological contracts that summarize mutually beneficial exchanges of values between individuals and organizations.

_____ discrimination occurs when men and women are paid differently for doing the same work.

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Exam 13: Human Resource Management

In _____, companies ask applicants to do actual job tasks while being graded by observers on their performance.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against persons over ___.

_____ is a set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants to an organization.

The critical-incident ____ keeps a log of employees' effective and ineffective job behaviors.

Merit pay awards pay increases in proportion to ____ contributions.

A job analysis lists the qualifications required of a job holder.

The marketing head of Rexcam Inc. has recently quit. Rexcam needs to hire a new marketing head, but it does not want to spend much money. Which of the following recruitment options is most suitable for Rexcam?

_____ discrimination based on a person's physical sex is illegal under Title VII.

Which of the following is involved in the HRM task of maintaining a quality workforce?

Which of the following is true of traditional recruitment?

Social capital is the economic value of people with job-relevant knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, ideas, energies, and commitments.

Stock options:

It is illegal under Title IX to consider sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, able-bodiedness, or religion in hiring, promoting, compensating, terminating, or in any way changing someone's terms of employment.

_____ wage systems pay new hires less than more senior workers already doing the same jobs.

_____ occurs when someone is denied a job or a job assignment for reasons that are not job-relevant.

The use of bona fide occupational qualifications based on _____ is not allowed under any circumstances.

Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when job decisions are made based on whether an employee submits to or rejects sexual advances.

____ are psychological contracts that summarize mutually beneficial exchanges of values between individuals and organizations.

_____ discrimination occurs when men and women are paid differently for doing the same work.

Management, Managers, and Careers

Management Learning Past to Present

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Environment, Technology, and Sustainability

Global Management and Cultural Diversity

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Data and Decision Making

Planning Processes and Techniques

Control Processes and Systems

Strategy and Strategic Management

Organization Structures

Organizational Culture and Change

Leading and Leadership Development

Individual Behavior

Motivation Theory and Practice

Teams and Teamwork

Communication and Collaboration

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