Question 1

Increased productivity by changing the color of the surrounding working environment is known as the "Hawthorne effect."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The proper approach to promote safety is found in the "hidden culture" which is

Accepted Answer

A) a culture in which employees are hard to find. 
B) a culture that is proactively oriented toward safety. 
C) a culture that hides injuries. 
D) a culture that does not talk openly about safety. 
A) a culture in which employees are hard to find. 
B) a culture that is proactively oriented toward safety. 
C) a culture that hides injuries. 
D) a culture that does not talk openly about safety.

Question 3

Explain one of the criticisms of personality tests in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

One of the criticisms of personality tes

Question 4

Notification of employee monitoring constitutes consent on the part of the employee to be monitored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

No set of assumptions about human nature is absolutely correct or incorrect, nor is there one perfectly right way to manage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If a polygraph test is 95 percent accurate, there are unlikely to be any "false positives."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Do workplace accidents "just happen"?

Accepted Answer

Workplace accidents are often perceived

Question 8

There is a general consensus among philosophers and lawyers about how to define the right to privacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

"Safety in the workplace is good business."  Justify this statement with information from this chapter.

Accepted Answer

Safety in the workplace is indeed good b

Question 10

What moral considerations argue for companies' providing childcare and dealing flexibly with employees' family needs? How can doing so also be cost-effective in the narrow sense?

Accepted Answer

There are several moral considerations t

Question 11

"The cost of employing women in management is greater than the cost of employing men."  List reasonings on both sides of this issue to defend both sides.

Accepted Answer

Reasons why the cost of employing women

Question 12

Many major employers routinely monitor the performance of their employees through the computers and telephones they use.  The one check that they can do is

Accepted Answer

A) check the number of keystrokes that word processors enter during the day. 
B) eavesdropping on e-mail. 
C) eavesdropping on  fax transmissions. 
D) eavesdropping on cell phone conversations. 
A) check the number of keystrokes that word processors enter during the day. 
B) eavesdropping on e-mail. 
C) eavesdropping on  fax transmissions. 
D) eavesdropping on cell phone conversations.

Question 13

One of the three chief sources for dissatisfaction in the workplace is

Accepted Answer

A) lack of opportunities to be promoted faster. 
B) lack of opportunities to have a company vehicle. 
C) lack of opportunities to have one's own office. 
D) lack of opportunities to be one's own boss. 
A) lack of opportunities to be promoted faster. 
B) lack of opportunities to have a company vehicle. 
C) lack of opportunities to have one's own office. 
D) lack of opportunities to be one's own boss.

Question 14

The breaking up of jobs into smaller and smaller units, with each worker performing fewer tasks but repeating them thousands of times a day, has contributed to health problems in manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Should one's personal sexual conduct be taken into consideration for any professional job? If no, why not? If so, what job and why?

Accepted Answer

One's personal sexual conduct should not

Question 16

What is the Hawthorne Effect?

Accepted Answer

The Hawthorne Effect refers to the pheno

Question 17

The Hawthorne effect shows

Accepted Answer

A) the importance of quality control circles. 
B) that middle managers are affected by the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of the workers they supervise. 
C) attention and recognition can enhance worker productivity and motivation. 
D) trade-offs have to be made between productivity and quality of work life. 
A) the importance of quality control circles. 
B) that middle managers are affected by the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of the workers they supervise. 
C) attention and recognition can enhance worker productivity and motivation. 
D) trade-offs have to be made between productivity and quality of work life.

Question 18

When employees at all occupational levels are asked to rank what is important to them,  the order that put them in is:

Accepted Answer

A) good pay; enough authority to carry out the work; sufficient help, support, and information;and interesting work to accomplish the job 
B) interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay 
C) sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; interesting work; enough authority to carry out the work,and good pay 
D) enough authority to carry out the work; good pay; interesting work; and sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job 
A) good pay; enough authority to carry out the work; sufficient help, support, and information;and interesting work to accomplish the job 
B) interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay 
C) sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; interesting work; enough authority to carry out the work,and good pay 
D) enough authority to carry out the work; good pay; interesting work; and sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job

Question 19

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that postal workers who tested positive for drug use in a pre-employment urine
Test were at least 50 percent more likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) promoted. 
B) transferred. 
C) honored for community service. 
D) fired, injured, disciplined, or absent than those who tested negative. 
A) promoted. 
B) transferred. 
C) honored for community service. 
D) fired, injured, disciplined, or absent than those who tested negative.

Question 20

Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Increased productivity by changing the color of the surrounding working environment is known as the "Hawthorne effect."

The proper approach to promote safety is found in the "hidden culture" which is

Explain one of the criticisms of personality tests in the workplace.

Notification of employee monitoring constitutes consent on the part of the employee to be monitored.

No set of assumptions about human nature is absolutely correct or incorrect, nor is there one perfectly right way to manage.

If a polygraph test is 95 percent accurate, there are unlikely to be any "false positives."

Do workplace accidents "just happen"?

There is a general consensus among philosophers and lawyers about how to define the right to privacy.

"Safety in the workplace is good business." Justify this statement with information from this chapter.

What moral considerations argue for companies' providing childcare and dealing flexibly with employees' family needs? How can doing so also be cost-effective in the narrow sense?

"The cost of employing women in management is greater than the cost of employing men." List reasonings on both sides of this issue to defend both sides.

Many major employers routinely monitor the performance of their employees through the computers and telephones they use. The one check that they can do is

One of the three chief sources for dissatisfaction in the workplace is

The breaking up of jobs into smaller and smaller units, with each worker performing fewer tasks but repeating them thousands of times a day, has contributed to health problems in manufacturing.

Should one's personal sexual conduct be taken into consideration for any professional job? If no, why not? If so, what job and why?

What is the Hawthorne Effect?

The Hawthorne effect shows

When employees at all occupational levels are asked to rank what is important to them, the order that put them in is:

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that postal workers who tested positive for drug use in a pre-employment urine Test were at least 50 percent more likely to be

Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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Exam 9: The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Increased productivity by changing the color of the surrounding working environment is known as the "Hawthorne effect."

The proper approach to promote safety is found in the "hidden culture" which is

Explain one of the criticisms of personality tests in the workplace.

Notification of employee monitoring constitutes consent on the part of the employee to be monitored.

No set of assumptions about human nature is absolutely correct or incorrect, nor is there one perfectly right way to manage.

If a polygraph test is 95 percent accurate, there are unlikely to be any "false positives."

Do workplace accidents "just happen"?

There is a general consensus among philosophers and lawyers about how to define the right to privacy.

"Safety in the workplace is good business." Justify this statement with information from this chapter.

What moral considerations argue for companies' providing childcare and dealing flexibly with employees' family needs? How can doing so also be cost-effective in the narrow sense?

"The cost of employing women in management is greater than the cost of employing men." List reasonings on both sides of this issue to defend both sides.

Many major employers routinely monitor the performance of their employees through the computers and telephones they use. The one check that they can do is

One of the three chief sources for dissatisfaction in the workplace is

The breaking up of jobs into smaller and smaller units, with each worker performing fewer tasks but repeating them thousands of times a day, has contributed to health problems in manufacturing.

Should one's personal sexual conduct be taken into consideration for any professional job? If no, why not? If so, what job and why?

What is the Hawthorne Effect?

The Hawthorne effect shows

When employees at all occupational levels are asked to rank what is important to them, the order that put them in is:

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that postal workers who tested positive for drug use in a pre-employment urine Test were at least 50 percent more likely to be

Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters