Question 1

A workplace environment in which employees are treated fairly and their inherent dignity respected is compatible with a firm's business goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the interview process, the interview should avoid rudeness, coarseness, condescension, and

Accepted Answer

A)  giddiness. 
B)  hostility. 
C)  sternness. 
D)  questions. 
A)  giddiness. 
B)  hostility. 
C)  sternness. 
D)  questions.

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct statement about union activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sympathetic strike occurs when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others. 
B)  A corporate campaign occurs when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies. 
C)  The 1947 Taft-Hartley Act forbids individual states from outlawing union shops. 
D)  Labor historians generally consider the American Federation of Labor (AFL) the first truly national trade union. 
A)  A sympathetic strike occurs when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others. 
B)  A corporate campaign occurs when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies. 
C)  The 1947 Taft-Hartley Act forbids individual states from outlawing union shops. 
D)  Labor historians generally consider the American Federation of Labor (AFL) the first truly national trade union.

Question 5

Summarize in your own words the seven factors given to set the wages.

Accepted Answer

The seven factors given to set wages inc

Question 6

Which of the following is an accurate statement about modifications to common law from the Wagner Act of 1935?

Accepted Answer

A)  It's illegal to fire workers because of union membership. 
B)  Courts at all levels and in all states now agree that employees cannot be dismissed without just cause. 
C)  The civil liberties of employees have to be restricted for corporations to run efficiently. 
D)  More and more companies are moving toward "employment at will". 
A)  It's illegal to fire workers because of union membership. 
B)  Courts at all levels and in all states now agree that employees cannot be dismissed without just cause. 
C)  The civil liberties of employees have to be restricted for corporations to run efficiently. 
D)  More and more companies are moving toward "employment at will".

Question 7

Groups of skilled artisans in the eighteenth century formed secret societies for two basic reasons. What are these two reasons?

Accepted Answer

The two basic reasons skilled artisans i

Question 8

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

Accepted Answer

The Wagner Act of 1935, also known as th

Question 9

When most people fire another employee, they do it with great joy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  to equalize their relationship with their employers 
B)  to distinguish themselves from carpenters and shoemakers 
C)  to gain control of the German government 
D)  to avoid having to set minimal standards for their crafts 
A)  to equalize their relationship with their employers 
B)  to distinguish themselves from carpenters and shoemakers 
C)  to gain control of the German government 
D)  to avoid having to set minimal standards for their crafts

Question 11

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The express purpose of a boycott is the same as a strike - to hurt the employer and strengthen the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A corporate boycott occurs when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force an employer to comply with its demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The reliability of a test refers to the quality of exhibiting a reasonable consistency in results obtained.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To be successful any test used by a corporation must be:

Accepted Answer

A)  sound 
B)  valid 
C)  created outside the corporation using the test 
D)  one that can be used by any organization for any position 
A)  sound 
B)  valid 
C)  created outside the corporation using the test 
D)  one that can be used by any organization for any position

Question 16

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to David Ewing,

Accepted Answer

A)  the corporate invasion of employees' civil rights is rampant. 
B)  sympathetic strikes ought to be made illegal. 
C)  employers have the right to fill the positions of striking workers with other workers. 
D)  seniority ought not be a factor in making transfers or promotions. 
A)  the corporate invasion of employees' civil rights is rampant. 
B)  sympathetic strikes ought to be made illegal. 
C)  employers have the right to fill the positions of striking workers with other workers. 
D)  seniority ought not be a factor in making transfers or promotions.

Question 18

If employees who don't join the union get the same benefits as union members, this raises a question of fairness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain in your own words the plight and condition that unions find themselves in today.

Accepted Answer

Unions today are facing a number of chal

Question 20

What's the difference between a direct strike and a sympathetic strike?

Accepted Answer

A direct strike and a sympathetic strike

A workplace environment in which employees are treated fairly and their inherent dignity respected is compatible with a firm's business goals.

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

In the interview process, the interview should avoid rudeness, coarseness, condescension, and

Which of the following is a correct statement about union activities?

Summarize in your own words the seven factors given to set the wages.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about modifications to common law from the Wagner Act of 1935?

Groups of skilled artisans in the eighteenth century formed secret societies for two basic reasons. What are these two reasons?

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

When most people fire another employee, they do it with great joy.

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

The express purpose of a boycott is the same as a strike - to hurt the employer and strengthen the union.

A corporate boycott occurs when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force an employer to comply with its demands.

The reliability of a test refers to the quality of exhibiting a reasonable consistency in results obtained.

To be successful any test used by a corporation must be:

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

According to David Ewing,

If employees who don't join the union get the same benefits as union members, this raises a question of fairness.

Explain in your own words the plight and condition that unions find themselves in today.

What's the difference between a direct strike and a sympathetic strike?

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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Exam 8: The Workplace Basic Issues

A workplace environment in which employees are treated fairly and their inherent dignity respected is compatible with a firm's business goals.

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

In the interview process, the interview should avoid rudeness, coarseness, condescension, and

Which of the following is a correct statement about union activities?

Summarize in your own words the seven factors given to set the wages.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about modifications to common law from the Wagner Act of 1935?

Groups of skilled artisans in the eighteenth century formed secret societies for two basic reasons. What are these two reasons?

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

When most people fire another employee, they do it with great joy.

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

In a handful of American cities local ordinances prohibit discrimination against those who are short or overweight.

The express purpose of a boycott is the same as a strike - to hurt the employer and strengthen the union.

A corporate boycott occurs when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force an employer to comply with its demands.

The reliability of a test refers to the quality of exhibiting a reasonable consistency in results obtained.

To be successful any test used by a corporation must be:

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

According to David Ewing,

If employees who don't join the union get the same benefits as union members, this raises a question of fairness.

Explain in your own words the plight and condition that unions find themselves in today.

What's the difference between a direct strike and a sympathetic strike?

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters