Question 1

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Accepted Answer

Sometimes the screening process unfairly

Question 2

Tests are designed to measure the applicants's skills in verbal, quantitative, and

Accepted Answer

A)  likeability. 
B)  quickness. 
C)  logic. 
D)  social graces. 
A)  likeability. 
B)  quickness. 
C)  logic. 
D)  social graces.

Question 3

Inbreeding refers to longevity on a job or with a firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the difference between a "job description" and a "job specification"?

Accepted Answer

A job description and a job specificatio

Question 5

What are the key principles of effective interviewing?

Accepted Answer

Effective interviewing is a critical ski

Question 6

The key moral ideal in promotions is

Accepted Answer

A)  loyalty. 
B)  likeability. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  fairness. 
A)  loyalty. 
B)  likeability. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  fairness.

Question 7

Traditionally, the obligations between a business organization and its employees could be boiled down to "A fair wage for an honest day's work."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What does "just cause" require in situations of employee discipline or discharge? What does "due process" require?

Accepted Answer

"Just cause" and "due process" are legal

Question 9

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Accepted Answer

A)  all disabled persons must be hired. 
B)  employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C)  employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D)  employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons. 
A)  all disabled persons must be hired. 
B)  employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C)  employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D)  employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons.

Question 10

Inbreeding is the practice of showing favoritism to relatives and close friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Fair personnel policies and decisions must be based on criteria that are clear, job related, and

Accepted Answer

A)  partial toward friends. 
B)  equally applied. 
C)  ignore personality. 
D)  minimize nepotism. 
A)  partial toward friends. 
B)  equally applied. 
C)  ignore personality. 
D)  minimize nepotism.

Question 12

The case of Griggs v. Duke Power Company

Accepted Answer

A)  established the Food and Drug Administration. 
B)  prohibited tests with an unequal effect on minority groups that are not job related. 
C)  guaranteed employers the right of refusing to bargain with union representatives. 
D)  guaranteed the right to work and outlawed union shops. 
A)  established the Food and Drug Administration. 
B)  prohibited tests with an unequal effect on minority groups that are not job related. 
C)  guaranteed employers the right of refusing to bargain with union representatives. 
D)  guaranteed the right to work and outlawed union shops.

Question 13

One of the chief concerns of nepotism is the disregard of managerial responsibilities to the organization and of fairness to other employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the seven factors given to help minimize the chances of setting unfair wages and salaries is that

Accepted Answer

A)  If wages conform with the law, they are fair wages. 
B)  A fair wage is whatever an employee is willing to accept. 
C)  An employer's financial capabilities affect what constitutes a fair wage scale for that employer's employees. 
D)  Avoiding the prevailing wage in the industry and community wage level. 
A)  If wages conform with the law, they are fair wages. 
B)  A fair wage is whatever an employee is willing to accept. 
C)  An employer's financial capabilities affect what constitutes a fair wage scale for that employer's employees. 
D)  Avoiding the prevailing wage in the industry and community wage level.

Question 15

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot have bad motives. 
B)  is obligated not to discriminate. 
C)  must have good cause. 
D)  can have any reason or no reason. 
A)  cannot have bad motives. 
B)  is obligated not to discriminate. 
C)  must have good cause. 
D)  can have any reason or no reason.

Question 16

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

Accepted Answer

A)  A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B)  A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C)  According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D)  In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements. 
A)  A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B)  A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C)  According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D)  In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements.

Question 17

An individual with great strength is an equal with the employer in the negotiation process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to David Ewing, two factors explain the absence of civil liberties and the prevalence of authoritarianism in the workplace. Which of the following is one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  discriminatory employment practices due to strict constructionist interpretations of the Constitution 
B)  the rise of personnel engineering and professional management 
C)  the common law doctrine of eminent domain 
D)  employer resistance to unionization 
A)  discriminatory employment practices due to strict constructionist interpretations of the Constitution 
B)  the rise of personnel engineering and professional management 
C)  the common law doctrine of eminent domain 
D)  employer resistance to unionization

Question 20

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Tests are designed to measure the applicants's skills in verbal, quantitative, and

Inbreeding refers to longevity on a job or with a firm.

What is the difference between a "job description" and a "job specification"?

What are the key principles of effective interviewing?

The key moral ideal in promotions is

Traditionally, the obligations between a business organization and its employees could be boiled down to "A fair wage for an honest day's work."

What does "just cause" require in situations of employee discipline or discharge? What does "due process" require?

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Inbreeding is the practice of showing favoritism to relatives and close friends.

Fair personnel policies and decisions must be based on criteria that are clear, job related, and

The case of Griggs v. Duke Power Company

One of the chief concerns of nepotism is the disregard of managerial responsibilities to the organization and of fairness to other employees.

One of the seven factors given to help minimize the chances of setting unfair wages and salaries is that

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

An individual with great strength is an equal with the employer in the negotiation process.

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

According to David Ewing, two factors explain the absence of civil liberties and the prevalence of authoritarianism in the workplace. Which of the following is one of them?

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

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

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Tests are designed to measure the applicants's skills in verbal, quantitative, and

Inbreeding refers to longevity on a job or with a firm.

What is the difference between a "job description" and a "job specification"?

What are the key principles of effective interviewing?

The key moral ideal in promotions is

Traditionally, the obligations between a business organization and its employees could be boiled down to "A fair wage for an honest day's work."

What does "just cause" require in situations of employee discipline or discharge? What does "due process" require?

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Inbreeding is the practice of showing favoritism to relatives and close friends.

Fair personnel policies and decisions must be based on criteria that are clear, job related, and

The case of Griggs v. Duke Power Company

One of the chief concerns of nepotism is the disregard of managerial responsibilities to the organization and of fairness to other employees.

One of the seven factors given to help minimize the chances of setting unfair wages and salaries is that

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

An individual with great strength is an equal with the employer in the negotiation process.

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.

According to David Ewing, two factors explain the absence of civil liberties and the prevalence of authoritarianism in the workplace. Which of the following is one of them?

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

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