Exam 18: Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms

One study found that 31% of HR employees' time was devoted to transactional tasks like checking leave balances, maintaining address records, and monitoring employee benefits distributions.

Julie has a small accounting firm with only six employees, so she handles HR tasks manually. Julie recently hired a new employee. Which of the following forms will Julie most likely need on the worker's first day of employment?

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is available to employers with no more than ________ employees.

David owns a small architecture firm with 75 employees. He wants to use a PEO to handle his firm's HR activities. David is in the process of investigating Assure Group, a PEO. Which of the following undermines the argument that David should use Assure Group?

According to research, which of the following characteristics is most associated with entrepreneurs?

Which of the following is the most likely result of treating family and non-family employees at a small business differently?

Which of the following terms refers to the interrelated people, data, technology, and organizational procedures a firm uses to collect, process, store, and disseminate information?

All of the following HR activities are associated with successful high-growth SMEs EXCEPT ________.

The owner of A-1 Construction paid more in workers' compensation costs than salaries last year. Which of the following would most likely help the owner of A-1 Construction?

The Wonderlic Personnel Test is especially appropriate for small businesses because it is ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary reasons that small businesses use PEOs?

Which of the following terms refers to an outside vendor that manages HR functions for small businesses?

Small business owners can use O*NET when they need help with ________.

A small business employer who is unsure what to do when faced with a discrimination charge would most likely find useful information on the EEOC Web site.

Which of the following is a true statement regarding SIMPLE IRAs?

Roberto makes sure that all non-family member hires at his organization know what their responsibilities are and their potential ability to be promoted. Roberto is engaging in the small business fairness step of:

Approximately what percentage of small businesses have career development programs?

The purpose of the Web site of "FirstStep Employment Law Advisor" is to help small employers to ________.

Appropriately compensating employees is difficult for small businesses because of the lack of access to salary surveys.

The Wonderlic Personnel Test measures personality traits and behaviors, while the Predictive Index measures general mental ability.