Question 1

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

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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. D

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Polygraph tests

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A)  are extraordinarily accurate contrary to what the critics say. 
B)  can produce false positives. 
C)  cannot reveal with certainty whether a person is or is not telling the truth. 
D)  are totally reliable because lying always triggers an involuntary response that truth telling does not. 
A)  are extraordinarily accurate contrary to what the critics say. 
B)  can produce false positives. 
C)  cannot reveal with certainty whether a person is or is not telling the truth. 
D)  are totally reliable because lying always triggers an involuntary response that truth telling does not. C

Question 4

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

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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 5

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

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A)  good pay; enough authority to carry out the work; sufficient help, support, and information; and interesting work. 
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. 
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 6

The proper approach to promote safety is to change the "hidden culture" to

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A)  pay employees more. 
B)  be proactively oriented toward safety. 
C)  hides injuries. 
D)  refuse to talk openly about safety. 
A)  pay employees more. 
B)  be proactively oriented toward safety. 
C)  hides injuries. 
D)  refuse to talk openly about safety.

Question 7

Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critics call OSHA a "toothless tiger". 
B)  OSHA regulates the shifts people work. 
C)  OSHA says few accidents are caused by sleep deprivation and fatigue. 
D)  OSHA states the key to worker safety is improved engineering. 
A)  Critics call OSHA a "toothless tiger". 
B)  OSHA regulates the shifts people work. 
C)  OSHA says few accidents are caused by sleep deprivation and fatigue. 
D)  OSHA states the key to worker safety is improved engineering.

Question 8

As a general rule, the burden is on an organization to establish the legitimacy of infringing on what would normally be considered the personal sphere of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

OSHA requires safeguards whether or not they are "feasible."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  a company is never permitted to test for legal drugs 
B)  drugs can't harm employee performance 
C)  business writers agree that drug testing is more cost effective than voluntary drug assistance programs 
D)  media sensationalism and political posturing can get in the way of sensible answers to the drug problem 
A)  a company is never permitted to test for legal drugs 
B)  drugs can't harm employee performance 
C)  business writers agree that drug testing is more cost effective than voluntary drug assistance programs 
D)  media sensationalism and political posturing can get in the way of sensible answers to the drug problem

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following is a true statement about the information gained from polygraph tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  The information the organization seeks does not have to be related to the job. 
B)  The organization has used the polygraph as the easiest way to gather the information it wants. 
C)  Test results should be made public. 
D)  Not only should the organization have job-related grounds for using the polygraph, but these must be compelling enough to justify violating the individual's privacy and psychic freedom. 
A)  The information the organization seeks does not have to be related to the job. 
B)  The organization has used the polygraph as the easiest way to gather the information it wants. 
C)  Test results should be made public. 
D)  Not only should the organization have job-related grounds for using the polygraph, but these must be compelling enough to justify violating the individual's privacy and psychic freedom.

Question 13

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 14

The most accurate statement about workplace safety is:

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A)  workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job 
B)  employees, not their employers, are responsible for creating a safe workplace 
C)  in an average year, 150 workers are killed on the job 
D)  according to experts, industrial accidents "just happen" 
A)  workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job 
B)  employees, not their employers, are responsible for creating a safe workplace 
C)  in an average year, 150 workers are killed on the job 
D)  according to experts, industrial accidents "just happen"

Question 15

According to published statistics, each year in the United States nearly 100,000 workers are killed on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The general proposition that a firm has a legitimate interest only in employee behavior that significantly influences work performance applies equally to off-the-job conduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Granting workers new responsibilities and respect can benefit the entire organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Any drug-testing program, assuming it is warranted, must be careful to respect the dignity and rights of the persons to be tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A fact about job satisfaction is

Accepted Answer

A)  longevity does not correlate with job satisfaction. 
B)  the U.S. leads the world in the provision of childcare. 
C)  a lack of job satisfaction can create mental health problems. 
D)  worker participation and improved QWL always boost productivity. 
A)  longevity does not correlate with job satisfaction. 
B)  the U.S. leads the world in the provision of childcare. 
C)  a lack of job satisfaction can create mental health problems. 
D)  worker participation and improved QWL always boost productivity.

Question 20

The Hawthorne effect shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  quality control circles are important. 
B)  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)  quality control circles are important. 
B)  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.

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

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

Polygraph tests

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

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

The proper approach to promote safety is to change the "hidden culture" to

Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA?

As a general rule, the burden is on an organization to establish the legitimacy of infringing on what would normally be considered the personal sphere of the individual.

OSHA requires safeguards whether or not they are "feasible."

Which of the following is true?

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.

Which of the following is a true statement about the information gained from polygraph tests?

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

The most accurate statement about workplace safety is:

According to published statistics, each year in the United States nearly 100,000 workers are killed on the job.

The general proposition that a firm has a legitimate interest only in employee behavior that significantly influences work performance applies equally to off-the-job conduct.

Granting workers new responsibilities and respect can benefit the entire organization.

Any drug-testing program, assuming it is warranted, must be careful to respect the dignity and rights of the persons to be tested.

A fact about job satisfaction is

The Hawthorne effect shows that

The Nature of Morality

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Exam 9: The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

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

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

Polygraph tests

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

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

The proper approach to promote safety is to change the "hidden culture" to

Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA?

As a general rule, the burden is on an organization to establish the legitimacy of infringing on what would normally be considered the personal sphere of the individual.

OSHA requires safeguards whether or not they are "feasible."

Which of the following is true?

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.

Which of the following is a true statement about the information gained from polygraph tests?

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

The most accurate statement about workplace safety is:

According to published statistics, each year in the United States nearly 100,000 workers are killed on the job.

The general proposition that a firm has a legitimate interest only in employee behavior that significantly influences work performance applies equally to off-the-job conduct.

Granting workers new responsibilities and respect can benefit the entire organization.

Any drug-testing program, assuming it is warranted, must be careful to respect the dignity and rights of the persons to be tested.

A fact about job satisfaction is

The Hawthorne effect shows that

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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