Question 1

Which term refers to the occupational positions a person has had over many years?

Accepted Answer

A)  engagement 
B)  experience 
C)  promotion 
D)  career 
A)  engagement 
B)  experience 
C)  promotion 
D)  career D

Question 2

A talent management approach to employee retention focuses primarily on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retaining key employees 
B)  reducing turnover costs 
C)  minimizing coaching needs 
D)  retaining executive managers 
A)  retaining key employees 
B)  reducing turnover costs 
C)  minimizing coaching needs 
D)  retaining executive managers A

Question 3

Which of the following requires that employers of 100 or more employees give 60 days' notice before closing a facility or starting a layoff of 50 or more people?

Accepted Answer

A)  COBRA 
B)  ERISA 
C)  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
D)  Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
A)  COBRA 
B)  ERISA 
C)  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
D)  Electronic Communications Privacy Act C

Question 4

Employers today are finding that they do not have the blanket right to fire employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost of turnover?

Accepted Answer

A)  interviewing costs 
B)  recruiting costs 
C)  coaching costs 
D)  testing costs 
A)  interviewing costs 
B)  recruiting costs 
C)  coaching costs 
D)  testing costs

Question 6

Which of the following organizations would most likely base promotions on seniority?

Accepted Answer

A)  small business 
B)  private corporation 
C)  union jobs 
D)  multinational enterprise 
A)  small business 
B)  private corporation 
C)  union jobs 
D)  multinational enterprise

Question 7

Which of the following would LEAST likely prevent an employee from experiencing reality shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  being given simple tasks 
B)  being assigned a mentor 
C)  receiving realistic job expectations 
D)  having challenging work assignments 
A)  being given simple tasks 
B)  being assigned a mentor 
C)  receiving realistic job expectations 
D)  having challenging work assignments

Question 8

In a constructive discharge claim,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation intolerable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Frequent absences,daydreaming,and undeserved work breaks are examples of job withdrawal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is job withdrawal? What are common causes for job withdrawal? What are potential solutions to job withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

Job withdrawal refers to "actions intend

Question 11

Which of the following would most likely increase turnover rates at an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  training and development 
B)  flexible work arrangements 
C)  intense performance monitoring 
D)  high-involvement work practices 
A)  training and development 
B)  flexible work arrangements 
C)  intense performance monitoring 
D)  high-involvement work practices

Question 12

Which term refers to being psychologically involved in,connected to,and committed to getting one's jobs done?

Accepted Answer

A)  retention 
B)  engagement 
C)  ethical 
D)  enrichment 
A)  retention 
B)  engagement 
C)  ethical 
D)  enrichment

Question 13

What actions can managers take to support the career development needs of subordinates? What role does coaching play in supporting employee development needs?

Accepted Answer

The manager has many opportunities to su

Question 14

Intuit offers a Rotational Development Program that provides ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recruitment information 
B)  career coaching 
C)  selection criteria 
D)  work-life balance training 
A)  recruitment information 
B)  career coaching 
C)  selection criteria 
D)  work-life balance training

Question 15

Which of the following is conducted with employees who are leaving a firm for the purpose of eliciting information about what is right or wrong with the job and the firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  outsourcing interview 
B)  termination interview 
C)  screening interview 
D)  exit interview 
A)  outsourcing interview 
B)  termination interview 
C)  screening interview 
D)  exit interview

Question 16

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  insubordination 
B)  infraction 
C)  harassment 
D)  mutiny 
A)  insubordination 
B)  infraction 
C)  harassment 
D)  mutiny

Question 17

Which of the following would LEAST likely measure employee engagement?

Accepted Answer

A)  profitability 
B)  recruitment 
C)  absenteeism 
D)  customer satisfaction 
A)  profitability 
B)  recruitment 
C)  absenteeism 
D)  customer satisfaction

Question 18

During which of the following is an employee informed of the fact that he or she has been dismissed?

Accepted Answer

A)  outplacement interview 
B)  termination interview 
C)  appraisal interview 
D)  exit interview 
A)  outplacement interview 
B)  termination interview 
C)  appraisal interview 
D)  exit interview

Question 19

Employers have to think through how they're going to maintain employee engagement in the face of potential downsizings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The lack of promotion opportunities is the primary reason that top-performing employees leave an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which term refers to the occupational positions a person has had over many years?

A talent management approach to employee retention focuses primarily on ________.

Which of the following requires that employers of 100 or more employees give 60 days' notice before closing a facility or starting a layoff of 50 or more people?

Employers today are finding that they do not have the blanket right to fire employees.

Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost of turnover?

Which of the following organizations would most likely base promotions on seniority?

Which of the following would LEAST likely prevent an employee from experiencing reality shock?

In a constructive discharge claim,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation intolerable.

Frequent absences,daydreaming,and undeserved work breaks are examples of job withdrawal.

What is job withdrawal? What are common causes for job withdrawal? What are potential solutions to job withdrawal?

Which of the following would most likely increase turnover rates at an organization?

Which term refers to being psychologically involved in,connected to,and committed to getting one's jobs done?

What actions can managers take to support the career development needs of subordinates? What role does coaching play in supporting employee development needs?

Intuit offers a Rotational Development Program that provides ________.

Which of the following is conducted with employees who are leaving a firm for the purpose of eliciting information about what is right or wrong with the job and the firm?

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Which of the following would LEAST likely measure employee engagement?

During which of the following is an employee informed of the fact that he or she has been dismissed?

Employers have to think through how they're going to maintain employee engagement in the face of potential downsizings.

The lack of promotion opportunities is the primary reason that top-performing employees leave an organization.

Managing Human Resources Today

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Human Resource Strategy and Analysis

Job Analysis and Talent Management

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance and Talent Management

Developing Compensation Plans

Pay for Performance and Employee Benefits

Maintaining Positive Employee Relations

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Improving Occupational Safety, Health, and Risk Management

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Exam 9: Managing Careers

Which term refers to the occupational positions a person has had over many years?

A talent management approach to employee retention focuses primarily on ________.

Which of the following requires that employers of 100 or more employees give 60 days' notice before closing a facility or starting a layoff of 50 or more people?

Employers today are finding that they do not have the blanket right to fire employees.

Which of the following is an example of an intangible cost of turnover?

Which of the following organizations would most likely base promotions on seniority?

Which of the following would LEAST likely prevent an employee from experiencing reality shock?

In a constructive discharge claim,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation intolerable.

Frequent absences,daydreaming,and undeserved work breaks are examples of job withdrawal.

What is job withdrawal? What are common causes for job withdrawal? What are potential solutions to job withdrawal?

Which of the following would most likely increase turnover rates at an organization?

Which term refers to being psychologically involved in,connected to,and committed to getting one's jobs done?

What actions can managers take to support the career development needs of subordinates? What role does coaching play in supporting employee development needs?

Intuit offers a Rotational Development Program that provides ________.

Which of the following is conducted with employees who are leaving a firm for the purpose of eliciting information about what is right or wrong with the job and the firm?

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Which of the following would LEAST likely measure employee engagement?

During which of the following is an employee informed of the fact that he or she has been dismissed?

Employers have to think through how they're going to maintain employee engagement in the face of potential downsizings.

The lack of promotion opportunities is the primary reason that top-performing employees leave an organization.

Managing Human Resources Today

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Human Resource Strategy and Analysis

Job Analysis and Talent Management

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance and Talent Management

Developing Compensation Plans

Pay for Performance and Employee Benefits

Maintaining Positive Employee Relations

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Improving Occupational Safety, Health, and Risk Management

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