Exam 9: Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success

Typically the ________ in an union contract is tied to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index (CPI).

____________ includes the activities managers perform to plan for,attract,develop,and retain an effective workforce.

A feedback technique in which an employee is appraised by her boss,peers,subordinates,and possibly clients is called a __________ appraisal.

Haley,a HR manager,had a meeting with the Vice President of Safety to determine if the new safety training program appears to be effective in preventing and reducing the number of accidents.Haley is performing which step of the training process?

Which of the following is a good suggestion for managers when conducting interviews?

After an effective orientation,the employee should emerge with information about which three matters? Describe.

After being referred by a friend,Hasina attended a job interview.She didn't feel it went well,but was surprised when her friend told her the boss didn't like that she had worn her hijab,a traditional headscarf.The boss told a coworker after the interview,"Our customers prefer working with Christians." This is an example of __________.

Social capital is the economic or productive potential of employee knowledge and actions.

During a(n)_______________,Megan asked Jeff to tell her about a time when he was able to overcome some sort of adversity.

Which of the following is not part of the strategic human resource management process?

Programs that try to make up for past discrimination in employment by actively finding,hiring,and developing the talents of people from groups traditionally discriminated against are known as Title VII.

Social capital is the economic or productive potential of strong,trusting,and cooperative relationships.

The first step in the training process is an assessment of what training is needed.

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is true?

Being dismissed "for cause" means that __________.

Formal appraisals are conducted on an unscheduled basis and consist of less rigorous indications of employee performance.

Recreation options,country club memberships,and discounts on merchandise are not considered examples of benefits.

Executives often negotiate generous severance packages that they receive if the company is taken over by another.These are known as __________.

Which of the following may be considered,legally,to be an employment test?

What are at least two reasons for having objective appraisals? What is the difference between objective and subjective appraisals?