Exam 14: Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in HR Management

The president of University National Bank in Palo Alto,California has his office on the main floor of the bank just off the lobby,and his door is always open unless he is in a private meeting.This represents a physical manifestation of the company's culture.

The ethical or unethical influence of a manager on a subordinate tends to be subliminal.

All of the following are methods used by companies to prevent ethical compromises by employees EXCEPT ________.

What is organizational culture? How can managers influence the ethical nature of a firm's culture?

Procedural justice refers to the fairness of the process by which a decision is made.

Although clarifying performance standards for employees makes them feel like performance appraisals are fair,involving employees in decision-making has no impact on perceived fairness.

Which of the following is a normative statement?

Tracy is frequently absent from work and almost always late,so her manager has decided to fire her.Which of the following grounds for dismissal will her manager most likely use?

Which of the following supervisory actions is LEAST likely to enhance the perception of fairness?

Explain the meaning of the Evil Woman Thesis and its implications for managers.

A firm's ethics code outlines its mission,vision,appraisal system,and hiring policies.

If an employee conducts a personal phone call at work,the employer can legally eavesdrop and monitor the phone call.

Two components of organizational justice are distributive justice and procedural justice.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of privacy violations upheld by courts?

In which organizational document are an organization's rules and regulations usually stated?

All of the following are examples of insubordination EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following terms refers to the involuntary termination of an employee's employment with a firm?

The New York Stock Exchange recently eliminated all "reporter" jobs at the exchange.Reporters with seniority were able to remain employed by displacing co-workers in lower-level positions.Which of the following most likely occurred?

Employers can foster perceptions of fairness through all of the following methods EXCEPT ________.

Health-Tech Materials is a firm that manufactures medical equipment purchased by hospitals and clinics.The firm employs over 2,500 workers in its two manufacturing facilities located in Texas and Arizona.Recently,Health-Tech dismissed a number of employees for ethics violations ranging from improper Internet usage to stealing company funds.In addition,the firm has been sued by two former employees for wrongful discharge.As a result,Health-Tech's top executives are evaluating the firm's hiring process,ethics training system,reward system,and disciplinary system to determine how to promote ethics and fair treatment. -Health-Tech's HR department has devised a brief ethics test for employees to use when determining if their actions match Health-Tech's code of conduct.Which of the following questions is LEAST likely to be included on the ethics test?