Exam 12: Managing Human Resources

Explain high-performance work practices and list a few examples of such practices.

Steve recommends that employees should be compensated according to their competencies, rather than their designations. Employees should be financially rewarded when they gain more knowledge and learn new processes that are relevant to the job, even if the employee is at a lower level. This implies that Steve favors a ________.

What can managers do to manage downsizing?

Which one of the following is a type of specific training provided by organizations?

Which of the following is a technology-based training method?

Which of the following steps in human resource management helps retain competent and high-performing employees?

In a short essay, define selection and list some of the selection tools used by managers.

Which one of the following Acts gives employees the legal right to examine personnel files and letters of reference?

Labor unions use ________ to protect the rights of their members.

In which one of the following traditional training methods are employees made to work at different jobs in a particular area in order to get exposure to a variety of tasks?

Gareth is in charge of recruiting at Eowin Systems, and is expected to enhance the diversity of the workforce. Which of the following recruiting sources should Gareth avoid if he is to achieve the stated aim of a more diverse workforce?

Which one of the following would be considered a factor most directly influencing the human resource process?

The Mexican Federal Labor Law includes controls on ________.

The health condition that is most costly for employers is ________.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires that employment tests be job-related and consistent with business necessity.

The process by which managers ensure that they have the right number and kinds of capable people in the right places and at the right times is known as ________.

There are essentially two ways of controlling labor supply through decruitment: firing and early retirements.

Which one of the following is true of written tests as a selection tool?

Steve introduces in-house technical training programs for employees, as well as a provision to reimburse the tuition fees for employees who take college courses that benefit both the employee and the organization. Steve is using ________ to motivate and retain employees.

The burden is on managers to prove that the selection devices they use are a valid predictor of job performance.