QUESTION 1 Which of the following corporations has been the number 1 financial supporter of gay-rights groups in the Uni

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QUESTION 1
Which of the following corporations has been the number
1 financial supporter of gay-rights groups in the United
States?
IBM
Nike
Ernst & Young
Apple
QUESTION 2
A person's disposable income after taxes that allows him
or her to make purchases is known as the person's:
coercive power.
bargaining power.
legitimate power.
buying power.
QUESTION 3
A key source of problems in mergers, acquisitions, and
strategic international alliances is differences in
________.
discrimination
declining productivity
intolerance
corporate cultures
QUESTION 4
Organizations strive to retain talented workers in a hot
job market by offering employees:
unity of command.
coordination of control.
flexible work schedules.
total quality management.
QUESTION 5
According to the Society for Human Resource Management,
the critical evaluation competency of HR success is defined as the
ability to:
understand and apply information to contribute to the
organization's strategic plan.
direct and contribute to initiatives and processes within the
organization.
interpret information to make business decisions and
recommendations.
effectively exchange with stakeholders.
QUESTION 6
In terms of staffing, the responsibility of line
management is:
to investigate employee complaints.
to develop legally sound performance management systems.
to make final decisions on entry-level hires and promotions.
to perform a job or competency analysis.
0.5 points
QUESTION 7
Which of the following statements is true of economic
strikes?
Economic strikers have limited rights to reinstatement.
They are a new tactic among nonunion employees, often backed by
organized labor.
Employees engaged in economic strikes are afforded the highest
degree of protection under federal law.
They are conducted for giving support to other workers on
strike.
0.5 points
QUESTION 8
All of the following factors made industrial
unionization attractive in the 1930s EXCEPT:
the roaring 20s.
the emergence of rebel leaders within the AFL who wanted to
organize industrial unions.
the Great Depression.
the passage of labor-friendly laws.
QUESTION 9
Employees engaged in this type of strike are afforded
the highest degree of protection, and under most circumstances they
are entitled to reinstatement after the strike ends.
Wildcat strike
Sympathy strike
Sit-down strike
Unfair labor practice strike
0.5 points
QUESTION 10
Which of the following statements defines the term "job
specification"?
It is the processes and outcomes that describe how work is
structured, organized, experienced, and enacted.
It is an approach that allows two employees to share the job
responsibilities normally handled by only one person.
It is a written summary of worker requirements for a particular
job.
It is the advertising of available jobs internally through
bulletin boards.
0.5 points
QUESTION 11
In the context of strategic workforce-planning (SWP)
systems, which of the following activities is used to enlarge the
pool of people qualified to fill projected vacancies through such
actions as recruitment, selection, training, placement, transfer,
promotion, development, and compensation?
Control and evaluation
An action plan
A workforce forecast
A talent inventory
0.5 points
QUESTION 12
Which of the following predicts future people
requirements based on an analysis of the future availability of
labor and future labor requirements, tempered by an analysis of
external conditions?
Strategic unemployment
A workforce forecast
A talent inventory
Control and evaluation
0.5 points
QUESTION 13
________ is the formal process that connects business
strategy to human resource strategy and practices, ensuring the
right people are in the right place at the right time and
cost.
Job analysis
Strategic workforce planning
Job design
Job endangerment
0.5 points
QUESTION 14
One way to classify performance incentives is according
to the ________ targeted.
benefit plan
level of performance
budget
audience
0.5 points
QUESTION 15
Open pay systems tend to work best when:
job performance can be measured objectively.
there is a union to negotiate pay increases.
effort and performance are related closely over a long time
span.
a business strategy matches the organizational development
stage.
0.5 points
QUESTION 16
Team incentives provide an opportunity for each team
member to receive a bonus based on the:
output of the team as a whole.
terms of the collective bargaining unit.
net profit of the corporation.
discretion of the team supervisor.
0.5 points
QUESTION 17
Failure of organizations to address ________ may cause
long-serving employees to rethink their commitment to a company
they think does not value or reward loyalty.
dependability issues
annuity problems
compression issues
productivity problems
QUESTION 18
Which of the following is a concerted effort by an
organization to actively expand its pool of applicants so that no
one is excluded because of past or present
discrimination?
Passive nondiscrimination
Pure diversity-based recruitment
Hard quotas
Diversity-based recruitment with preferential hiring
0.5 points
QUESTION 19
Recruitment policies ultimately depend on the structure
and functioning of internal and external:
markets for goods.
labor markets.
stakeholders.
customers.
0.5 points
QUESTION 20
Which of the following statements about a realistic job
preview (RJP) is true?
Meta-analysis shows that RJPs improve retention rates, on
average, by 5 percent.
It requires that recruiters tell applicants the pleasant and
unpleasant aspects of the job.
Job performance rates are lower for those who receive an
RJP.
Job acceptance rates are higher for those who receive an
RJP.
0.5 points
QUESTION 21
In the context of the Big Five personality dimensions,
________ concerns the degree to which an individual is creative,
curious, and cultured versus practical with narrow
interests.
conscientiousness
openness to experience
extroversion
agreeableness
0.5 points
QUESTION 22
The ________ is a situational test designed to simulate
important aspects of a position and assesses an individual's
ability to work independently.
situational-judgment test
polygraph test
leaderless group discussion
in-basket test
0.5 points
QUESTION 23
Which of the following defines reliability?
The consistency or stability of a measurement procedure
The flexibility of assessors at an assessment center
The meaningfulness of inferences drawn from a measurement
procedure
The ability of an employee to perform consistently
0.5 points
QUESTION 24
What type of team is assembled for a specific purpose
and expected to disband after their task is completed?
Project
Work
Network
Service
0.5 points
QUESTION 25
Which of the following statements is true of reliability
as a requirement of effective appraisal systems?
It refers to consistency of judgment.
It permits managers to remain anonymous to avoid
retribution.
It provides a common frame of reference for raters.
It reduces the preference of individuals for handling future
disagreements.
0.5 points
QUESTION 26
Which of the following is a disadvantage of Management
by Objectives (MBO) in appraising employee
performance?
It does not facilitate comparison across employees.
It is time-consuming to implement properly.
It requires frequent supervisor/subordinate review of work
plans.
It does not define dimensions or scale points clearly.