Chapters 1-5 Test

Carlena, a human resource professional, uses performance evaluation data to align employee strengths with jobs. What is this an example of?

how data can be used to manage talent

In job analysis, a ______ survey has subject matter experts indicate how important each of the KSAOs is to each job task. Any KSAOs that are not connected to any critical job tasks would be eliminated from the job analysis.

linkage

An employee identification number is a unique identifier sometimes called a ______.

linking variable

Michelle works with the human resource information system vendor to identify and explain business processes. She notices this results in improved processes as they work through data flow diagrams. This design factor is called ______

logical design

The ______ is a measure of central tendency. (no abbreviations)

mean

When choosing subject matter experts, it is critical to choose a ______ of the employees for the particular job being analyzed.

representative sample

Decisions that lead to resource constraints including employee energy and burnout as well as financial constraints likely do not consider the ______ characteristic of good decision-making.

Is this course of action time and resource efficient?

While decisions should not be made based solely on past experiences, considering the ______ characteristic of good decision-making allows you to leverage what is possible to know to rule out alternative courses of action.

Is this decision based on evidence and data?

What is the p value conventional cutoff value?

0.05

Most equal employment opportunity laws apply to companies with how many employees?

15 or more

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 applies to people aged ______ and older.

40

Research shows that only about ______ of all decisions made within organizations are successful.

50%

Jack is 53-years-old and was in a car accident, hit his head, and now has issues with short-term memory that affects major life activities; however, if he writes things down he can perform his job functions without issues. His manager finds it frustrating that Jack needs to stop to write things down and changes the kind of work he is assigned. As a human resource professional, where would you turn to for information about how to support Jack?

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Bill believes that he has been discriminated against due to being a differently abled person. He contacts the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and is told that the equal opportunity laws do not apply to him. The company that pays him exercises very little control over the work he does. What could be the reason?

Bill is an independent contractor.

The variable "sex" is a ____________ variable.

Categorical

The variable "pay" is a ______________ variable.

Continuous

Which calculations are appropriate for a categorical variable?

Frequency, Percentage

Florence refuses to answer a question on a job application about her family's medical history. The employer tells her that if she does not complete the application in its entirety, she will not be considered for the job. Which act covers Florence's claim of discrimination?

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008

Which calculations are appropriate for a continuous variable?

Mean, Standard deviation (SD)

What does a low mean and a high SD tell us?

Most SMEs rate the task as less critical, Greater disagreement among the SME ratings

The ______, a division of Department of Labor, monitors EEO compliance of federal contractors.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

What might you recommend to the organization to help correct data integrity of this data in order to produce clean data?

Restrict Job Level field to only accept valid numbers, Provide a drop-down list of facilities instead of having users type in information, Restrict Hire Date and Start Date fields to accept only calendar dates in MM/DD/YYYY format, Decide how to handle "Yes, No" data as either "Yes, No" or "Y, N"

______ are the elements of a job analysis which are typically used to describe the job itself.

Tasks

The p value is also referred to as the ______ level.

alpha

Human resource information systems and electronic human resource management systems are usually integrated into a larger cross-functional data management system called ______.

an enterprise resource planning system

At Nick's organization, everyone is treated equally and has a say in decisions. Leadership values the skills that each person brings to the work and appreciates everyone for who they. This is an example of ______.

an inclusive environment

The ______ involves the evaluation of organizational performance based on the extent to which the organization satisfies different stakeholder needs.

balanced scorecard

When building a regression model, it is best to consider all necessary predictor variables to explain your outcome and omit irrelevant variables. If some important variables are left out of the human resource analytics model, a ______ model may be created resulting in an overly subjective, incomplete result.

biased

A(n) ______ is an essential necessity of the job and can be used to select employees based on the protected characteristics.

bona fide occupational qualification

During the implementation of a major change, such as introduction of an HRIS, you may need to reassess and alter plans for successful outcomes. This is part of effective ______.

change management

A ______ is a cluster of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary to be effective at one's job.

competency

The levels of a(n) ______ variable have meaning and order.

continuous

A ______ is a number that conveys two important pieces of information: sign and magnitude.

correlation coefficient

ABC Company avoids hiring young women when possible because they are more likely to go out on maternity leave than older women. This is an example of ______.

disparate treatment

From the following list, identify two steps in the human resource analytics scientific process. Choose one answer.

formulating a hypothesis and communicating the results

An ______ refers to a system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distribute pertinent information about an organization's human resources, and the concept of HRIS can be nested within the broader concept of e-HRM.

human resource information system (HRIS)

Steve is responsible for developing the pay and reward structures for jobs at his company. Which HR function forms the basis for his decision-making process?

job analyses

Kathleen, a human resource manager, believes all nurse educators should be nurses rather than professional trainers. She discusses her belief with the Director of Nursing for confirmation, even though the Director of Training has explained that professional trainers can provide the required trainings assigned to the opened position. This is an example of ______ bias.

overconfidence

In the hospital where Sue works, there is a job classification of "nurse." There are many individuals, however, who hold various types of nursing ______ within the hospital, such as pediatric nurse, intensive care nurse, and medical-surgical nurse.

positions

Which of these is an example of how good data management can be helpful to a human resource professional?

projecting retirement statistics for the workforce

The ______ represents how dispersed or spread out the values are around the mean. (no abbreviations)

standard deviation

A ______ type provides a general approach for how an organization will bring its mission, vision, and values to life, while at the same time leveraging its strengths and improving its weaknesses.

strategy

Carl, a human resource professional, seeks out Joe while completing a job analysis to learn about what his position entails. Joe was recommended by his supervisor as someone who is highly knowledgeable and skilled and able to give unique information about the job. Joe is considered a ______.

subject matter expert

Candace, an executive at the company where Carl works as a human resource professional, is ready to retire. Carl has been working with Candace to identify employees who are qualified to replace her. This process is called ______.

succession planning

According to the ______ rule, one group's selection ratio may not be less than 80% of the majority group's ratio.

the 4/5ths rule

A strong human resource team has a people analyst that is able to interpret data through the lens of human behavior, cognition, and emotion. This is an example of what competency?

theory

Given the projected growth rate of 9% for human resource management jobs over the next decade, this field is considered ______.

to have a positive job outlook with solid career opportunities

In the 1940s, Kurt Lewin developed a model for implementing new systems that involves what three steps?

unfreezing, change, refreezing