HRIR 3021 Exam 1

The fastest growing category of immigrants are coming from

Asia.

A telework arrangement is easiest to implement for manufacturing workers.

False

Applying industrial engineering to a job essentially increases its complexity.

False

In the article "Why Did We Ever Go Into HR?", the authors found that CEO's complain the 10% to 20% of their time spent on attracting and developing talent was the least rewarding part of their jobs.

False

Job extension is defined as moving employees among several different jobs without changing the nature of the jobs the employee handles.

False

Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of value to their organizations.

False

Managers at Google prefer that algorithms make people decisions (instead of managers having to rely on their own knowledge).

False

The concern for innovation and quality in recent times has forced companies to use more narrowly defined jobs to increase efficiency.

False

The use of employee empowerment has shifted the recruiting focus away from general cognitive and interpersonal skills toward technical skills.

False

Define flex-time and compressed workweek.

Flextime allows full-time employees to choose starting and ending times, as long as they work "core hours". Compressed workweek allows workers to complete weekly hours in less than five days.

Which human right is this, according to Immanuel Kant? A supervisor who demands that an employee do something that is unsafe or environmentally damaging may be violating this right if the task conflicts with the employee's values.

Freedom of Conscience

Discretionary behavior

Going above and beyond

Employment at-will

Unless there is a union or other contract that says otherwise, people can usually be fired at any time for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all -- as long as the reason is not considered illegal discrimination

Which of the following refers to a comparison of the race, sex, and ethnic composition of the employer's workforce with that of the available labor supply?

Utilization analysis

Human Capital

Value of employees' training, experience, judgment, intelligence, insight, networks, relationships

The HRM function during downsizing is to terminate the workers who:

are less valuable in their performance.

Within the Job Characteristics Model, _____ refers to the job characteristic that reflects the degree to which the job allows an individual to make decisions about the way the work is carried out.

autonomy

People's right to freedom of speech is the right to:

criticize an organization's ethics if they do so in good conscience.

Job design is the process of:

defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that a given job requires.

One of the qualities of human resources is that _____

it is indispensable for building a competitive advantage

Americans with Disabilities Act protects individuals who are _____

severely disfigured

According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, men and women performing the same job cannot have differences in pay on the basis of _____.

sex

As a _____, the HR manager should know the ways that people join the organization and move to different positions within it.

talent manager

Job descriptions generally contain all of the following components EXCEPT _____.

the details of pay and benefits attached to the job

A bona fide occupational qualification _____.

is a necessary qualification for the job

A vehicle manufacturing company decides to hire 35 employees for its new servicing branch located in Texas. A total of 90 eligible applicants apply for the job of which 50 are Caucasian and 40 are Hispanics. Assuming that the company decides to hire 25 Caucasian and 10 Hispanics, what can be inferred using the four-fifths rule?

0.5<0.8, this indicates that there is evidence of discrimination.

Research presented in class showed that interviewers make decisions about candidate in the first _______of the interview.

10 Seconds

What are the origins of human resources?

1800-1910 The modern concern from managing workers came from the Industrial Revolution

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

40 and older Not part of Title VII but EEOC oversees

Which of the following statements best explains the term "labor force"?

All the people willing and able to work

What is an HR dashboard?

A display of how the company is performing on specific HR metrics.

American Disabilities Act of 1990

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one of more major life activities. There is a record of having an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.

What is affirmative action?

Affirmative Action is a program that strives to ensure equal employment opportunity. A central premise is that, over time, absent discrimination, a contractor's workforce will generally reflect the gender, racial, and ethnic profile of the labor pools from which the contractor recruits and selects.

Which of the following actions of employers can result in reverse discrimination?

Affirmative action

What is a BFOQ?

Bona fide occupational quality

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Cannot pay employees of the opposite sex a lower wage for equal work, requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working conditions.

Exceptions to the At-Will Doctrine

Covenant-of-faith-and-fair dealing Implied contract Public policy

Functional organization structure

Cultivates specialists Lower accountability Less authority Maximizes effectiveness of jobs

Which of the following statements about the composition of the U.S. labor force during the next decade is true?

Despite a small increase in the number of workers aged 25-44, the overall workforce will be aging.

Organizational strategy:

Develop creative innovative and creative digital imaging applications that will engage users' imaginations

The original, significant growth of human resource departments in the United States occurred

During the first quarter of the 1900's as a way to fight off unions, follow new laws, and meet worker needs.

Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)

Eligible employees of covered employers may receive unpaid, job-protected leave

Which of the following statements reflects a violation of Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

Employees over the age of 40 are asked to retire as a part of a company's downsizing program

Give an example of a legislative employment law.

Examples include: Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, USERRA

Which of the following statements is true about the HR profession?

HR generalists usually perform the full range of HRM activities.

The ________________studies, performed by researcher ___________, established that the performance of employees is influenced by their surroundings and by the people with who they are working.

Hawthorne Studies, Elton Mayo

In which of the following instances is disparate treatment considered legal?

In a certain shopping mall, female workers are exclusively employed to clean the ladies restroom.

How does a human resource information system help the organization?

It can help avoid litigation and lawsuits.

Which of the following is true of O*NET?

It uses a common language that generalizes across jobs to describe the abilities, work styles, work activities, and work context required for various occupations.

As a manager, I give Becky five new tasks to make her job more interesting.

Job Enlargement

What is KSAOs?

Knowledge, Skill, Ability, Other attributes

US Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)

Leaves of absence Return to employment rights Prompt re-employment on return Protection from discharge/retaliation Health insurance continuation Continued seniority rights

Name two characteristics of a control human capital strategy/philosophy

Narrowly defined jobs Low participation Low skill requirements Intense supervision Limited training Low wages Low benefits

The first step in work flow analysis is to consider the _________________

Outputs

Human Resource Management

Policies, procedures, and systems that influence employees' behavior, attitues and performance

At Google, managers preferred making decisions about ______________ instead of simply using __________.

Promotions, Algorithms/data analytics

You can't be fired for discussing pay or safety conditions because it is a

Protected concerted activity

Which of the following is a way to simplify a job's mental demands?

Providing social-media tools to simplify information sharing

What is retaliation?

Punitive actions taken by employers against individuals who exercise their legal rights.

Two Types of Sexual Harassment

Quid Pro Quo Hostile Environment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Race Color Religion Sex National origin

Name the protected classes under Title VII

Race, color, religion, sex, national origin

What is the goal of ergonomics?

Reducing the physical strain on employees performing the job

What is reverse discrimination?

Reverse discrimination is a claim that occurs when a member or members of a majority are discriminated against on the basis of a protected factor, such as race or gender.

Immanuel Kant's Philosophy of Human Rights

Right of free consent Right of privacy Right of freedom of conscience Right of freedom of speech Right to due process

Which of the following can be used to consolidate different HR functions into a single location, eliminate redundancy, and reduce administrative costs?

Shared service centers

When forming Citigroup, Citicorp combined its banking business with Traveller's Group's insurance business. This is an example of a merger.

True

Shrinkage

Shrinking inventory, theft, throwing away or hiding

Which three selection tools are most valid predictors of job performance?

Situational tests Structured interviews Cognitive ability tests

Which of the following statements is true about HR responsibilities of supervisors?

Supervisors typically have responsibilities related to all the HR functions.

Divisional organization structure

Teamwork Broad responsibility More ownership Resource duplication Few specialists

Who oversees affirmative action?

The OFCCP

Wagner Act

The Wagner Act allows for PROTECTED CONCERTED ACTIVITIES

An assertion of the Harvard Business Review reading for this week is that connecting people—knowledge, expertise, and mentorship —across an organization is an ability for which HR is uniquely positioned.

True

Companies following a low-cost strategy closely align their pay packages to the industry norms.

True

Human resources cannot be imitated.

True

What happened with the Triangle factory fire and how has that affected the workplace?

Young girls were killed in a fire due to conditions and this brought awareness to the public and changed a lot of regulations for worker safety

Quid Pro Quo Affirmative Action Right-to-Know Laws

[Sexual Harassment ] [OFCCP ] [OSHA ]

Managing cultural diversity involves:

encouraging career development for women and minorities.

Once the outputs are identified, the next step in a work flow analysis involves _____.

examining the work processes used to generate those outputs

In the role of a cultural steward, an HR manager primarily:

facilitates change and helps to build and strengthen the culture

Martin is a financial analyst who is not employed directly by any company. He works for multiple clients based on their requirements. Martin is a

independent contractor

The term external labor market refers to the:

individuals who are actively seeking employment.

The new type of psychological contract has resulted in reduced:

job security.

The temporary work visa granted by the U.S. government:

permits highly educated workers to work in the U.S. for a set period of time

Disparate Impact-

refers to policies, practices, rules, or other systems that appear to be neutral, but result in a disproportionate impact on protected groups. (4/5th rule)