BUSI 1301 - Ch 9 DSM
Which of the following best describes collective bargaining?
A process undertaken to help a union negotiate with an employer for better work conditions and terms of employment
__________ requires companies to fill positions with a certain number of minorities.
Affirmative action
An employer and one of its unions are having a disagreement over union members' pay and benefits. Both parties have agreed to have a third party settle the dispute after hearing all of the issues. Which of the following best describes this procedure for settling the dispute?
Arbitration
Dance On is an event management company that has made a profit of $660,000 in 2 years. Its rival company, Tons of Fun, has not made any profit in the same 2 years. Keeping this information in mind, which of the following can be expected to happen with the companies this year?
Dance On will offer its employees bonuses this year; Tons of Fun will not.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of internal recruiting?
It increases the possibility of not getting the best candidate due to a limited search process.
Which of the following best describes a 401(k) plan?
It is a defined contribution plan to which employees can contribute pre-tax dollars up to a specified legal limit.
Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruiting?
It is less costly and time-consuming relative to external recruiting.
Which of the following best describes human resources forecasting?
It is the process of determining a firm's future demand for employees.
Which of the following is true of the Congress of Industrial Organizations?
It was formed in 1935 to represent entire industries rather than specific workers' groups and just skilled workers.
Temp Staffing Inc. keeps detailed records about its employees, including information about their training, experience, specialized skills, and current and previous job assignments. Before hiring employees, Temp Staffing looks carefully at this information. What is Staff Temping doing by keeping all of the records?
Maintaining a workforce profile
Which of the following is more frequently being used as an alternative to a formal session that provides an employee with feedback on how well the person is doing a job?
Performance managment
Which of the following is typically form of noncash compensation?
Vacation time
__________ help an employee achieve a balance between the demands of life both inside and outside the workplace.
Work/life benefits
Action learning is best described as __________.
a management development training approach that allows trainees to work together on teams to analyze real-time corporate problems that extend beyond their areas of expertise
Bill was discharged from his job. He believes he was wrongfully discharged and is entitled to compensation for being wrongly let go. Bill's employment contract states that rather than suing for damages, he and his employer must use an alternate method to settle their differences—one in which a third party hears both sides and makes a binding decision. Given this scenario, which of the following best describes the alternate method specified in Bill's employment contract?
aribitration
The process undertaken to help a union negotiate with an employer for better work conditions and terms of employment is known as __________.
collective bargaining
The future demand for employees in an organization is determined by the process of __________.
forecasting
An incentive-based compensation structure __________.
has a lower base salary and then is enhanced with a commission
A group of workers typically can form a union by __________.
having a majority of workers form a bargaining unit for union representation
A __________ defines in detail the duties and requirements of the tasks an employee is required to perform.
job analysis
The HR department of Luxury, Inc., a home-furnishings manufacturer and retailer, is in the process of re-staffing the entire organization. The company is doing well, so the CEO wants to expand the company by hiring more workers and setting up a new office. Before it begins the hiring process, it must clearly identify all available positions in the company and the exact roles and responsibilities of each position. To identify the exact roles and responsibilities of each position, the HR department of Luxury, Inc. must do a(n) __________.
job analysis
Which of the following is included in a job analysis?
job description
Employment at will is a __________.
legal doctrine that states that an employer can fire an employee for any reason at any time
The HR department of Denton Consulting, a software-development company, has just hired a new batch of software engineers for its latest project. The firm's HR manager, Maria, wants to ensure that none of these new employees has any problems with regard to the company's processes and regulations. To help the new employees become familiar with Denton's processes, Maria will conduct a(n) __________.
orientation program
Which of the following provides an employee with feedback on how well the person is doing, as well as where the person could make changes and improvements?
performance appraisal
Samantha is working at Incold, Inc., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country. She has worked with them through both her pregnancies and speaks highly of her employers. She is grateful to be a part of this organization because of the day-care facilities available for the children of the employees. She also loves the 24-hour cafeteria, which is open not only for her but also for her children. In addition, she is thankful that the company's policies allowed her to take more than 3 months of paid maternity leave. From the information given in this scenario, we can conclude that Samantha likes to work at Incold primarily because of the __________ it offers.
work/life benefits
A __________ is a personnel inventory that includes information about each employee, such as age, education, training, experience, specialized skills, and current and previous positions held within the company.
workforce profile
ClothesOverShows is a clothing manufacturing company that is currently understaffed. Before adding more personnel to the workforce, the organizational staffing team must determine the optimal number of employees the business needs. To do this, they must predict the future demand for employees and compare this with the existing supply of employees in the company. To determine the existing supply of employees in the company, the organizational staffing team will use a __________.
workforce profile
