MGMT 343 EXAM 1 ch.1-7
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates a perfect negative relationship?
-1.0
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against employees over the age of _____.
40
After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken responsibility for investigating a claim of discrimination, the complainant must give the EEOC _____ days to investigate the complaint.
60
The "direct threat" clause is a part of the _____.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Which of the following activities is part of the assessment and development of the human resources dimension of HRM practices?
Creating an employment relationship and a work environment that benefit the company
integrative linkage
HRM functions built right into the strategy formulation and implementation processes
which of the following is true of lean thinking?
It aims to do more with less effort, time, space, and equipment.
Which of the following serves as the court of final appeal?
Supreme court
Which of the following is one of the four characteristics of an ethical, successful company?
The company emphasizes mutual benefits in its relationship with customers, clients, and vendors.
Which of the following statements is true of two-way linkages?
The strategic planning function and the human resource management function are interdependent.
Image advertising is often effective because job applicants develop ideas about the general reputation of the firm and then this spills over to influence their expectations about the nature of specific jobs at the organization. True or False
True
two-way linkage
allows for consideration of HR issues during the strategy formulation process
concurrent validation
assess validity of a test by administering it to people on the job and correlating test scores with persons performance
Which of the following is most likely to lead to a successful downsizing?
avoiding indiscriminant reductions
internal growth
building on existing strength
Which of the following acts explicitly prohibits the granting of preferential treatment to minority groups?
civil rights act of 1991
administrative linkage
day to day activities
reliability
degree to which a performance measure is free from random error
one way linkage
develops strategic plan then informs HRM function of the plan
Which of the following is the last step in a return on investment (ROI) analysis?
dividing cost by benefits
How does employees' use of mobile devices offer an advantage to companies?
employees have access to work and information at any given time
predictive validation
establish an empirical (observation/experience) relationship between test scores taken prior to being hired and performance
external analysis
examining the orgs operating environment to identify the strategic opportunities and threats
When a corporate organization competes through globalization, as opposed to technology, it is likely to put most of its efforts into _____.
expansion into international markets
validity
extent to which performance on the measure is related to performance on the job, show strong correlation between test scores and job performance scores
When it comes to examining and understanding skill levels for a particular job, _____ may be the best source.
external job analysis
Evidence-based HR refers to the demonstration that human resource practices have no impact on the company's bottom line or key stakeholders. true or false
false
Newspaper ads generate the largest number of recruits, and many of these are qualified for the position. true or false
false
When applicants' reactions to recruiters are examined, age and gender are the two traits that stand out the most.
false
The process of attempting to ascertain the supply of and demand for various types of human resources is called _____.
forecasting
internal analysis
identify the orgs strengths and weaknesses, quantity and quality of resources
reliability measures
instrument rather than characteristic
content validation
items questions, or problems posed by a test
Which of the following approaches views job satisfaction as one of the most important outcomes of job design?
motivational approach
_____ provides a cross-sectional overview of the static relationships between individuals and units that create the outputs.
organization structure
Which type of analysis is usually conducted first when performing a needs assessment in a training process?
organizational analysis
_____ ability is the speed and accuracy with which one can solve arithmetic problems of all kinds.
quantitative
The employee data and information systems function of an HR department focuses on responsibilities such as _____.
record keeping and workforce analysis
Hector is a maintenance supervisor at a large petroleum refinery in Texas. His friend, Ronald, who works at another refinery in Louisiana, informs Hector about a vacancy for a maintenance manager's position at the Louisiana refinery and asks him to apply for the position. Hector is an example of a(n) _____.
referral
what are the 5 selection method standards?
reliability validity generalizability utility legality
Which of the following is the primary role of an efficiency expert?
removing every bit of waste in production operation
Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted individuals the _____.
right to enter into and enforce a contract
concentration strategy
sticking to its knitting
The goals that are set in the human resource planning process should come directly from
the analysis of the labor supply and demand
Which of the following is true of statistical forecasting methods that capture historic trends?
they provide predictions that are much more precise than judgemental methods
forecasting types
trend and ratio
An HR dashboard is a series of indicators that are accessible to both managers and employees. true or false
true
Intangible assets are equally as or more valuable than financial and physical assets, but they are difficult to duplicate or imitate. true or false
true
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is a quasi-judicial agency.
true
The final stage in work-flow analysis is to identify the inputs used in the development of a work unit's product. true or false
true
When compared to other methods, the on-the-job training method needs less investment in time and money. true or false
true
When it comes to problem solving, cultural diversity can provide companies with a competitive advantage. true or false
true
When a company faces a shortage of employees in the workforce, and it predicts that current demand for products or services may not extend to the future, it will
try to garner more hours out of the existing labor force
