Chapter 19: Human Resource Management: Small Business Considerations

Work facilitation

According to Jill Kickul's study, which of these factors is least important to employees?

to determine whether hiring is to be done for an hourly or salaried position.

One of the first steps in developing a compensation plan is:

career service offices

Universities have _____ that encourage companies to post openings to their job bank to recruit at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels.

develop questions for interviewing.

When recruiting, once a job description is prepared, the next step is to:

Fair Labor Standards Act

Which of the following federal employment laws requires the payment of same wages to males and females for work requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility in similar working conditions?

Stock options

Which of the following is an example of long-term incentives to employees that help retain valuable team members?

Writing special requirements

Which of the following is the last step in crafting a job description?

Nepotism

Which of the following management philosophies refers to selecting and promoting people based on family ties?

3 percent

The rule of thumb is that perks should take no more than _____ of the annual personnel budget.

Outsourcing

_____ is an alternative for small businesses that are not ready to hire employees, but have a growing need to meet workload demand.

should design interview questions such that "yes" or "no" answers are not applicable.

In evaluating potential employees, a small business owner:

prohibits hiring of unauthorized aliens.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986:

Credentials and experience

Which of following sections of the job description will list the level of education required to perform a particular job mentioned?

Hiring full-time employees incurs costs of training time, employee tax, and accounting costs.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of hiring a full-time employee?

It is the idea of having employees who work for another company that handles recruiting, training, compensation, and government filings.

Which of the following is true of employee leasing?

Scheduling brief one-on-one meetings helps communicate the goal of an employee's position and expectation of performance.

Which of the following is true of new employees in terms of communication?

It is only applicable to employers with 15 or more employees.

Which of the following is true of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Letting employees make on-the-spot decisions for the companies' best interest

Which of the following would implicate employee empowerment?

Case studies

Which of these is an off-the-job training method?

Networking

_____ is a relatively low-cost, although time-intensive, method of recruiting in which people connect with colleagues, business professionals, friends, vendors they have strong relationships with, alumni, and advisory board members.