Exam#1- Study Set # 2

Gloria creates specifications for a position including the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the job. This is an example of a

job description.

When Bees & Bones, a startup company, was bought by Cali Pharma, the HR department was tasked with assessing the dollar value of each job and creating equitable pay structures. HR completed

job evaluation.

The factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task is called

knowledge.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s many jobs left the United States for a cheaper labor force. The American people did not like this move to ________ and stopped buying certain products until the company came back to the United States

offshoring

Malek feels that his employer let him go for no reason. Although the company practices employment-at-will, he still pursues resolution with the EEOC. This is called

due process policy.

Which of the following scenarios is an apt example of a future-oriented situational interview?

Alisa was asked about the steps she would take to change the work environment in her office.

_______ is a wide variety of specific selection programs that employ multiple selection methods to rate either applicants or job incumbents on their managerial potential.

Assessment center

The ________ allows an individual filing a complaint to have a jury decide whether he or she may recover punitive damages (in addition to lost wages and benefits) for emotional injuries caused by discrimination.

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Which of the following is true regarding the differentiation strategy?

Companies achieve above-average returns if they succeed in their differentiation strategy.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act assigned the responsibility for inspecting employers, applying the standards, and levying fines to the

Department of Labor.

Which of the following is responsible for enforcing the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

demonstrates that HR practices have a positive influence on the company's bottom line or key stakeholders.

Evidence-based HR

Jose, age 34, felt he was unjustly fired from his position at a state university because of discriminatory practices. He is claiming violation of the

Fourteenth Amendment.

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of concurrent validity?

It assesses the validity of a test by administering it to people already on the job and then correlating test scores with existing measures of each person's performance.

Which of the following is true about the product line administrative services and transactions?

It deals with functions such as compensation, hiring, and staffing.

Which of the following is an example of an experience-based situational interview?

Ming was asked to describe a situation where her creativity led to effective problem solving.

......goals, external analysis, internal analysis, and strategic choices are the five major components of the strategy formulation process.

Mission

Sonsoment. is a cement company whose employees work in an old facility; they request a government inspection to ensure that they are not exposed to any hazardous materials while working in the facility. Which of the following acts gives them the right to do so?

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Which of the following statements is true about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

Organizations spend millions of dollars each year to comply with regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Which legislation mandates affirmative action in the employment of individuals with disabilities?

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

External analysis and internal analysis combined constitute the

SWOT analysis.

Which of the following is true of the perceptual-motor approach to job design?

The perceptual-motor approach has its roots in human-factors literature.

Which of the following is a prediction about legal issues regarding employment in the United States?

There will be less emphasis on discrimination against veterans.

is a planned effort to facilitate the learning of job-related knowledge, skills, and behavior by employees.

Training

The ________ is a set of guidelines on the ways an organization should develop and administer recruitment systems so as not to violate Title VII.

Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Work-flow design is the process of

analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product.

Janice was given a test of her physical ability because the job will require lifting and carrying. On which of the following abilities would she not be tested ideally?

cognitive skills

HRM laws are governed by the legislative branch of the federal government, which

consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Lamination Co., a manufacturer of flooring, is looking to hire several maintenance engineers. Lamination's HR department checks with the company's engineering department to confirm that the scenarios mentioned in the test are plausible real-world scenarios that maintenance engineers might face. Which of the following types of validation is Lamination's HR team performing?

content validation

Distribution channels are an example of ________ capital.

customer

When considering a balanced scorecard that depicts a company from a(n) ________ perspective, the critical HR indicators are employee satisfaction with HR department services and employee perceptions of the company as an employer.

customer

Which of the following is likely to happen when a private equity group hires an efficiency expert?

decreasing movements that create no value

A person who is conscientious will be

dependable, organized, persevering, thorough, achievement-oriented

Under ________, intent is irrelevant.

disparate impact

A restaurant in mid-town New York City has instituted a policy to hire individuals living in close proximity to the restaurant to reduce instances of employees coming in late. As the area surrounding the hotel is predominantly populated with individuals of Caucasian origin, the Hispanic and African-American communities became underrepresented in the restaurant's workforce. This is an example of

disparate impact.

Jason and Abdul graduated from the same are traffic control institute and both applied for a job as an air traffic controller at a private American airport. Despite both having similar profiles, Jason was hired but Abdul was not, and the airport continued to look for other potential air traffic controllers. In this case, Abdul was a possible victim of

disparate treatment.

Directives issued and amended unilaterally by the president are known as

executive orders.

Carrie is a talkative, social employee who makes sure that all feel welcome and part of the team while at work. She most likely has a high level of ________ when she takes a personality test.

extroversion

The final stage in work-flow analysis is to identify the work ________ in the development of the work unit's product.

inputs

Cesar was being recruited by a competitor due to his success at his current company in getting several new patents. This is an example of ________ capital.

intellectual

Wong took a test assessing his editing skills as part of the interview process for an executive assistant position. Depending on Wong's score, the recruiter can assume how successful be will be in the job, based on ________ validity.

predictive

The programs developed in the strategic-choice stage of the process are put into practice in the ________ stage.

program-implementation

Refer to the following hypothetical transitional matrix of the general HR department in a large manufacturing organization.

sales apprentice

Hiring employees from external sources is a

slow option to avoid an unexpected labor shortage, and its revocability is low.

CellServ Inc., a large manufacturer of cell phones, has decided to enhance revenues by expanding its product line. It has identified the talking watch market as a possible market to expand and has identified Genesys, Inc. as a potential competitor. CellServ Inc. is currently in the ________ stage of the strategic management process.

strategy formulation

Tamara is leading the strategic groups through an exercise to define the company's mission and goals through a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis. She is employing

strategy formulation

Strategic planning groups decide on a strategic direction during the ________ phase.

strategy implementation

When Claire's team started to fall behind on their deadlines, she realized that Adam was clearly overwhelmed by his assignment. When there is a single point of failure, companies can correct the problem by having

team members share work when any member becomes overloaded.

Which of the following forces draw out an older worker's career?

the improved health of older people in general

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.