Final-Chapter 19

The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to give employees up to _____weeks leave, paid or unpaid, without loss of position, seniority, or benefits, for a qualifying condition or event.

12

Identify the management philosophy of selecting and promoting people based on family ties.

Nepotism

Which of these refers to contracting with others outside of your firm to do work that would otherwise be done within your firm?

Outsourcing

Which among the following federal employment laws prohibits discrimination with respect to any condition of employment based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin, except where religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification which is reasonably necessary to the conduct of a particular business?

Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964

_____ training is delivered to employees while they perform their regular jobs.

on the job

_____ refers to the trial period in which an employee has temporary status before a formal offer to work full time is presented

probationary period

The Immigration and Reform Act of 1986:

prohibits hiring of unauthorized aliens

These beliefs are based on the perception that promises have been made in exchange for certain employee obligations such as giving of their energy, time, and technical skills.

psychological contract

Which of these refer to employees' beliefs about the promises between the employee and the firm?

psychological contract

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

3 percent

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination against individuals who are _____ years old and older.

40

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

develop questions for interviewing

The match between the needs, expectations, and culture of the small business with the expectations and the skills of the individual employees is called

employee fit

_____ means letting employees make on-the-spot decisions for the companies' best interest. It requires giving employees permission to act, the knowledge to act, and the skill to act

empowerment

Which among the following are the three key components of entrepreneurial leadership?

innovation, operation, and inspiration

_____ are jobs in businesses offered to students, arranged through universities.

internships

Which of these defines and discusses all the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to fill a position?

job description

The Americans with Disabilities Act

requires that employers make reasonable accommodation for limitations of qualified applicant or employee unless to do so creates undue hardship.

Identify the term that refers to the privileges, services or even tangible items given to employees as part of the overall compensation and benefits package.

perks

Independent contractors who provide specialized business services or support from a distance, through different methods of communication are known as

virtual employees

A relatively low-cost, although time-intensive method of recruiting that can include colleagues, business professionals, vendors, alumni, and advisory board members is referred to as

networking

Making no distinction between sick, vacation, and personal days and allowing employees a set number of days off each year to be used at their discretion

prevents employees from using sick days

Sharing ideas, working toward a common goal, analyzing one another's work, and communicating cross functionally are related to

teamwork