HRM 4481- Staffing Quiz 1

____________ best allows an employer to create a consistent and strong image as an employer. Talent-oriented staffingr Centralized staffing Job-oriented staffing Decentralized staffing

Centralized staffing

Promotions are likely to be fastest in organizations in the ________ stage of their life cycle. growth introduction maturity decline

Growth

__________ relate to the hiring process itself. Hiring goals Process goals Outcome goals Evaluation goals

Process goals

Employment-at-will is an employment relationship which _______ offers employees a contract for a definite term of employment offers blanket protection to employers for all employee discharges allows either the employee or employer to terminate the employment at any time allows an employer to terminate employment only for a just cause

allows either the employee or employer to terminate the employment at any time

Idiosyncratic jobs are ________. jobs that have been in an organization for over 20 years created to fill an immediate hiring need created around a current new employee's unique skills jobs that are at the entry-level only

created around a current new employee's unique skills

When Mary believes that it is ethical to use a hiring method that is illegal in the U.S. in another country in which it is legal to use, she is probably applying which ethical approach? tereotyping like-me bias Correct Answer cultural relativism fairness

cultural relativism

company that lets each of its business units staff in whatever way they choose and house their own staffing function, is an example of ________. centralized staffing decentralized staffing delegation strategic staffing

decentralized staffing

Staffing can be considered a cornerstone of human resource management because it ________. takes the largest part of the human resource budget is the only function performed by human resources takes the most time of any human resource management function determines the workforce available to the company

determines the workforce available to the company

When a manager deciding how to most fairly identify internal candidates for a promotion she is making a __________. schema moral judgment ethical climate moral intent

moral judgment

Which of the following is NOT a stakeholder in the staffing process? none of the above; all are stakeholders employees shareholders supervisors

none of the above; all are stakeholders

Affirmative action means ________. employment practices are designed and used in a "facially neutral" manner employers must meet quotas to ensure employee diversity protection for employees against retaliatory discharge proactive plans to ensure nondiscriminatory results in employment practices

proactive plans to ensure nondiscriminatory results in employment practices

Staffing professionals are expected to act as an agent of _________. shareholders employees their supervisors their employer

their employer

Which of the following is NOT an ethical issue commonly faced by staffing professionals? Being asked not to lower hiring standards to meet a demanding hiring goal Being pressured to promote an employee based on non-job-related criteria Failing to consider the role of unconscious bias in recruitment and selection Being pressured to hire a manager's underqualified relative

Being asked not to lower hiring standards to meet a demanding hiring goal

RST is a small software firm that operates using the very latest technology. As a result, the employee skill sets required change rapidly. The skill sets of employees who have been with the company for several years are found to be inferior to those of new hires, and the company has realized that fresh graduates are often better qualified to handle the projects. The firm's resources are limited and it needs to spend as little as possible on the staffing function, reserving most of its capital for project-specific investments. Which of the following staffing goals would be most suited to the company's needs? Hiring employees every two years on a contract basis. Reducing the employee turnover rate. Recruiting semi-skilled workers from nontraditional sources and training them. Hiring employees whose skills can be developed over the long term.

Hiring employees every two years on a contract basis.

Leo Ink is a company that produces stationery items. In order to remedy the current low-profit situation, the company plans to hire personnel and form a brand-new marketing team. The labor market proves to have a shortage of qualified marketing personnel. In this situation, which of the following strategies could Leo Ink follow to make profits? Increase the salary offered to hire the needed marketing personnel Increase its scale of production instead of hiring people Continue in the present state Branch into the production of other items

Increase the salary offered to hire the needed marketing personnel

Which of the following are employees of a company who take on the operation of certain functions, or staff an entire office or factory on a contractual basis for a client or company? at-will employees independent contractors contingent workers leased workers

Leased Workers

The time it takes to fill a position is an example of a ______. judgment metric correlation statistic

Metric

Mrs. Peters filed a complaint against her employers for firing her. She admitted to being late to work five days in a month but she claimed that she was fired on the grounds of being a female employee. This is an example of ________. fraudulent recruitment negligent hiring adverse impact mixed motive case

Mixed Motive Case

A firm pursuing an operational excellence competitive advantage would focus on acquiring top _______ talent. sales advertising supply chain research and development

Supply Chain

Which of the following, if true, would require a company to respectfully and honestly explain the hiring process to all applicants? The company is solely interested in profit-making. The company is committed to practicing ethical behavior. The company views employees as assets. The company views employees as investors

The company is committed to practicing ethical behavior.

A right-to-work state prohibits _______. agency shops closed shops open shops union shops

Union Shops

A call center has adopted an expansionist strategy. It has taken on a number of big contracts from clients and is on a tight schedule to supply customer support services by the deadlines promised. Which of the following statements, if true, will result in the staffing goals being best aligned to the organizational strategy? The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should be utilized. As many applicants should be hired as possible to get the needed number of employees quickly. Only the best talent be selected even if it takes a lot of time to hire. The compensation offered should be higher than the average market rate to attract the maximum number of applicants.

The time taken to fill a position should be tracked for each recruiting source and the fastest possible source of at least minimally qualified talent should be utilized.

What is the best conclusion given the following information about research technicians employed in the scientific wing of a pharmaceutical organization? Females comprise 60 percent of the current workforce and 50 percent of the relevant population (research technicians) and males comprise 40 percent of the current workforce and 50 percent of the relevant population. There is no evidence of disparate impact among research technicians. There is evidence of disparate impact against both males and females as research technicians. There is a disparate impact on males as research technicians. There is a disparate impact on females as research technicians.

There is a disparate impact on males as research technicians.

A software company has a high turnover rate. What staffing strategy would be most appropriate? filling vacancies quickly with people who are able to perform with minimal job training hiring people with the potential to be promoted over a period of years hiring people quickly even if their skills are not as high as required slowing down the hiring process to try to find better recruits

filling vacancies quickly with people who are able to perform with minimal job training

The __________ ethical approach defines a morally correct action as one that an individual has a moral right to do and that does not infringe on the moral rights of others. human rights virtue consequentialist fairness

human rights