MGT 434 Midterm Exam Practice

Gloria creates specifications for a position including the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the job. This is an example of a 1.job evaluation. 2.work-flow analysis. 3.job review. 4.work design. 5.job description.

5.job description.

Which of the following is an example of an ownership plan used in compensation systems? 1.gainsharing plan 2.profit-sharing program 3.individual incentive plan 4.group incentive 5.stock option

5.stock option

During the recent financial crisis, the U.S. government, as part of the ________, decided it was appropriate to further regulate executive pay in firms receiving government "bailout" money. 1.Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) 2.Public-Private Investment Program 3.NCUA Corporate Stabilization Program 4.Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 5.Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

1.Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

The first step in the human resource planning process is 1.forecasting. 2.program evaluation. 3.program implementation. 4.groupthink. 5.goal setting.

1.forecasting.

Which of the following includes the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that an individual must have to perform a job? 1.job specification 2.job satisfaction 3.job description 4.job standardization 5.job evaluation

1.job specification

Which of the following HRM practices involves peer interviews? 1.staffing 2.compensation 3.performance management 4.work design 5.training

1.staffing

A(n) ________ shows the proportion of employees in different job categories at different times. 1.transitional matrix 2.task role matrix 3.orthogonal matrix 4.definite matrix 5.invertible matrix

1.transitional matrix

________ outcomes are used to measure the acquisition of knowledge. 1.Results 2.Cognitive 3.Skill-based 4.Affective 5.Return on investment

2.Cognitive

________ is the perceived link between behavior and pay. 1.Reinforcement 2.Instrumentality 3.Valence 4.Equity 5.Expectancy

2.Instrumentality

________ tools can help prevent the loss of expert knowledge that occurs due to retirement. 1.Automation 2.Social networking 3.High performance work system 4.Workplace analytics 5.Work design

2.Social networking

One way to recruit companies to a state is to offer tax incentives; another is to assure them that the workforce is prepared. When a state government confirms that an employer will be given the authority to terminate employment of an employee at any time without cause and gives the same assurance to the employees, those statutes are referred to as 1.affirmative action policies. 2.employment-at-will policies. 3.employee liability policies. 4.countercyclical hiring policies. 5.due process policies.

2.employment-at-will policies.

One of the objectives of the unemployment insurance program is to. 1.encourage people to leave their company and look for a new job. 2.help unemployed workers find new jobs. 3.provide workers with a cushion if they need extended leave from their company. 4.offset lost income during voluntary unemployment. 5.provide an incentive for employers to downsize.

2.help unemployed workers find new jobs.

According to the agency theory, who are the principals? 1.employees 2.owners 3.customers 4.vendors 5.managers

2.owners

According to the "Job Characteristics Model," ________ is the degree to which a job requires completing a "whole" piece of work from beginning to end. 1.skill variety 2.task identity 3.task significance 4.feedback 5.autonomy

2.task identity

The goals that are set in the human resource planning process should come directly from 1.the strategic choices made by the company's top-level managers. 2.the analysis of the labor supply and demand. 3.the feedback provided by the organization's customers. 4.the results of the previous year's appraisal process. 5.the mid-level managers who tend to be most in touch with the organization's needs.

2.the analysis of the labor supply and demand.

Taher, an employee with Wilco Plumbing, has been transferred to a different division within the company. To facilitate a smooth transition, the company has initiated a program for Taher that will provide him with the knowledge and skills required to perform the new role effectively. Which of the following human resource management practices did Wilco Plumbing perform? 1.job analysis 2.training 3.selection 4.recruitment 5.performance management

2.training

Which of the following is a person's capacity to understand and use written and spoken language? 1.associative ability 2.verbal comprehension 3.interpersonal knowledge 4.reasoning ability 5.quantitative ability

2.verbal comprehension

Which of the following is true about pay? 1.Pay is not helpful when it comes to aligning employees' interests with those of the broader organization. 2.Pay has a small impact on employee attitudes and behavior. 3.Employees attach great importance to pay decisions when they evaluate their relationship with the organization. 4.From the employees' view, pay policies do not affect their standard of living. 5.Companies often look for ways to reduce pay by jeopardizing their relationship with the workforce.

3.Employees attach great importance to pay decisions when they evaluate their relationship with the organization.

________ attempts to identify an organization's strategic opportunities and threats. 1.Marketing analysis 2.Strategic analysis 3.External analysis 4.Internal analysis 5.Competitive analysis

3.External analysis

________ refers to the relative pay of jobs in an organization. 1.Over reward equity 2.Internal equity 3.Job structure 4.Pay level 5.Under reward equity

3.Job structure

________ benefits involve the highest costs. 1.Legally required 2.Supplemental pay 3.Medical and other insurance 4.Payment for time not worked 5.Retirement and savings plan

3.Medical and other insurance

Identify a common characteristic of incentive pay programs and skill-based pay programs. 1.Performance is measured at the unit level. 2.Performance is assessed using subjective measures. 3.Performance is measured at the individual level. 4.Payouts become part of base pay. 5.Payouts are variable.

3.Performance is measured at the individual level

A work-study training method that uses both on-the-job training and classroom training is called 1.hands-on training. 2.internship. 3.apprenticeship. 4.virtual-reality training. 5.MOOC training.

3.apprenticeship.

According to the "Job Characteristics Model," _____ is the extent to which a person receives clear information about performance effectiveness from the work itself. 1.task significance 2.task identity 3.feedback 4.skill variety 5.autonomy

3.feedback

When an HR professional is evaluated on how well she embraces inclusion and how effectively she works with diverse populations, she is being evaluated on her competency in 1.organizational navigation. 2.HR technical expertise and practice. 3.global and cultural effectiveness. 4.business acumen. 5.critical evaluation.

3.global and cultural effectiveness.

Which of the following is the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job? 1.job performance 2.job specification 3.job design 4.job satisfaction 5.job evaluation

3.job design

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 a 1.work redesign. 2.recruitment. 3.job evaluation. 4.career planning. 5.performance appraisal.

3.job evaluation.

The approach that pays employees higher wages than what competitors pay their employees in similar roles is called the 1.premium-wage approach. 2.lead-indicator approach. 3.lead-the-market approach. 4.first-mover advantage. 5.free-rider effect.

3.lead-the-market approach.

The ________ evaluation design is necessary if a manager wants to equate the effect of two training programs. 1.pretest/posttest 2.pretest only with comparison group 3.pretest/posttest with comparison group 4.posttest only 5.pretest only

3.pretest/posttest with comparison group

Which of the following HR competencies focuses on the ability to manage interactions with and between others with the specific goal of providing service and organizational success? 2.organizational navigation 3.relationship management 4.ethical practice 5.business acumen 6.HR technical expertise

3.relationship management

________ assess main facets such as verbal comprehension, quantitative ability, and reasoning ability. 1.Thematic apperception tests 2.Raven's Progressive Matrices 3.Rorschach inkblot tests 4.Cognitive ability tests 5.Personality inventories

4.Cognitive ability tests

Yvonne is doing a comparison of available workers to the number of available jobs for the unemployment commission, otherwise called a(n) 1.pay grade approach. 2.expectancy theory. 3.market pay survey. 4.equality in employment survey. 5.labor market competition.

5.labor market competition.

Which of the following is true of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? 1.It increases the employer's obligation to provide legally required employee benefits. 2.It has led to part-time employees being more likely to receive benefits than full-time employees. 3.It has led to Americans working fewer hours now as compared to earlier times due to a rise in benefits. 4.It is more likely to cause employers to classify workers as independent contractors than employees. 5.It requires exempt employees to be paid time and a half for hours in excess of 40 per week.

4.It is more likely to cause employers to classify workers as independent contractors than employees.

________ provide a risk-free environment in which to teach production and process skills as well as management and interpersonal skills. 1.Distance learning 2.Presentation methods 3.Massive open online courses (MOOCs) 4.Simulations 5.Apprenticeships

4.Simulations

The Americans with Disabilities Act 1.protects individuals with physical disabilities, but not mental disabilities. 2.requires an organization to make all accommodations necessary to ensure that individuals with disabilities are represented in the organization. 3.does not require that employers make reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. 4.does not require an organization to make accommodations that cause undue hardship. 5.demands affirmative action to increase representation of minorities.

4.does not require an organization to make accommodations that cause undue hardship.

While evaluating training programs, return on investment can be used to measure 1.employees' skills. 2.company payoffs. 3.reaction to the programs. 4.economic value of training. 5.acquisition of knowledge.

4.economic value of training.

A common practice for companies in today's market is to look within at what is working and what is not. This is an example of a(n) 1.job modeling. 2.job characteristics model. 3.competitor analysis. 4.internal analysis. 5.job analysis.

4.internal analysis.

Which of the following argument states that insight and cultural sensitivity that diverse employees bring to the marketing effort should help the company enter new markets and develop products and services for diverse populations. 1.problem-solving argument 2.creativity argument 3.system flexibility argument 4.marketing argument 5.employee attraction and retention argument

4.marketing argument

Preparing expatriates to return to the parent company is 1.expatriation. 2.preparation for home assignment. 3.preparation for offshore roles. 4.repatriation. 5.cross-cultural preparation.

4.repatriation.

A ________ plan gives employees the opportunity to buy the company's shares at a previously fixed price. 1.gainsharing 2.group incentive 3.mutual fund 4.stock option 5.profit-sharing

4.stock option

Reliability is 1.a measure of the degree to which two sets of numbers are randomized. 2.a measure of the degree to which two sets of numbers are related. 3.the validity of the response. 4.the degree to which a measure is free from random error. 5.the degree to which a measure ensures random errors.

4.the degree to which a measure is free from random error.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1.the terms and conditions of health insurance should not be based on risk factors. 2.employees with disabilities have greater access to health coverage than other employees with the same health coverage plan. 3.employers who make changes after hiring employees with disabilities are in a stronger position. 4.the terms of health insurance should not be a subterfuge to deny benefits to those with disabilities. 5.employers with no risk-based programs are in stronger positions.

4.the terms of health insurance should not be a subterfuge to deny benefits to those with disabilities.

The extent to which performance on a measure is related to performance on the job is called 1.reliability. 2.authenticity. 3.utility. 4.validity. 5.generalizability.

4.validity.

Which of the following provides 12 weeks of unpaid absence from work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, or parent if the organization has at least 50 employees living within a 75-mile radius? 1.Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act 2.Affordable Care Act 3.Child and Family Services Act 4.Child Support Recovery Act 5.Family and Medical Leave Act

5.Family and Medical Leave Act

At the end a successful project launch, Bolton's Farms gives its employees payments to reward theirperformance. However, this payment will not be rolled into their base pay. Identify the type of payment made by Bolton's Farms. 1.Stock options 2.Team awards 3.Merit pay 4.Profit-sharing 5.Individual incentive

5.Individual incentive

The ________ directly assesses the degree to which actual pay is consistent with the pay policy. 1.pay range 2.pay grade 3.range spread 4.pay midpoint 5.compa-ratio

5.compa-ratio

Strategies emphasizing market share or operating costs are considered ________ strategies. 1.innovation 2.divestment 3.downsizing 4.cannibalization 5.concentration

5.concentration

Toyshop Inc. has begun the process of ________ to increase flexibility in job and merit assignment. 1.forecasting 2.benchmarking 3.departmentalizing 4.decentralizing 5.delayering

5.delayering

Rovers & Steinfeld is a consulting firm that helps organizations examine their operating environments. Their scope of work would be considered a(n) 1.job analysis. 2.job modeling. 3.internal analysis. 4.value chain analysis. 5.external analysis.

5.external analysis.

Paulette has been offered choices when selecting her benefits. She knows she wants health insurance, is unsure of vision insurance, and does not want dental insurance. This is allowed because her employer has 1.flexible spending accounts. 2.traditional benefit plans. 3.defined benefit plans. 4.standard benefits packages. 5.flex-plans.

5.flex-plans.