business test 4/8/22

which of the following is not a typical major goal of human resources managers?

Developing better ways to use workers during production activities.

_______ removes work from one company and sends it to another company that can complete it at a lower cost

Outsourcing

A straight salary pays a specific amount of money for each hour of work.

false

Employees do not have to be paid if the company is not making profit?

false

Performance management is the evaluation of a worker's ability to get along with other employees.

false

Temporary employees are only hired when a special task needs to be done.

false

sophisticated computer and communication systems have increased the need for office employees such as typists, bookkeepers and filing clerks.

false

a ____ is a specific study of a job to identify in detail the job duties and skill requirements:

job analysis

Managers are generally expected to evaluate employees..

on a regular basis

An_______ employee is one whom a company makes a long-term commitment to provide ongoing employment.

permanet

in today's economy, technology has:

reduced the need for low-skilled employees.

An ________ is always a permanent end of employment for a worker.

termination

An additional worker should be hired when ..

that worker is expected to add more income to the firm than his or her cost.

Each of the following is a way for employees to respect outside demands on employees' time except:

the 40-hour workweek

Jobs in the U.S workplace have been influenced in recent years by each of the following except:

the increasing cost of obtaining a higher education.

What type of compensation pays a worker a specific amount of money for each hour worked?

time wage

When a worker is assigned to a different job within a business, she or he has been..

transferred

A company may offer each employee a different benefits package?

true

A firm is better able to control its ongoing labor costs when it hires temporary workers.

true

An organizational culture is the environment in which people work

true

The U.S economy has moved from an emphasis on goods-producing business to service-producing businesses.

true

There are greater numbers of both younger and older employees in the workforce today than in the past.

true

A person whose work is more mental than physical and involves the handling and processing of information is a :

white-collar worker

The ________ is the physical conditions and psychological atmosphere in which employees work

work environment

How much education do most jobs require today?

A high school diploma

The U.s workforce us made up of about _______ people

140 million

On average, the percentage of employees' wages spent on benefits is:

20%-40%

A worker's compensation includes two basic elements which are:

benefits and salary or wages.

A ______ is one whose job involves a great deal of manual work, including the operation of machinery and equipment or other production activities.

blue collar worker

Sources of information about perspective employees include each of the following except:

customer mailing lists