FINAL EXAM-managing people

What dimensions of HRM practices measures employees' performance?

Assesing and developing human resources

________ is the extent to which a job enables an individual to experience freedom, independence, and discretion.

Autonomy

Companies engaged in a differentiation strategy require employees to ________.

Be willing to take risks

HR leaders at the Hillsboro Corporation need to evaluate the effectiveness of the company's compensation system, in terms of the perceived fairness of the system from the perspective of employees. The company assesses employee perceptions of the pay and other outcomes they receive given the amount of time and effort they put into their jobs compared to how comparison workers see these issues. This is an example of using __________ theory.

Equity

True or False: Workplace injuries and deaths are rare in the United States.

False

Which of the following statements about HRM practices is true?

HRM practices directly affect an employee's ability to satisfy customer needs.

A company whose employees have low engagement is likely to have ________ compared to a company with high employee engagement.

Higher turnover

At the EXM Corporation, a consumer electronics manufacturer, all of the activities in the HRM function are fully integrated into all phases of the company's strategic management process. This is an example of which level of integration of HRM into the strategic management process?

Integrative linkage

The amount an organization must pay to compete against other companies that hire similar employees is referred to as _____________.

Labor market competition

______________ is one of the most common workplace injuries.

Lower Back Disability(LBD)

The ________bauthorized the federal government to establish and enforce occupational safety and health standards for all places of employment engaging in interstate commerce.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

At Regal Company, employees and teams had higher performance, greater job satisfaction, and increased organizational commitment when their managers showed ________ behaviors.

Theory Y

True or False: Emotions change over time and from situation to situation; therefore, they can be altered more easily.

True

True or False: In determining employee pay, communication and participation of all workers is important.

True

True or False: Motivation explains why we do the things we do.

True

_______ is the extent to which a measure assesses all the relevant, and only the relevant, aspects of job performance.

Validity

Tamara complains that her male colleagues often tell dirty jokes in front of her, make offensive sexual comments about her physical appearance, and touch her inappropriately during the workday. This is an example of

a hostile work environment

Spatial intelligence is likely to be most valuable to a ______________.

fighter pilot

During the strategy ________ phase of the strategic management process, the company follows through on the chosen strategy.

implementation

Which of the following is the most fixed of a person's individual differences?

intelligence

Suzette is the CEO of a company who forces her male assistant to perform sexual favors in exchange for increasing his salary. This is an example of

quid pro quo harassment