Human Resource Management Exam 1 Question Study Guide

What is the name of the agency that is responsible for enforcing the executive orders that cover companies doing business with the federal government?

the Office of Federal Compliance Programs

Can you ask someone getting interviewed if they have a religious holiday?

No

Is the process of selecting employees consistent from company to company?

No

Are interviews cheap?

No, extremely costly

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects only those workers who are over the age of

40

Employees in a company's accounting department work 10 hours a day for 4 days a week, while employees in the other departments work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week. The flexible work schedule option affecting the accounting department is known as:

A compressed workweek.

Which of the following requires the federal government to base all its employment policies on merit and fitness?

Executive order of 11478

An employer's refusal to hire a pregnant woman is acceptable by law.

False

Desparate treatment on the basis of sex is illegal even if it a bonifide occupational qualification

False

If an individual's behavior in the workplace creates an environment in which it is difficult for someone of a particular sex to work, it cannot be regarded as sexual harassment.

False

What is the first step in the human resource planning process?

Forecasting

The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are

Resources of the employer

The process by which an organization attempts to identify applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that will help the organization achieve its

Selection

According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, men and women performing the same job cannot have differences in pay on the basis of

Sex

During interviews for a sales position at Greggor Corp., the interviewer asks each candidate to imagine a situation where a customer e-mails to report that products were damaged during delivery from Greggor Corp. The interviewer then asks each candidate what he or she would do to handle this situation. This is an example of a(n) _____ interview.

Situational

Through the forecasting process, a type of analysis to come up with a chart to see job categories for in future

Transitional Matrix

Employees are not an easily replaced, they are the success of a company

True

Bill, an employee with the U.S. Postal Service, was deployed to Iraq to serve in the U.S. Army for two years. After the completion of his military duties, he resumed work at the post office. He was reemployed with an increase in pay. Which law protected Bill by requiring that his employer reemploy him with the seniority, status, and pay rate he would have earned if he had stayed on the job during the time of his deployment?

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

HRM position is helping employees with health insurance, vacation time, bonuses

Compensation of Benefits

What is the reason that we are not able to obtain info from prior employers about an employee

Defamation of Character

Rhonda, an employee at Neon Corp., develops and distributes newsletters that announce upcoming events in the company. Which human resource management practice is being performed by Rhonda?

Employee Relations

__________ states that if there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee may end an employment relationship at any time, regardless of cause.

Employment at Will

Job enrichment differs from job rotation in that job enrichment

Empowers workers by adding more decision-making authority to their jobs.

Ernie, a manager at a large decoration store, is expecting increased sales during the upcoming holiday season. He knows that his current workforce will not be able to meet demand, putting him at risk of a labor shortage. Which strategy would be the best option to help Ernie avoid a labor shortage?

Ernie should hire temporary employees because he can let them go once the holiday season is over.

Type of law that says employers must verify and maintain employee record that the united states I9 form

Immigration Reform Act

Julia is a line manager at Maddox Inc. She is assigned the task of understanding and gathering detailed information about the requirements of carrying out a certain job. Information gathered by Julia will be used to provide essential knowledge for staffing, training, performance appraisal, and other HR activities. What most likely corresponds to the task undertaken by Julia?

Job Analysis

A list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a job entails is called a

Job Description

Padwick Logic, a nationwide logistics company, has announced the opening of a new unit for the manufacturing division. Ashley, the HR manager, has been asked to help plan for the creation of the new unit. What relates to the task undertaken by Ashley, if she is involved in the process of explaining how an employee will execute his or her tasks?

Job Design

What is a basic difference between job specifications and job descriptions?

Job descriptions look at a job's activities, and job specifications look at the qualities needed to do the job.

Another option that companies use a method where they decide to no longer do a function, hire a third party to take over a production to limit number of staff

Outsourcing

Which term refers to the process of ensuring employees' activities and outputs match an organization's goals?

Performance Management

This is used in the recruiting process. A way a recruiter shows an applicant a detailed accurate overview of what job will entail. Sometimes a video format

Realistic Job Review

Ross is being interviewed for an entry-level financial analyst position at a well-known asset management company. Ross is asked questions about the current state of the U.S. stock market, the current net worth of certain financial firms, and concepts such as IPOs and mergers from a set of predetermined questions that the interviewer has prepared. This is an example of a(n) _____ interview.

Structured

The second step in human resource planning is

goal setting and strategic planning

When an individual is promised a positive outcome for submission to sex, or threatened with a negative outcome for failure to submit to sex, this is referred to as

quid pro quo harassment

What is the objective of job enlargement?

to make jobs less repetitive and more interesting