Human Resource Management- Final
Which of the following is an example of a Pareto group?
20% of the employees, who account for 75% of the health care cost
Which of the following allows a union to receive dues in exchange for services but does not provide any representation in collective bargaining?
Associate union membership
Survey information on competitors' benefit packages and information on benefit costs are available from _____.
Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS)
which of the following arguments states that companies with the best reputations for managing diversity will win the competition for talent?
Employee attraction and retention argument
which of the following statements is true about flexible spending accounts?
Funds must be used by the plan's year end or they revert to the employer.
The ________ involves an international framework of rules and principles for reducing trade barriers across countries around the world.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT)
Most companies begin by operating within an ____________ marketplace
Global
which of the following media is least used by organizations to communicate benefit plans?
Group employee benefits communications with the benefits vendor
which of the following is a reason for the growth of benefits as a method of employee compensation?
Groups of employees can typically receive a cost advantage over individuals
which of the following HR competencies focuses on the ability to apply the principles of HR management to contribute to the success of a business?
HR technical expertise
which of the following is a prediction about legal issues in the workplace in the U.S?
Health care reform will drive compliance issues
Which of the following was an amendment to the Social Security Act of 1935?
Hospital insurance
Which of the following is true of the Wagner Act?
It actively supports collective bargaining.
which of the following is true of workforce analytics?
It can show that HR practices influence an organization's profits.
Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act?
It outlaws union operations that threaten an employee's life and job
Grazia S.p.A, a home furnishing company, has its headquarters in Italy. It has marketing facilities in France, a manufacturing facility in Japan, and imports fabric from India and China. It sells its products exclusively to high end customers in the UK and Spain. which of the following is a third country of Grazia?
Italy
which of the following people would be categorized as part of the external labor market with regards to Phoenix Inc.?
Keith, who works for Jupiter Inc. and is seeking employment elsewhere
Which of the following acts was an addition to the Taft-Hartley Act that further regulated unions actions and their internal affairs like financial disclosure and conduct of elections?
Landrum-Griffin Act
Which of the following individuals is eligible for unemployment benefits?
Mel lost her job due to outsourcing
which of the following is a characteristic of an industrial union?
Membership is a result of working for a particular employer in the industry
Which of the following is the largest union and is not affiliated to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)?
National Education Association
which of the following is a unique aspect of benefits?
Organizations so typically offer them that they have become institutionalized.
which of the following statements is true about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?
Organizations spend millions of dollars each year to comply with regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
_________ plans permit employees to defer compensation on a pretax basis
Section 401(K)
A list of unfair labor practices were added to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) through the _________
Taft-Hartley Act
under which of the following acts is a union shop illegal?
Taft-Hartley Act
Under the ________, states may pass so-called right-to-work laws
Taft-Hatley Act
which of the following is true of virtual teams?
They allow projects to be worked on 24 hours a day.
__________ is a companywide effort to continuously improve the ways, people, machines, and systems accomplish work.
Total quality management
the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is also known as the
Wagner Act
which of the following is an accurate definition of a union shop?
a union security provision that requires a person to join the union within a certain amount of time after being hired
which of the following major dimensions of HRM practices involves training employees to have the skills needed to perform their jobs?
acquiring and preparing human resources
Traditionally, the HRM department was primarily an
adminstrative expert
The total compensation package that equalizes the purchasing power of the expatriate manager with that of employees in similar positions in the home country and provides incentives to offset the inconvenience in the location is know as the _____________ approach
balance sheet
When an HR professional is evaluated on how well he understands organizational metrics and their relationship to business success, he is being evaluated on his competency in _____.
business acumen
Employee Wellness Programs primarily aim at
changing health-related behaviors both on and off work time.
Under an _______, the employer, on behalf of the union, automatically deducts union dues from employees paychecks
checkoff provision
which of the following activities is part of the assessment and development of human resources dimension of HRM practices?
creating an employment relationship and work environment that benefits the company
distribution channels are an example of ________ capital.
customer
________ plans do not promise a specific benefit level for employees upon retirement.
defined contribution
The part of the labor-management negotitation process that focuses on dividing a fixed economic 'pie" is know as
distributive bargaining
defined contribution plans made it the responsibility of the ______ to make wise investment decisions for their retirement plans.
employee
Which of the following arguments states that companies develop reputations on favorability as prospective employers for women and ethnic minorities?
employee attraction argument
which of the following is true of cloud computing?
employees are not aware of the location of the databases
from the union perspective, free riders refer to
employees who benefit from union activities without belonging to a union
the workers compensation cost to an employer is based on the
employers experience rating
which of the following is a characteristic of Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)?
employers may give incentives for employees to choose a participating physician
An HR dashboard is a series of indicators that:
enables workforce analytics and evidence-based HR.
Allen works as an autoworker in a production unit and is a member of an industrial union. When the workload increases and he loses his work-life balance, he simply leaves the organization to work in another that has lesser demands. As a member of a union, Allen follows the ________ mechanism.
exit
When a corporate organization competes through globalization, as opposed to technology, it is likely to put more of its efforts on _________
expanding into foreign markets
Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits employers from
firing employees for union organizating
Workers are eligible for unemployment benefits if they
have worked for at least one year
Which of the following is true of passive employee wellness programs (EWPs)?
health education programs are an example of passive EWPs
Which of the following is true about the Old age, survivors, disability, and health insurance (OASDHI) program?
high earners help subsidize benefit payments to low earners.
When compared to transformational labor relations, traditional approach is likely to be associated with
higher cost
To be a qualified benefits plan, a pension plan should not discriminate in favor of _____.
highly compensated employees
A ____________ country is the country in which the parent country organization seeks to locate or has already located a facility.
host
Grazia S.p.A, a home furnishing company, has its headquarters in Italy. It has marketing facilities in France, a manufacturing facility in Japan, and imports fabric from India and China. It sells its products exclusively to high end customers in the UK and Spain. France is a ____________ country for Grazia S.p.A
host
which of the following, if true, would support resorting as a strategy for a U.S firm?
increasing transportation costs
which of the following HR practices is least likely to be effective for organizations based in collective cultures such as Japan?
individual-based incentives
trade secrets are an example of ______ capital.
intellectual
which of the following is true of how different generations view each other?
it can show that HR practices influence an organization's profit
Which of the following is true about the product line administrative services and transactions?
it deals with functions like compensation, hiring, and staffing.
which of the following statements is true about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)?
it does not guarantee healthcare benefits
which of the following statements is true about Generation X?
it values skepticism and informality
Which of the following is true of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)?
its jurisdiction is limited to employers whose operation affect commerce generally
according to emerging changes in the employment relationship, which of the following benefits do employees typically not expect to be provided by employers?
job security
A company competes for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. If it is evaluated based on how senior executives create and sustain vision, values, and mission, it is likely that the company is being judged on the criterion of _____.
leadership
high performance work systems:
line employees interact frequently with quality experts and engineers.
which of the following dimensions of HRM practices involves ensuring that HRM practices comply with federal, state and local law?
managing the human resource environment
sustainability refers to the ability of a company to
meet it's needs without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet theirs
Group insurance rates are typically lower than individuals rates because
of economies of scale
Which of the following is true of union across industries and states?
one reason for the smaller union presence in southern states is the existence of right-to-work laws
MarchTech Corp. is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan. The company has operations in France and India, Japan is the __________ of MarchTech.
parent country
Which of the following is most likely to occur during the communication process of an organization in a collectivist culture?
participative management practices
Which of the following is a characteristics of a health maintenance organization (HMO)?
payment of physicians on a flat salary basis
Which type of retiree benefits plan is excluded from the rule of Financial Accounting Statement 106 that states that benefits should not be provided on pay-as-you-go basis?
pensions
which of the following is likely to be valued most in a masculine culture?
performance
Among the functions performed by an HR department, feedback, and coaching are categorized under the _______ function.
performance management
Which of the following HRM practices involves employers receiving feedback?
performance management
which of the following to be valued in a culture with a long-term orientation?
persistence
which of the following arguments states that heterogeneity in decisions potentially produces better decisions through wider range of perspectives and critical analysis?
problem-solving arguments
a company competing through sustainability is likely to
provide high-quality products and services
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?
relationship management
Giving employees online access to information about HR issues such as training, benefits, and compensation is called
self-service
Mentoring relationships are an example of _____ capital.
social
when companies are trying to meet the shareholders and the general public's demands to act more ethically and environmentally responsible, they are recognizing the importance of
social responsibility
which of the following arguments emphasizes that reactions should be faster and cost less?
system flexibility argument
which of the following affects the amount of income that will be available to an employee upon retirement in defined contribution plans?
the age at which investments are made
which of the following is true of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act(COBRA)?
the beneficiaries of employees who still have their health insurance have access to the same services
Which of the following is the strongest union security arrangement?
the closed shop
Which of the following dimensions involves the skills required to foster associations with host-country nationals?
the relationship dimension
the individualism-collectivism dimension primarily describes
the strength of the relationships between the members of a society
Which of the following is a prediction about legal issues regarding employment in the U.S.?
there will be more focus on criminal background screening
which of the following id true of cultures that are strong in uncertainty avoidance?
these cultures condition people to seek security through technology and law
which of the following is a major objective of the unemployment insurance program?
to provide an incentive for employees to stabilize employment
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 requires employers to
treat pregnancy as they would any other disability when they do offer disability plans
countries like mexico with low human capital are likely to attract
unionized low-skill-high-wage jobs
In the 1978 Manhart ruling, the Supreme Court declared it illegal for employers to require
women to contribute more than men to a defined benefit plan
Which of the following HRM practices involves helping employees understand how their jobs contribute to the finished product?
work design