Principles of Management Quiz 9

Right people to become more competitive on a local basis

All of the following are current strategic issues of particular concern to managers, except:

Employer of Choice

Artie's Pretzels is a small but well-known company that receives thousands of job applications every year, though it only fills about 50 positions annually. Company managers have learned that Artie's human resource practices are one of the driving factors that attract potential employees. Artie's Pretzels is an example of a(n):

Halo Effect

Colby is a new interviewer who just finished an interview with Renee. Her professional style and her flawless grooming immediately struck him. Colby gave Renee a very good evaluation although her previous work experience and educational background were not that exceptional. What rating error did Colby succumb to?

Generates increased employee comittment

Conolly Company uses internal recruiting whenever possible. This practice:

Traditional Model

Hopetech Industries has a corporate diversity plan that limits diversity to areas that do not change throughout a person's lifetime, such as race, gender, age, and disability. Hopetech's diversity plan follows which model of corporate diversity?

Glass Cieling

Josephine would like to become part of an elite manager network at her company so she can get access to general and line management experience to help her succeed within the company. However, she learns that the manager network is made up exclusively of men. This demonstrates which factor affecting women's careers?

Coercion with the threat of punishment

Matthew is Mandy's supervisor. He promises to fire her if she does not engage in sexual activity with him. This type of sexual harassment would be categorized as:

a Monoculture

Phlex Plastic has a very strong set of corporate values. In fact, Phlex has been known to discourage the emergence of alternative values. Phlex is most likely:

Opt-out trend

Riya was a highly successful manager at Optics International. After ten years with the company, she decided to leave and become a fulltime mother and caregiver to her ailing father. This example demonstrates which factor affecting women's careers?

Job Evaluation

Sandra, a human resources manager at an advertising firm, is currently in the process of determining the value and worth of advertising executive positions within the agency. This is referred to as:

Reduced costs associated with high turnover, absenteeism and lawsuits

Smileline Inc. has an onsite daycare facility and provides employees fulltime daycare at a very low cost. The company implemented this years ago when managers realized that childcare responsibilities were contributing to high turnover and absenteeism. This example highlights which dividend of workplace diversity?

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The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide up to _____ weeks unpaid leave for childbirth, adoption, or family emergencies.

Civil Rights Act

Which of the following created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Asking the applicant to disclose any prior arrests

Which of the following is inappropriate to ask on an employment application?

Increased costs associated with high turnover, absenteeism, and lawsuits.

Which of the following is not a dividend of workplace diversity?

Pluralism

Which of the following means that an organization accommodates several subcultures?

Hispanic

Which racial or ethnic category currently represents the largest and fastest growing minority group?

Generation Y

Which workforce generation category is characterized as ambitious but lacking loyalty to the organization?

Widely Used, Not Valid

While interviews are _____, they are generally _____ predictors of subsequent job performance.

Stereotype Threat

_____ is a psychological experience of a person who, usually engaged in a task, is aware of a stereotype about his or her identity group suggesting he or she will not perform well on that task.