Week 3 Practice Assignment

Which of the following effects occurs when past performance appraisal ratings, whether good or bad, are allowed to unjustly influence current/correct ratings?

Spillover effect

Which of the following is an advantage of using appraisal by subordinates?

Subordinates may help the superiors understand what they can do to improve

When was the EEOC (which is the agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964) given authority to enforce the laws of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

1972

What does bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) mean?

A Characteristic that is necessary to successfully perform the job Explanation: Bona fide occupational qualifications are employment qualifications that employers are permitted to consider while making decisions about hiring and retaining employees. However, consideration of these qualities in any other contexts might be deemed discriminatory.

What does bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) mean?

A characteristic that is necessary to successfully perform a job

What is an affirmative action plan?

A plan for government contractors to make efforts to hire women and minorities

Affirmative action is defined as

Action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory effects of past or current practices

Workers of what age are now protected by the ADEA?

Ages 40 and above

As part of their mission, the EEOC enforces which of the following?

Antidiscrimination statutes Today, the EEOC enforces federal antidiscrimination statutes and provides oversight for all federal equal opportunity employment regulations.

Which of the following is an evaluation decision made using performance appraisal information?

Approving salary increases or decreases

Before beginning performance management, all of the following must occur except _________.

Evaluating the results

Which of the following is the last phase of training and development?

Evaluation

Before beginning performance management, all of the following must occur except

Evaluation of the results

Which of the following forms of performance evaluation is the most widely used?

Conventional rating

What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 law intended to do?

Curb societal beliefs that people are different based on their physical appearance On June 19, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent comprehensive civil rights legislation to Congress, asking Congress to "make a commitment it has not fully made in this century to the proposition that race has no place in American life or law." Shortly after President Kennedy's assassination, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law was intended to address and curb the practice in society of treating people differently based on their race. The anti-employment discrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were included in Title VII of that legislation.

EAPs— along with everything else in HR—have evolved over time. What has the focus of EAPs shifted to?

Employee well-being

EAPs—along with everything else in HR—have evolved over time. What has the focus of EAPs shifted to?

Employee well-being

Which of the following is a disadvantage of job rotation?

Employees aren't in a job for long and don't get motivated to work seriously.

The assessment phase provides all the following information about employee training

How much the training will cost

The assessment phase provides all the following information about employee training except _________.

How much the training will cost

What is usually the best way to implement a new program?

Implement it as a pilot program in a controlled environment to a select audience

Which of the following is an exception established by common law for the employment at-will doctrine?

Implied contract exception

What role does HR planning play in employee training and development?

It formalizes the process of developing talent from within the organization to fill needed roles. Explanation: As a result of changing technology and increased global competition, organizations find it increasingly difficult to fill some of their HR needs with already-trained employees. Consequently, many organizations find it more and more necessary to do their own training and to develop talent from within the organization. HR planning helps formalize this necessity and articulates management's concern for effectively utilizing its human resources now and in the future.

Cody, a black male employee, is performing below expectations in his job as manager. His company __________.

May face Title VII liability if it gives Cody a positive performance evaluation and then later terminates him for poor job performance.

Which of the following groups would not be included as part of an affirmative action plan?

Middle Eastern Americans

Which of the following methods of performance appraisal uses qualitative instead of quantitative data?

Narrative essay

What is the formal structural system of measuring, evaluating, and influencing an employee's job-related attributes, behaviors, and outcomes?

Performance appraisal

Performance deficiencies can be attributed to individual deficiencies as well as situational factors that affect performance. Which of the following are situational factors that affect performance? (Select all that apply.)

Quality of supervisor Technology Number of years of experience (Workplace environment) Explanation: Employee training and development are learning-based activities that attempt to improve an employee's current or future performance by increasing his or her ability to perform through the improvement of KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities). Training is sought when a performance deficiency can be attributed to the employee's KSAs. While it must be remembered that performance may also be affected by situational factors (technology, quality of supervisors, workplace environment, etc.), these simple questions can aid an organization in determining performance deficiencies: Knowledge - Does the employee KNOW how to do the job? Skills - Is the employee ABLE to do the job? Abilities - Does the employee have the ABILITY to do the job?

Which of the following is legal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Refusing to hire an individual because of their race

Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of which characteristics?

Religion, sex, race, color, national origin

Which of the following is legal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Segregating employees in a way that deprives them of employment opportunities Title VII does not require employers to hire individuals who are not qualified, even if they are minorities. If they are not qualified, then discrimination has not occurred. Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire any individual because of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VII also makes it illegal to discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based upon those same characteristics. Title VII also prohibits employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying employees (or applicants for employment ) in any way that would deprive any individual of employment opportunities or adversely affect his or her status as an employee based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Successful implementation of training and development programs depends on all of the following except

Selecting the cheapest training option

All of the following are advantages of on-the-job training except which one?

Separate areas for training are unnecessary. it minimizes distractions to other employees. It facilitates learning transfer. Equipment does not need to be moved to a separate location. Explation: An employee's workstation is the best location for teaching an employee how to perform a specific task, especially when the equipment and materials needed for training cannot be moved. On-site training tends to maximize the transfer of training, but it has the disadvantage of numerous distractions and ongoing job pressures. Another disadvantage is that employees can usually only be trained one at a time.

Why do some organizations prefer to use simulations instead of training in the actual job environment?

Simulations are less hectic and safer than the actual environment

Modern employment at-will guarantees all of the following except _________.

That employers can fire their employees for any reason

When it comes to performance appraisals, supervisors and incumbents often see the process from different perspectives. Which factor below is usually seen from the perspective of the supervisor?

The employee's ability

What is a contract plan when it comes to the evaluation phase of a training or development program?

The plan written up near the end of the training by the participants that shows the parts of the training they feel were most beneficial and that they agree to apply after the training

Which of the following is true of training and development?

The proper use of reinforcers before and after training can improve the effectiveness of the training

For what reason are appraisals by supervisors effective?

The supervisor is most familiar with the job of the subordinate.

Which of the following are disadvantages that arise from recruiting skilled workers from outside the organization instead of training and developing employees internally? (Select all that apply.)

There are additional costs for recruiting skilled talent. The promotional opportunities are reduced because employee enter at a higher pay grade and higher position

What is causing the employment at-will doctrine to erode away?

There have been many wrongful discharge lawsuits.

How do performance appraisals influence training and development?

They help an organization understand the reasons behind undesirable performance

Which of the following is a purpose of performance appraisals?

To inform incumbents where they stand based on an evaluation Explanation: An effective performance appraisal system depends upon several components of appraisal, but it generally serves two purposes: Performance appraisals use evaluation to inform incumbents where they stand. Performance appraisals are used to further develop and guide individuals to perform better.

All of the following are reasons why completing assessments of the performance appraisal system are important except

To make changes to fit modern models, even if they are not needed

What is a main function of the United States Constitution?

To provide fundamental rights to citizens Explanation: Even with common law in the United States, the supreme law of the land is the United States Constitution. The Constitution has two main functions. First, the Constitution establishes the three branches of the federal government and allocates the powers between them. Second, the Constitution provides fundamental rights, through the Bill of Rights, of citizens and protects them from the government's ability to restrict those rights.

For the most part, training and development help an organization, but there is a drawback. Which of the following is a downside to training and development?

Well-trained individuals can decide to move to better-paying jobs in other organizations

What is a central tendency bias error in the context of evaluating employee performance?

When managers rate the majority of incumbents in the middle of the pack

Which of the following situations causes errors to occur when attempting to conduct an accurate performance evaluation?

When performance criteria are unclear