FINAL
The FLSA established overtime pay requirements for nonexempt employees at 1.5 times the regular pay rate for all hours worked over _____.
40 hours in a week.
How does the compensatory approach combine predictors?
A higher score on one predictor offsets a lower score on another.
_____ indicates the right of an employer or an employee to terminate employment at any time with or without notice or cause (where applicable by state law).
At-will employment.
_____ is an instructional strategy that involves copying someone else's behavior.
Behavioral modeling.
The act that does not require employers to pay overtime for salaried exempt jobs is the _____.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Which of the following statements is true of job sequencing?
It involves women stepping off their career tracks to raise their children.
Which of the following is a purpose of an application form?
It is a basic employee record for applicants who are hired.
Which of the following is true of pay compression?
It is frequently a result of labor market pay levels increasing faster than current employees' pay adjustments.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of on-the-job training (OJT)?
It may facilitate the transfer of incorrect information from supervisors to trainees.
Identify a true statement about succession planning.
It provides career opportunities and plans for individuals, which helps retention and performance.
In the context of worker motivation, which of the following is classified as an input in equity theory?
Loyalty.
Which of the following is typical of the performance philosophy of compensation?
No raises for poorly performing employees.
Which of the following is true of an employer who uses the third-quartile strategy of compensation?
The employer pays the employees above market levels.
Which of the following is an impact of development on an individual's career?
The individual's abilities to handle a variety of assignments are likely to improve.
Which of the following is true of red-circled employees?
They are paid above the range set for a job.
Which of the following is true of green-circled employees?
They are paid below the range set for a job.
What is the main purpose of pre-employment screening?
To determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications for job openings.
_____ provides employees with specific, identifiable knowledge and skills for use in their present jobs.
Training.
Payments calculated directly on the basis of the time worked by employees are called _____.
Wages
Mark is unhappy with his new job as a First-Line Supervisor at a call center. Mark finds the job boring and longs for the end of his shift every day. He wants to apply for another job, either within or outside the organization. This best exemplifies _____.
a poor person/job fit.
In the context of career plateaus, lateral transfers can be beneficial if _____.
employees learn new skills that increase individual marketability.
According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, if a state's minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage, _____.
employers must pay the higher wage.
Long-term succession planning in an organization should _____.
include mid-level and lower-level managers and key nonmanagerial employees.
Unlike concurrent validity, predictive validity: __________.
involves comparing applicants' test results with their subsequent job performance.
For employers, an advantage of cross-training employees is that: ________.
it offers more flexibility in assigning workers to tasks.
Organizations in many industries create value by using the organizations' intellectual capital. This is called _____.
knowledge management.
The term _____ refers to a relationship in which experienced managers in a company aid individuals in the earlier stages of their careers
management mentoring.
Placement of people in an organization can be seen primarily as a(n) _____.
matching process.
In the _____ approach for combining predictors, a minimum cutoff is set on each predictor and each minimum level must be "passed."
multiple hurdles.
Clarence is a medical equipment manufacturing firm's Assistant Vice President of Quality Control. The management of the firm has given Clarence paid leave of three months to boost his morale. As a result, Clarence is currently teaching science in a high school in Haiti. At the end of the school semester, he will resume his job duties with his employer. Clarence is most likely _____.
on a sabbatical.
The most common method of delivering training at all levels in an organization is _____.
on-the-job training.
Despite having mastered the skills and processes related to their day-to-day jobs, the Lake Hogan Fire Department firefighters train constantly to increase their muscle memory and keep their skills honed so that they can respond quickly in emergencies. This best exemplifies _____.
overlearning.
Measurable or visible indicators of selection criteria are called _____.
predictors.
The process of choosing individuals with the correct qualifications needed to fill jobs in an organization is called _____.
selection.
The production team at Tessing Inc. performed poorly in the first fiscal quarter of 2018 because of internal politics and lack of cooperation among the team members. As a result, the company requested all the production team members to attend a conflict management training program. In this scenario, the type of training program offered by Tessing Inc. to its production team can be classified as _____.
soft skills training.
In general, women's career advancement is negatively affected by _____.
the glass ceiling.
Training programs can be a strategic investment for an organization when: _______.
they align with the organization's goals and produce positive results.
Plateaued employees may be a problem for an organization because _____.
they can affect morale if they become negative.
Active practice occurs when: _______.
trainees perform job-related tasks and duties during training.
In the context of talent development approaches, one of the underlying foundations of coaching is _____.
trust.
