MGMT 325 - Ch 15 Quiz

Businesses can reduce income inequality by which action?

Commit to paying a living wage to all employees.

According to the new social contract:

Companies try to attract workers by giving them interesting and challenging work.

Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Decreased

The practice of adapting the job to the worker is called:

Ergonomics.

The right to a safe and healthy workplace is accurately described by which statement?

Extensive training and careful precautions are necessary to avoid accidents, injuries, and illness.

(T/F) The U.S. Constitution protects the right to free speech—which means only the government can take away this right.

False

(T/F) The U.S. Department of Labor has ruled that employees who are economically dependent on the employer should be classified as independent contractors.

False

(T/F) The problem of alcohol-related accidents in the workplace is caused almost entirely by hard-core alcoholics.

False

One important aspect of the new social contract regarding fixed pension benefits is:

Fixed pensions have been reduced in the U.S. by around 90 percent.

Employee theft is correctly described by which statement?

It is a significant economic, social, and ethical problem in the workplace.

Romantic relationships in the workplace are described by which statement?

Many companies allow managers to become romantically involved with subordinates, so long as they do not supervise them directly.

Under U.S. laws, who has the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any:

Most private and public workers.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes it illegal for employers to:

Retaliate against whistle-blowers who report information that could have an impact on the value of a company's shares.

Some studies have shown that the burden of complying with safety regulations falls hardest on:

Small businesses.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

That is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury.

What criteria must be met before a whistle-blower goes public?

There is enough potential harm to justify the possible costs of disclosure to the whistle-blower.

(T/F) Drug testing for cause is commonly used after an accident or some observable change in behavior.

True

(T/F) Employers are not required by law to agree to the union's demands, but they are required to bargain in good faith.

True

(T/F) Employment-at-will is a legal doctrine that means employees are hired and retain their jobs at the sole discretion of the employer.

True

(T/F) Some firms require managers to sign a consensual relationship agreement to protect against harassment suits related to failed office romances.

True

(T/F) Some labor unions have exerted their influence through political action committees.

True

Which law allows individuals who sue federal contractors for fraud to receive up to 30 percent of any amount recovered by the government?

U.S. False Claims Act (as amended in 1986).

A strong employer-employee relationship is central to:

Both of these answers are correct: Achieving a corporation's economic goals; and satisfying the wishes of those who contribute their skills and talents to the company.

Where are workers not permitted to form independent unions?

Both some communist countries and some military dictatorships.

(T/F) Rights of employees are ethical and social, not legal or contractual, in nature.

False