Human resource management quiz

Question 12 pts

Any solution that is implemented must be _______________. 

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Question 22 pts

_________ refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. 

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Question 32 pts

One method to evaluate if disparity exists is called the __________. 

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Question 42 pts

The three levels of strategy are: ____________. 

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Question 52 pts

"EEO" is short for ____________. 

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Question 62 pts

Which of the following are associated with the "traditional" view of HRM? 

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Question 72 pts

A firm's HRM _________ the pattern or plan that integrates the major objectives, policies, and procedures into a cohesive whole. 

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Question 82 pts

Before productivity can be effective managed and improved, it must be _______________. 

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Question 92 pts

Diversity refers to any mixture of themes characterized by _____________ 

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Question 102 pts

Generally, an employer may fulfill its duty to prevent or remedy hostile work environment harassment by doing which of the following? 

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Question 112 pts

The letters in ARDM stand for: 

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Question 122 pts

Which of the following is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? 

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Question 132 pts

Congress passed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act to eliminate wage differentials _____________ performing the same work in organizations. 

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Question 142 pts

According to Hofstede, cultures differ in at least five ways (dimensions). Which of the following is not one of those dimensions? 

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Question 152 pts

To prepare for Generation Y employees, managers should consider providing more _______________ praise. 

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Question 162 pts

A ____________ HRM system is designed to recruit, develop, retain and utilize managers who can work successfully in many different capacities with people from different cultures. 

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Question 172 pts

_______________ management is a process by which an organization works to determine what needs to be done to accomplish objectives, and how they will be achieved. 

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Question 182 pts

_____________ allows plaintiffs to seek compensatory and punitive damages when an organization engages in intentional discrimination with malice or reckless indifference. 

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Question 192 pts

Which of the following represent the appropriate sequence? 

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Question 202 pts

An organization makes an objective more specific by developing _______________. 

Question 12 pts

____________ refers to organizational activities that influence the number and types of applicants who apply for a job and whether the applicants accept jobs that are offered. 

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Question 22 pts

Job analysis provides answers to questions such as ______________. 

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Question 32 pts

A written explanation of the knowledge, skills, abilities, traits, and other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary for effective performance on a given job is called a ________. 

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Question 42 pts

Regardless of the method chosen for collecting information about applicants, the organization must be certain that _____________. 

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Question 52 pts

_______________ addresses the questions of what a test measured and how well it measured it. 

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Question 62 pts

Job _______________ tries to design jobs in ways that help incumbents satisfy their needs for growth, recognition, and responsibility. 

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Question 72 pts

A skills inventory, in its simplest form, is a list of the _______________ of the people working for the organization. 

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Question 82 pts

The _______________ is a comprehensive paper-and-pencil test that generates two scores: the verbal score and the performance score. 

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Question 92 pts

The formula for quality of hire is ___________. 

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Question 102 pts

The recruiting process necessarily begins with a (n) _________________. 

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Question 112 pts

If N = 3 and the average job performance ratings of new hires is 70, 5% of new hires are promoted within a year and the percent retained is 40 what is QH? 

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Question 122 pts

A HRIS is an acronym for ______________. 

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Question 132 pts

A written summary of the job as an identifiable organizational unit is called a ________. 

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Question 142 pts

The HR competency of _________ is associated with the need to be proactive and advocate for their own position with top management of the company. 

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Question 152 pts

The first stage of HR planning is _____________. 

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Question 162 pts

The IRCA specifies ____________________. 

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Question 172 pts

____________ are a set of policies designed to minimize or prevent workplace discrimination practices. 

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Question 182 pts

Of the Big Five personality factors, conscientiousness and _______________ best predict performance across most occupational groupings. 

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Question 192 pts

The MPDQ is a _________________. 

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Question 202 pts

The criteria typically used by organizations for making selection decisions can be summarized in several broad categories: __________. 

Question 12 pts

When taking a management by objectives (MBO) approach to performance evaluation, which of the following steps would typically be last? 

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Question 22 pts

_____________ to seek constant feedback on any decision regardless of how important or trivial. 

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Question 32 pts

____________ occurs when employees perceive too narrow a difference between their own pay and that of their colleagues. 

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Question 42 pts

For an evaluation system to work well, the employees must: 

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Question 52 pts

Which of the following is the least likely to contribute to the success of an individual incentive plan? 

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Question 62 pts

In most states, the weekly unemployment benefit amount equals _______________ of the worker's average earnings. 

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Question 72 pts

Smith and Kendall developed what is referred to as the ___________________. 

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Question 82 pts

The bureaucratic job-based approach used in determining pay will not be the major format used to design pay systems in the future. Instead, the new designs will be _______________ based. 

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Question 92 pts

An employee classified as a manager, technical, or professional who is paid on an hourly basis is considered _______________. 

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Question 102 pts

ESOP stands for _______________. 

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Question 112 pts

The first step in developing a systematic performance evaluation system is to

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Question 122 pts

The self-evaluation approach seems to be used more often for ____________ aspects of performance evaluation. 

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Question 132 pts

The clearest indication of worker satisfaction may be patterns of absenteeism and ___________. 

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Question 142 pts

A sewing mill that has set an hourly standard for machine operators of sewing 25 shirts per hour. Wages are calculated by multiplying the number of shirts completed by the piece rate for one shirt. Employees who exceed the standard of 25 shirts per hour make higher wages based on the additional piece rate per unit completed. The mill is using a __________ play plan. 

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Question 152 pts

The concept of _________ (sometimes called pay equity) attempts to prove that employers systematically discriminate by paying women less than their work is intrinsically worth, versus what they pay men who work in equally valuable positions—and to remedy this situation. 

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Question 162 pts

According to the __________ approach, wages should be kept at the subsistence level so that workers would be motivated to be highly productive.

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Question 172 pts

____________ pay rests on the fact that the individual must have a diploma or license or must pass one or more examinations from a third-party professional or regulatory agency. 

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Question 182 pts

Which of the following is the oldest and most commonly used individual evaluation method? 

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Question 192 pts

Vesting _________________. 

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Question 202 pts

Many companies encourage employees to purchase company stock to ______________.