Multiple Choice and True/False
1. All of the following statements about knowledge
workers are accurate except
2. According to the futurist Alvin Toffler,
modern civilization has evolved over four waves.
3. Maurice is suing an organization, claiming
that because he is an employee and not an independent contractor, the
organization should have withheld taxes for him. All of these factors could be
used to support his claim except
4. Jim, a plant manager in a medium-sized nonunion
manufacturing firm, has just wasted another day answering employee complaints
and questions about rumored plant closings and relocations. He
heads home with a briefcase full of the work he had scheduled to do. He
wonders if HRM can help, and scans his company phone book. Whom should he
call?
5. How has Sarbanes-Oxley affected HRM?
6. Leo has requested that the EEOC investigate
his case of employment discrimination. What initial steps can Leo expect?
7. Larry, a 62 year old, has just been offered
a full time job as merchandise representative for a large firm. He is not
offered an opportunity to participate in the pension plan. Can he sue under the
ADEA?
8. Which of the following isnottrue regarding HRM outside the United
States?
9. Nineteenth-century common law permitted
employers to discipline or discharge employees at their discretion. This
concept is the basis for
10. The goal of recruiting is to give enough
information about the job to attract a large number of qualified applicants and
simultaneously discourage unqualified candidates from applying.
11. Chris and David both arrived one hour late for
work today. Chris was fired. David was given a verbal warning. Such disparate
treatment for the same offense could be considered fair and equitable for all
of these reasons except
12. Pierre is attempting to forecast the firms
future supply of human resources. He is currently looking at retirements,
transfers out a unit, layoffs, sabbaticals, and dismissals. Which one is likely
to be the most difficult to predict?
13. What advice does your text give to organizations
that want to use employment testing in the global arena?
14. Company XYZ is using an aptitude test to measure
the applicants cognitive abilities. The score of the test can vary from 10 to
100. A score of 10 indicates very low cognitive abilities whereas a score of
100 indicates exceptional cognitive abilities. A job candidate, Robert,
received a score of 87 when he took the test in April. Robert took the test
again (same test) in June. However, the second time his score was only 42. What
type of problem may this test have?
15. Socialization includes which of the following
adjustment characteristics for most employees?
16. Jim, the vice-president of human resources,
is reading the evaluations from the new round of orientation programs. New
employees report being excited about work, strongly identifying with the CEOs
speech. Many of them expressed frustration with awareness of physical
facilities, grievance procedures, and benefits options. The major change has
been that now orientation is managed by each employing division, rather than
HRM. What should Jim do?
17. Andrew is a well-known plastic surgeon in Los
Angeles. He earns up to $800,000 a year. He lives in a mansion in Santa Monica
and drives a Jaguar. Many of his patients are Hollywood stars and celebrities.
However, Andrew does not believe that his work is interesting and meaningful.
In fact, he does not like his job. Furthermore, he has conflicts with his
teenage son, Malcolm, who considers that his father is just wasting his
talent for money. Andrew feels very bad about it. Which of the following is
true regarding Andrews career?
18. Sharon, a student worker in a college food
service location, has just received her first performance appraisal. Her
manager told her that her cleaning and sweeping skills were excellent, but that
she needed to show up to work on time and follow the regulations for lunch
hours, breaks, personal phone calls, and calling out sick. Her performance
would be evaluated again in 30 days. What was the outcome of this appraisal
process?
19. Forced rankings are now found in about
three-fourth of all U.S. organizations
20. Ray, a federal employee in Washington, DC, makes
$12.00 an hour, the prevailing wage rate set by the Secretary of Labor. What
law provides this protection for federal employees?
21. Jean, a geologic specialist, agreed to accept an
overseas assignment for her company after the company agreed to store her
yacht, provide security service 24X7, and arrange for Mimi, her cat, to go with
her. What kind of pay factor was used?
22. Maizie, a charge nurse in a large hospital, is
frustrated with a phone call. She is thumbing through Joes file, looking for a
patient consent signature before she can answer questions from Joes secretary,
How is Joe? What health issue is relevant to Maizies predicament?
23. Donna, a 45-year-old bank manager, is married to
Darren, a 40-year-old economist with a real estate development firm. They
currently waive all optional portions of Donnas retirement package. Darren
received a letter from his employer stating that the firm is changing
retirement and benefits plans the first of the year. How can they determine
which of their company pension retirement benefits plans should be changed or
kept?
24. The main reason that companies offer flexible
benefits to employees is:
25. Last year Jan set aside $5000 pretax dollars for
child care in a flexible spending account. She only used $3200. What happened
to the remaining $1800?
Multiple Choice and True/False 1. All of the following statements about knowledge
workers are accurate except 2. According to the futurist Alvin Toffler,
modern civilization has evolved over four waves. 3. Maurice is suing an organization, claiming
that because he is an employee and not an independent contractor, the
organization should have withheld taxes for him. All of these factors could be
used to support his claim except4. Jim, a plant manager in a medium-sized nonunion
manufacturing firm, has just wasted another day answering employee complaints
and questions about rumored plant closings and relocations. He
heads home with a briefcase full of the work he had scheduled to do. He
wonders if HRM can help, and scans his company phone book. Whom should he
call? 5. How has Sarbanes-Oxley affected HRM?
6. Leo has requested that the EEOC investigate
his case of employment discrimination. What initial steps can Leo expect? 7. Larry, a 62 year old, has just been offered
a full time job as merchandise representative for a large firm. He is not
offered an opportunity to participate in the pension plan. Can he sue under the
ADEA?8. Which of the following isnottrue regarding HRM outside the United
States? 9. Nineteenth-century common law permitted
employers to discipline or discharge employees at their discretion. This
concept is the basis for 10. The goal of recruiting is to give enough
information about the job to attract a large number of qualified applicants and
simultaneously discourage unqualified candidates from applying.11. Chris and David both arrived one hour late for
work today. Chris was fired. David was given a verbal warning. Such disparate
treatment for the same offense could be considered fair and equitable for all
of these reasons except12. Pierre is attempting to forecast the firms
future supply of human resources. He is currently looking at retirements,
transfers out a unit, layoffs, sabbaticals, and dismissals. Which one is likely
to be the most difficult to predict?13. What advice does your text give to organizations
that want to use employment testing in the global arena?14. Company XYZ is using an aptitude test to measure
the applicants cognitive abilities. The score of the test can vary from 10 to
100. A score of 10 indicates very low cognitive abilities whereas a score of
100 indicates exceptional cognitive abilities. A job candidate, Robert,
received a score of 87 when he took the test in April. Robert took the test
again (same test) in June. However, the second time his score was only 42. What
type of problem may this test have?15. Socialization includes which of the following
adjustment characteristics for most employees? 16. Jim, the vice-president of human resources,
is reading the evaluations from the new round of orientation programs. New
employees report being excited about work, strongly identifying with the CEOs
speech. Many of them expressed frustration with awareness of physical
facilities, grievance procedures, and benefits options. The major change has
been that now orientation is managed by each employing division, rather than
HRM. What should Jim do? 17. Andrew is a well-known plastic surgeon in Los
Angeles. He earns up to $800,000 a year. He lives in a mansion in Santa Monica
and drives a Jaguar. Many of his patients are Hollywood stars and celebrities.
However, Andrew does not believe that his work is interesting and meaningful.
In fact, he does not like his job. Furthermore, he has conflicts with his
teenage son, Malcolm, who considers that his father is just wasting his
talent for money. Andrew feels very bad about it. Which of the following is
true regarding Andrews career?18. Sharon, a student worker in a college food
service location, has just received her first performance appraisal. Her
manager told her that her cleaning and sweeping skills were excellent, but that
she needed to show up to work on time and follow the regulations for lunch
hours, breaks, personal phone calls, and calling out sick. Her performance
would be evaluated again in 30 days. What was the outcome of this appraisal
process? 19. Forced rankings are now found in about
three-fourth of all U.S. organizations20. Ray, a federal employee in Washington, DC, makes
$12.00 an hour, the prevailing wage rate set by the Secretary of Labor. What
law provides this protection for federal employees?21. Jean, a geologic specialist, agreed to accept an
overseas assignment for her company after the company agreed to store her
yacht, provide security service 24X7, and arrange for Mimi, her cat, to go with
her. What kind of pay factor was used? 22. Maizie, a charge nurse in a large hospital, is
frustrated with a phone call. She is thumbing through Joes file, looking for a
patient consent signature before she can answer questions from Joes secretary,
How is Joe? What health issue is relevant to Maizies predicament?23. Donna, a 45-year-old bank manager, is married to
Darren, a 40-year-old economist with a real estate development firm. They
currently waive all optional portions of Donnas retirement package. Darren
received a letter from his employer stating that the firm is changing
retirement and benefits plans the first of the year. How can they determine
which of their company pension retirement benefits plans should be changed or
kept? 24. The main reason that companies offer flexible
benefits to employees is:25. Last year Jan set aside $5000 pretax dollars for
child care in a flexible spending account. She only used $3200. What happened
to the remaining $1800?
