Question 1
1. (C1) Which of the following is not true of the Fair Labor Standards Act?
The act applies to all employers with 15 or more employees working 20 or more weeks a year.
State laws may specify higher minimum wages than the FLSA.
The FLSA permits a subminimum training wage equal to 85 percent of the minimum wage.
Nonexempt employees are covered and include most hourly workers
2 points
Question 2
1. (C1) Increasing immigrant population is one of the functions of this stage in HR strategy process.
Identifying people issues
Scanning the external environment
Developing the HR strategy
Identifying strategic business issues
2 points
Question 3
1. (C1) Researchers in international management have identified a number of factors that can affect HRM in global markets. Which of these factors could determine the other three factors?
Culture
Education-human capital
The political-legal system
The economic system
2 points
Question 4
1. (C1) Which of the following statements is true regarding international labor management relations?
The United States has the highest unionization rates in the world.
In the U.S., the traditional union base in manufacturing companies has been in steady decline as apercentage of total employment over the past several decades.
The union wage premium in the United States is substantially smaller than in other advanced industrialized countries.
Collective bargaining agreements in the United States tend to be centralized and focus on industry wide or regional issues.
2 points
Question 5
1. (C2) The most appropriate view of today's career is that it is a:
boundaryless process.
pattern of vertical movement through an organization.
lifelong commitment to a field of specialization.
sequence of positions held within a company.
2 points
Question 6
1. (C2) Which of the following is not a benefit that a protégé receives from a mentoring relationship?
Coaching
Protection
Performance goals
Visibility
2 points
Question 7
1. (C2) Values such as success, performance, assertiveness, and competition are associated with:
short-term oriented cultures.
masculine cultures.
high power distance cultures.
low uncertainty avoidance.
2 points
Question 8
1. (C2) The acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that improve an employee's ability to meet changes in job requirements and in client and customer demands is called:
development.
training.
evaluating.
career planning.
2 points
Question 9
1. (C3) Implications of the equity theory for managing employee compensation include all but one of the following. Name the exception.
Employees evaluate their pay by comparing it with what others get paid.
Employees look at the intrinsic aspect of their work when making pay evaluations.
Employees work attitudes and behaviors are influenced by their pay comparisons.
Employee perceptions are what determine their pay evaluations.
2 points
Question 10
1. (C3) Skill-based pay systems generally are not appropriate for organizations that:
desire worker flexibility.
rely on market-based rates.
emphasize decentralization of decision making.
desire a climate of learning
2 points
Question 11
1. (C3) The pay system that is most frequently used in a union setting is a(n):
incentive system.
merit system.
bonus system.
seniority system
2 points
Question 12
1. (C3) Which of the following statements is true with regard to communicating the nature and value of benefits to employees?
Current employees and job applicants often have a clear idea of the benefits provisions already in place.
Employees often overestimate both the cost and market value of their medical benefits.
Use of traditional approaches (e.g., booklets) can have a large effect on employee awareness.
Most organizations spend large sums of money in order to communicate information about benefits.
Question 14
1. (C4) Countries with which kind of cultural dimension tend to have the flattest salary structures?
Long-term oriented
Short-term oriented
Individualistic
Collectivist
2 points
Question 15
1. (C4) Explanation, consideration, social sensitivity, and empathy are key determinants of:
perceptual justice.
interactional justice.
procedural justice.
alternative dispute resolution.
2 points
Question 16
1. (C4) Voluntary turnover of employees is:
not strongly related to job satisfaction.
a costly and disruptive phenomenon for organizations.
an example of a behavior change.
an example of psychological withdrawal.
2 points
Question 17
1. (C6) Strategically focused HR structures have the HR manager reporting directly to the CEO and the HRM functions divided into three divisions. Which is not one of the three divisions?
Field generalists
The center for outsourcing
Centers for expertise
The service center
2 points
Question 18
1. (C6) Evaluation helps determine whether the HRM function is meeting its objectives and effectively using its budget. This refers to
auditing.
providing accountability.
marketing the function.
employee selection.
2 points
Question 19
1. (C6) In comparing and contrasting the HR practices of employers-of-choice, many forward-looking companies are trying to satisfy the diverse needs of employees by providing which of the following?
Cafeteria benefit plans
Paid sick leave
Defined benefit retirement plans
Worker's compensation
2 points
Question 20
1. (C6) In preparing your term paper, you focused on the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and assessed the practices of your chosen company and those of your classmates. Which of the following is most likely to be the cornerstone of why employers-of-choice made this list?
Global positioning
Diversity in workforce and customer bases
HR benefits
Technological advantage
2 points
Question 21
1. A development strategy that relies on interpersonal relationships where a senior person helps a junior or inexperienced person is called:
Mentoring
Coaching
Shadowing
Organizational development
2 points
Question 22
1. Which of the following is most true about leadership development in companies known for their excellence in this area?
Leadership training is a formal program run by the HR department
Leadership development is a performance benchmark of the existing leadership team
Leadership candidates are left to show initiative and find development opportunities of their own.
Companies hire in people with proven leadership skills from previous jobs.
2 points
Question 23
1. Which of the following is NOT an institutional reason for growth in executive salary?
Peer benchmarking continually ratchets up salary levels.
Market supply and demand
Compensation committees with vested interests
Poor corporate governance
2 points
Question 24
1. Which of the following is not usually considered as part of executive pay?
Merit pay
Stock options
Base pay
Long term incentives
2 points
Question 25
1. Which of the following is a physical benefit of having fun in the workplace?
Increased creativity
Reduced turnover
Reduced stress
Increased productivity
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