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HRM 300 Week 5 Final Examination (FINAL EXAM)
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HRM/300 FINAL EXAM
True or False: Choose one answer
- A retirement program that pays retiring employees a fixed retirement income based on average earning over a period of time is a defined contribution plan.
- Job evaluation is the process whereby an organization systematically establishes its compensation program.
- EEO laws require performance appraisal systems be objective, job related, reliable, and valid, as they are used for promotion or termination.
- Career planning focuses on assisting individuals in identifying their major goals and how to achieve them
- Employee training focuses on an employee’s future personal growth.
- A comprehensive interview is used to assess a candidate’s motivation, values, ability to work under pressure, and ability to fit in with the organizational culture.
- Under law, an employer is permitted to seek out preferred job candidates based on non-job related factors such as physical appearance, sex, or religious background.
- The best results with respect to job analysis are usually achieved with some combination of job analysis methods.
- Under new regulations employers are not permitted to electronically monitor employees, unless given permission by the employee to do so.
- The Family and Medical Leave Act permits employees in organizations of 50 or more workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family or medical reasons.
- Outsourcing refers to sharing HRM activities among geographically dispersed divisions.
- Interestingly, most organizations take a ‘melting pot’ approach to diversity.
Multiple Choice: Choose one answer
- Ethics refers to:
- a) a set of rules or principles that defines what is legal and what is illegal.
- b) a set of rules or principles that defines right and wrong conduct.
- c) a situation in which decisions are made based on religious rules or principles
- d) a situation in which individuals make decisions based primarily on their best interest.
- e) a situation in which individuals act make decisions based primarily on the best interest of the most economically disadvantaged individuals
- Griggs v. Duke Power (1971) is important for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
- a) In its decision, the Supreme Court adopted the interpretative guidelines set out under Title VII.
- b) It made the use of intelligence and conceptual tests used in hiring illegal without direct empirical evidence that the tests were valid.
- c) It prevented employment testing in the hiring process for most jobs.
- d) It placed the burden of proof on management if testing was questioned.
- e) It was a landmark case against disparate impact.
- Which of the following is NOT an activity that organizations frequently cite as being affected by the job analysis process?
- a) Recruiting
- b) Selection
- c) Compensation
- d) Succession planning
- e) Performance appraisal
- During the interview process, an acceptable question to ask is
- a) Do you own your own home?
- b) When did you graduate from college?
- c) Do you have a college degree?
- d) How many children do you have?
- e) Where are you from originally?
- Which of the following describes the sequence of career stages typical for most adults?
- a) Establishment, Mid-career, Peak performance, Mid-life crisis, and Retirement
- b) Establishment, Mid-career, Peak performance, Late career, and Retirement
- c) Exploration, Establishment, Mid-career, Late career, and Decline
- d) Initiation, Early-career, Mid-career, Late career, and Decline
- e) Exploration, Mid-career, Late career, Decline, and Retirement
- Which method breaks down jobs based on identifiable criteria and the degree to which these criteria exist on the job?
- a) Ordering method
- b) Broad-banding method
- c) Classification method
- d) Point method
- e) Group incentive method
- The most effective external recruiting sources are:
- a) Professional organizations
- b) Employment agencies
- c) Schools and colleges
- d) Advertisements
- e) There is no one best external recruiting source
- .Which of the following is NOT an appraisal method that uses relative standards?
- a) Group-order ranking
- b) Individual ranking
- c) Paired comparison
- d) Forced-choice appraisal
- e) Forced ranking