HRM 300T Wk 3 – Practice: Week 3 Practice Assignment

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Which of the following is not an element in an organization’s affirmative action plan?

Reasonable quotas

Reasonable self-analysis

Reasonable rationale for taking action

Reasonable action

Affirmative action is defined as _________.

Action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory effects of past or current practices

A strategy to help promote recognition and respect for individual differences found within the organization

Acknowledgement of the similarities and differences between individuals

The extent to which each person in an organization feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued as a team member

Cody, a black male employee, is performing below expectations in his job as manager. His company __________.

Should ensure that Cody has a black supervisor to avoid Title VII liability

Should give Cody a positive performance evaluation in order to avoid a Title VII racial discrimination claim

Will face Title VII liability if Cody gets a negative performance evaluation

May face Title VII liability if it gives Cody a positive performance evaluation and then later terminates him for poor job performance

Modern employment at-will guarantees all of the following except _________.

That employers can fire employees except for discriminatory reasons

That employers can hire employees for any reason

That employees can quit their jobs at any time

That employers can fire their employees for any reason

Which of the following is legal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Not hiring an individual because they are not qualified

Discriminating with respect to privileges of employment based on religion

Segregating employees in a way that deprives them of employment opportunities

Refusing to hire an individual because of their race

When was the EEOC (which is the agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964) given authority to enforce the laws of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

1984

1964

1972

1961

Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of which characteristics?

Race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion

Religion, sex, age, color, national origin

Religion, sex, race, color, national origin

Gender, race, color, national origin, religion

All of the following are advantages of on-the-job training except which one?

Equipment does not need to be moved to a separate location.

It facilitates learning transfer.

It minimizes distractions to other employees.

Separate areas for training are unnecessary.

What is usually the best way to implement a new program?

Implement it as a pilot program in a controlled environment to a select audience.

Train employees one at a time to ensure that the material is adequately learned.

Introduce it to all employees so that everyone is on the same page.

Teach the new program to the executives and let it trickle down to everyone else.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of job rotation?

It decreases the employee’s understanding of the firm’s strategic objectives.

It decreases creativity and innovation.

Employees are not exposed to a variety of jobs and situations.

Employees aren’t in a job for long and don’t get motivated to work seriously.

What role does HR planning play in employee training and development?

It formalizes the process of developing talent from within the organization to fill needed roles.

It performs an appraisal to reveal certain performance deficiencies.

It designs training programs to alleviate any deficiencies.

It helps identify training and development needs.

Performance deficiencies can be attributed to individual deficiencies as well as situational factors that affect performance. Which of the following are situational factors that affect performance? (Select all that apply.)

Employee knowledge

Technology

Number of years of experience

Quality of supervisor

For the most part, training and development help an organization, but there is a drawback. Which of the following is a downside to training and development?

There is a downgrade in the organizational perception employees have of work.

Effective training can lead to decreased employee commitment.

Well-trained individuals can decide to move to better-paying jobs in other organizations.

Employee development leads to more turnover and absenteeism.

How do performance appraisals help a company comply with legal requirements?

They help establish the validity of employment decisions.

They outline expected performance for employees.

They audit management talent to evaluate the current supply of human resources.

They provide a format for dialogue between superiors and subordinates.

Which of the following is an evaluation decision made using performance appraisal information?

Counseling employees

Approving salary increases or decreases

Providing

Motivating employees to improve

Which of the following does not help ensure that the performance evaluation process is effective?

Making sure objective judgments are used

Letting subordinates review their appraisals

Using subjective criteria

Conducting evaluations on all employees

What is a central tendency bias error in the context of evaluating employee performance?

When managers rate subordinates higher than they should be rated in order to avoid conflict

When managers rate the majority of incumbents in the middle of the pack

When managers give unfavorable ratings regardless of the performance to impress others with their strictness

When managers rate employees based on what has happened recently

For what reason are appraisals by supervisors effective?

Even without training, supervisors will give good .

Supervisors have reward and punishment power.

The supervisor is most familiar with the job of the subordinate.

The supervisor can alienate the employee if the employee does not perform well.

Which of the following situations causes errors to occur when attempting to conduct an accurate performance evaluation?

When performance criteria are clearly stated

When performance criteria are unclear

When job duties are clearly stated

When there are incentives for accurate evaluations

Which of the following forms of performance evaluation is the most widely used?

Narrative essay

Forced distribution method

Straight rating

Conventional rating