Question 1

1) Human resource management involves training, motivating, and retaining competent employees.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

2) Human resource management activities such as hiring and firing are the sole responsibility of the human resource department.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

3) Human resource management is about hiring and firing only.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

4) The most important environmental force that affects HRM is the legal environment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

6) Employers cannot legally discriminate with regard to race, sex, or religion, but there are no laws against denying employment because of age.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

9) Employment planning includes two steps: assessing current human resources needs and developing a plan to meet those needs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

10) A job description states the minimum qualifications a person needs to perform a job successfully.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

11) Increased demand for employees typically is associated with increased demand for the products or services offered by an organization.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 9

13) Employee referrals are usually reliable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

17) Written tests fell into disfavor in the late 1960s and are now rarely used in the selection process.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

18) Performance-simulation tests are thought to be one of the best methods for evaluating job applicants in use today.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

19) Behavioral interviews involve placing an applicant in stressful circumstances and seeing how he or she deals with the situation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

21) Important goals of job orientation are to reduce anxiety and to familiarize the recruit with the job and the organization.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

22) Most job training does not take place on the job.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

23) One car company claims that every dollar it spends on training ultimately results in $230 in productivity gains.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

26) The only goal of a performance management system is to assess training needs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

31) A key goal of compensation administration is to create a fair system that will provide incentive for employees.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

32) The primary determinant of an individual\'s pay is the type of job he or she performs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

33) Most U.S. jobs use a variable pay system in which employee compensation is based on status and seniority.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

34) Most organizations are not legally required to provide benefits of any type for employees.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

35) Downsizing can be as stressful for the survivors as it is for the victims.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

36) Job referrals are generally not a good method for improving workplace diversity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

37) Although most sexual harassment complaints are filed by women, a significant number of complaints are filed by men.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

38) Sexual harassment is defined as any unwanted activity of a sexual nature that affects an individual\'s employment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

39) One major way that an organization can protect itself against sexual harassment cases is to make sure that all employees are well-educated on the topic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

43) Human resource management is concerned with ________ competent employees.

Accepted Answer

B) obtaining, training, motivating, and keeping

Question 27

47) This is the goal of employment planning.

Accepted Answer

C) obtaining competent and high-performing employees

Question 28

48) The last steps of the HRM process all deal with ________.

Accepted Answer

A) performance and compensation

Question 29

50) The ________ prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex.

Accepted Answer

B) Civil Rights Act, Title VII

Question 30

51) It is against the law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation ________.

Accepted Answer

D) in many states

Question 31

52) A wheelchair-bound applicant may be denied a job ________.

Accepted Answer

C) if the job requires complete physical mobility

Question 32

53) Affirmative action programs seek to make sure that employers ________ minority groups.

Accepted Answer

B) enhance employment opportunities for

Question 33

54) Which U.S. law gives you the legal right to see your professor\'s letter of recommendation?

Accepted Answer

B) Privacy Act of 1974

Question 34

58) The lengthy process by which a job is examined in detail in order to identify the skills, knowledge and behaviors necessary to perform the job is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

D) job analysis

Question 35

59) As one of his first tasks in a new job, Steve\'s boss asks him to develop a database that lists the educational level, special capabilities, and specialized skills of all the employees in his firm. This is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

B) human resource inventory

Question 36

60) A job description is ________.

Accepted Answer

B) a written document used to describe a job to job candidates

Question 37

61) A job specification is ________

Accepted Answer

A) a list of job qualifications only

Question 38

63) A written statement of what a job holder does in his job, how it is done, and why it is done is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

D) job description

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