Question 1

Jefferson, Inc. (JI) 
Jefferson Inc. (JI)  is a relatively new company that wants to improve its employee rewards, compensation, and benefits. The company understands that there are effective reward systems that will motivate employees. However, JI management is not sure which would be the best for the company. Compensation, another important area, must also be improved so that it will satisfy all employees effectively. In addition, the company wants to create benefits to keep the employees not just satisfied, but also motivated. Yet another pressing issue is deciding on the training methods that are to be used to successfully teach the new employees.
JI believes that it will be on the right path if all of these changes can be successfully accomplished. The company plans to incorporate performance appraisals so it can be sure that the rewards, compensation, and benefits are effectively distributed.
-Refer to Jefferson, Inc. JI management must consider implementing the many different types of benefits. These include all of the following except

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A)   insurance packages.
B)   pension and retirement programs.
C)   worker's compensation insurance.
D)   Social Security.
E)   profit sharing.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 2

To learn the exact nature of a job, we may use job analysis, a job description, and a job specification. For what purpose is each used? What information would a job description contain? A job specification?

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Job analysis is used to gather informati...

Question 3

Discuss the challenges and advantages of a culturally diverse workforce.

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Culturally diverse workforce brings both...

Question 4

All of the following are usually paid an hourly wage except workers in

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A)   clerical positions.
B)   retailing.
C)   management.
D)   assembly lines.
E)   fast food.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The president of the United States established the requirements for affirmative action in human resources practices among

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A)   all employers.
B)   employers on a voluntary basis.
C)   small employers with at least 15 employees.
D)   all employers with 50 or more employees holding federal contracts in excess of $50,000.
E)   employers that never thought about establishing an affirmative action plan.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following laws of the 1930s, 1960s, and 1970s was enacted to enforce the same rate of pay for similar effort, skill, and responsibility in a job position?

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A)   The Fair Labor Standards Act
B)   The Equal Pay Act
C)   The Civil Rights Act
D)   The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
E)   The National Labor Relations ActF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

If Jadena were moved from her management position in the men's department at Nordstrom to a management position in the women's department of the same store, this would be considered a(n)

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A)   job transfer.
B)   promotion.
C)   internal recruitment.
D)   longitudinal move.
E)   external recruitment.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The policies and strategies pertaining to employee compensation comprise a

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A)   performance appraisal.
B)   profit-sharing system.
C)   compensation system.
D)   wage survey.
E)   job evaluation.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

HR Solutions, Inc. (HRSI) 
HR Solutions, Inc. (HRSI)  is a human resources management company that specializes in helping small companies learn the proper ways of handling human resources issues and activities. The company teaches the various activities that are involved in HR management, as well as teaching companies how to plan for the future. HRSI even helps companies downsize without having their reputations suffer. However, according to HRSI, an ideal situation would be one where all companies downsize simply by attrition. Another main objective of HRSI is to increase cultural diversity within every organization that it helps. HRSI management believes that this diversity is the key to the introduction of successful new ideas into any organization.
HRSI is in the process of hiring new employees. This is a critical decision for the company because it is supposed to be the expert on this issue. Once the selection is done, HRSI will need to train its employees effectively so that they will be able to maintain the good image of the company.
-Refer to HR Solutions, Inc. HRSI hopes that all companies can downsize simply by attrition, a word that, in this context, refers to

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A)   increasing quality.
B)   being dismissed from the workforce.
C)   people leaving the company.
D)   retiring early because employees are within a few years of retirement anyway.
E)   an increasing amount of work per employee.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Human resources planning and recruiting are two of the activities carried out during the development phase of human resources management.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)  was recently building a new, multistory complex in downtown Kansas City, the work site was probably inspected for hazardous conditions by personnel from the

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A)   National Transportation Safety Board.
B)   National Labor Safety Board.
C)   National Fire Safety Training School.
D)   Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
E)   Federal Communications Commission.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Attrition is a method of reducing the size of the workforce by permitting people who are within a few years of retirement to retire early with full benefits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The type of pay raise in which the employee can receive the entire amount of the increase at the beginning of the year is called a(n)

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A)   incentive payment.
B)   lump-sum salary increase.
C)   commission salary increase.
D)   gain-sharing salary increase.
E)   percentage-of-salary payment.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Employee compensation systems are generally developed and administered by ____, and pay increases and promotions are usually recommended by ____.

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A)   top management; HRM specialists
B)   unions; line managers
C)   HRM specialists; line managers
D)   top management; unions
E)   professional HR consultants; HRM staff personnelF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

A wage is a specific amount of money paid per

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A)   month.
B)   week.
C)   hour.
D)   year.
E)   minute.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

All of the following are sources of external recruiting except

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A)   promotion of a current employee.
B)   newspaper advertising.
C)   recruiting on college campuses.
D)   using employment agencies.
E)   using recommendations of present employees.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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