Question 1 One of the first factors that increased the importance of human resource management was the 1964 Civil Rights Act. the worker revolution. technological advances in computers. the increase in manufacturing. the growth in the service sector. Question 2 The widespread use of the Internet has affected the basic approach to how human resources are managed. True False Question 3 A local office supply business routinely hires younger workers for stock staff over older applicants because much of the work requires heavy lifting and good mobility. The company needs to show that the job requirements are a business necessity. Illegal discrimination automatically exists. The company should not worry because no laws exist that protect older workers. Let the younger workers do the hiring to protect the company legally. None of these. Question 4 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act enables a company to assign pregnant women to mandatory alternate working conditions. True False Question 5 What is the term used when a company lets a foreign firm make and/or distribute its products in a local market? Exporting Licensing Direct investment Joint venture Strategic alliance Question 6 ____ strategy involves the actions taken by firms to better operate in a relevant industry or market. Adaptation Business Functional Competitive Corporate Question 7 Which adaptation model of business strategy is best used when the situation is highly stable with low uncertainty? Defender Prospector Analyzer Differentiation Cost leadership Question 8 Which of the following statements BEST describes the link between job analysis and human resource planning? Job analysis helps human resource planners understand exactly what kinds of work must be performed within the organization in the future. Job analysis provides information to help design training and development programs. Job analysis clarifies the essential elements of each job. Human resource planning forecasts the supply and demand for human resources. Mathematical models of historic trends can help in forecasting labor supply and demand. Question 9 A ____ provides an overview of the duties and tasks required to effectively perform a particular job or line of work. job specification job description benchmark personnel file work permit Question 10 Job analysis affects the selection process, but it only indirectly influences performance appraisal and compensation. True False Question 11 The second step in job analysis involves determining methods for obtaining information. True False Question 12 Which of the following is part of rightsizing? Using temporary workers Early retirements Retention Using part-time staff All of these Question 13 Which of the following is NOT an exception to employment-at-will? A law forbids termination for a specific reason. An employee is terminated for cause. An individual has an implied contract. An indivi ...

1. Question 1
One of the first factors that increased the importance of human
resource management was
the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
the worker revolution.
technological advances in computers.
the increase in manufacturing.
the growth in the service sector.
Question 2
The widespread use of the Internet has affected the basic
approach to how human resources are managed.
True
False
Question 3
A local office supply business routinely hires younger workers
for stock staff over older applicants because much of the work
requires heavy lifting and good mobility.
The company needs to show that the job requirements are a
business necessity.
Illegal discrimination automatically exists.

2. The company should not worry because no laws exist that
protect older workers.
Let the younger workers do the hiring to protect the company
legally.
None of these.
Question 4
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act enables a company to assign
pregnant women to mandatory alternate working conditions.
True
False
Question 5
What is the term used when a company lets a foreign firm make
and/or distribute its products in a local market?
Exporting
Licensing
Direct investment
Joint venture
Strategic alliance

3. Question 6
____ strategy involves the actions taken by firms to better
operate in a relevant industry or market.
Adaptation
Business
Functional
Competitive
Corporate
Question 7
Which adaptation model of business strategy is best used when
the situation is highly stable with low uncertainty?
Defender
Prospector
Analyzer
Differentiation
Cost leadership
Question 8

4. Which of the following statements BEST describes the link
between job analysis and human resource planning?
Job analysis helps human resource planners understand exactly
what kinds of work must be performed within the organization
in the future.
Job analysis provides information to help design training and
development programs.
Job analysis clarifies the essential elements of each job.
Human resource planning forecasts the supply and demand for
human resources.
Mathematical models of historic trends can help in forecasting
labor supply and demand.
Question 9
A ____ provides an overview of the duties and tasks required to
effectively perform a particular job or line of work.
job specification
job description
benchmark
personnel file
work permit

5. Question 10
Job analysis affects the selection process, but it only indirectly
influences performance appraisal and compensation.
True
False
Question 11
The second step in job analysis involves determining methods
for obtaining information.
True
False
Question 12
Which of the following is part of rightsizing?
Using temporary workers
Early retirements
Retention
Using part-time staff
All of these

6. Question 13
Which of the following is NOT an exception to employment-at-
will?
A law forbids termination for a specific reason.
An employee is terminated for cause.
An individual has an implied contract.
An individual has a contractual right to his or her job.
A person's right to due process has been violated.
Question 14
Ethics and the law always coincide precisely. True or False?
True
False
Question 15
The easiest way to deal with an increased demand for labor in
through overtime pay. True or false?
True
False
Question 16
Which of the following would be considered an important

7. organizational goal in recruiting efforts?
Attract as many applicants as possible for a job.
Attract one or two highly qualified applicants for a job.
Use the recruiting process to explicitly differentiate among
applicants.
Optimize the size of the pool of qualified applicants.
Make the job opening sound as challenging as possible to the
applicants.
Question 17
Which of the following would be considered an advantage of
external recruiting?
It may stifle creativity and new ideas in the organization.
It can cause the ripple effect.
It may damage existing employees' motivation.
It can enhance organizational vitality and innovation.
It sustains the existing organizational culture.
Question 18
The Social Security Act of 1935 specified that private

8. employment agencies are part of the recruiting process.
True
False
Question 19
Diversity always involves
employee's individual differences.
a quota system.
mandatory affirmative action plans.
legal constraints.
similarities in product offerings.
Question 20
Which of the following kinds of treatments play a role in
diversity management?
Preferential treatment
Equal treatment
Identical treatment
Equitable treatment

9. Differential treatment
Question 21
The average age of the workforce in the United States is
actually decreasing despite the large numbers of baby boomers
who are remaining in the labor market.
True
False
Question 22
Explain GE's Differentiation Vitality Curve from Lecture 3
Question 23
How would an organization conduct an evaluation of its human
resource function?

10. Question 24
Describe the two types of sexual harassment identified by the
courts.
Question 25
How does job analysis relate to the various human resource
management processes in the organization?