Part 1

Question 1

Goal of affirmative action?

Answer 1

To make right now because of poor past practices that affected the minority.

Question 2

A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women. Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact?

Answer 2

Adverse impact is unintentional but unequally affect a protected group, even if there’s no intent to discriminate.

Question 3

Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246?

Answer 3

Minorities & Women

Question 4

An employer terminates an employee for being unattractive and putting less effort in personal appearance. Why is this permitted under an at-will employment relationship?

Answer 4

An employer can terminate an employee for an immoral reason.

Question 5

Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her child without fear of losing her job?

Answer 5

FMLA 1993

Question 6

What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?

Answer 6

To protect the job rights of those who serve in the military, making sure they aren’t treated unfairly in their civilian jobs because of their service.

Question 7

What kind of event should be covered under workers compensation?

Answer 7

Workers’ compensation covers events where an employee is injured or becomes ill as a direct result of their job

Question 8

What is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma?

Answer 8

Being asked to directly supervise a family member

Question 9

A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an illegal request made by a supervisor. Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma?

Answer 9

Rights Standard

Question 10

What is the organization’s formal system of task, power, and reporting relationships called?

Answer 10

An Organizational Structure

Question 11

How does HRM support organizational leadership?

Answer 11

By providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth

Question 12

what decision can HRM assist with during COMBINATION stage of Mergers & Acquisitions?

Answer 12

Which Employees to retain

Question 13

How can HRM serve as internal consultants?

Answer 13

By helping managers avoid common training pitfalls

Question 14

What is a primary function of HRM?

Answer 14

Retaining Talent

Question 15

How does effective HRM improve organizational performance?

Answer 15

It helps companies with growth & change.

Question 16

Which characteristic of an employee should HRM focus on to improve organizational culture?

Answer 16

Their fit within an organizations

Question 17

What belief shows bias blocking equal treatment in an organization?

Answer 17

Extroverted employees are the most effective.

Question 18

What key factor for successful organizational change can HRM provide?

Answer 18

Trust

Question 19

What is a critical factor in building a culture of safety?

Answer 19

A commitment of an organization to the protection and well-being of its employees

Question 20

What is an example of bullying in the workplace?

Answer 20

Intimidating a coworker

Question 21

What’s an example of holding a bullying target to a different standard?

Answer 21

Setting unrealistic goals and deadlines for them.

Question 22

Who advocates that a good workplace violence prevention program can lower workplace violence?

Answer 22

OSHA

Question 23

What are two physical changes that can be made to prevent workplace violence?

Answer 23

Implementing key card access, Putting in silent alarms

Question 24

Which tactic can employers use to improve employee engagement and motivation towards safety?

Answer 24

Incentives

Question 25

How does a safe workplace positively relate to employee motivation and engagement?

Answer 25

It encourages an environment for high employee production performance.

Question 26

What are two uses of a job analysis?

Answer 26

recruiting & compensation plan

Question 27

How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their organizations?

Answer 27

They can use metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division to influence staffing plans.

Question 28

What should human resource managers use to determine Performance Metrics?

Answer 28

Business goals

Question 29

Which aspect of an organization is Increased when policies of inclusion are adopted?

Answer 29

It’s Talent Pool

Question 30

Why might an organization want to increase its efforts at inclusion and diversity?

Answer 30

To reduce negative public relations

Question 31

How does an employee handbook protect employers?

Answer 31

It ensures that employees are informed about company expectations, policies, and benefits.

Question 32

How can performance management help an organization evaluate change initiatives, training procedures, and new technologies?

Answer 32

Generating Useful Data

Question 33

How can goal setting boost employee performance?

Answer 33

By focusing attention on specific objectives.

Question 34

Which source of performance information has the greatest insight into an employee’s daily performance in self-managed teams?

Answer 34

Coworkers

Question 35

How does providing regular feedback to employees relate to their goals?

Answer 35

It helps direct progress toward goals.