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| According to most research, which of the following factors is generally considered by people as MOST important in deciding to take a job? |
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| Effect on family or personal life. |
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| The first explicitly pro-union ferderal law passed in the United States was the _ |
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| Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932. |
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| _ is the system condensing rate ranges into wider classifications for employee rating. |
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| During an employment interview, which of the following items of information can be lawfully solicited from an applicant for the purpose of disqualification? |
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| Whether candidate has ever worked under a different name |
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| Which of the following best describes the effect of the Industrial Revolution (late 18th century) on the field of human resouces management? |
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| An increasing gap between workers and business owners |
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| The _ shop is a practice in which management tries to avoid the organization of labor into a union, without violating labor laws. |
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| In the field of human resources, the term central tendency refers to the |
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| rating of all or most of the employees in the middle of a performance scale |
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| Of all the possible uses for performance evaluations withing an organization, which tends to be the most INFREQUENTLY used? |
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| Promoting communication between superiors and subordinates |
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| The main obstacle that top management encounters in making strategic planning decisions regarding human resources is that |
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| all other resources are evaluated in terms of money, and in most organizations people are not |
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| In what year was the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formed? |
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| A _ test will measure how well an applicant can do a sample of work that is to be performed. |
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| Which of the following groups is least likely to benefit from an organization's affirmative action program? |
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| Which of the following statements about human resources management is LEAST supported by research and field experience? |
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| Human resource management practices and policies should be left to human resource managers, so that operating managers can focus on other elements of organizational success. |
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| Each of the following is a commonly accepted function of the collective bargaining process , EXCEPT |
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| determining the appropriate collective bargaining units among groups of workers |
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| The degree to which a test, interview, or performance evaluation measures skills, knowledge, or an employee's ability to perform is known as _ validity. |
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| Which of the following items of legislation is designed to ensure that handicapped people are not refused a job merely because of their handicap if the handicap does not affect their ability to do a job? |
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| Key or benchmark jobs used in pay surveys have each of the following characteristics EXCEPT |
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| they are subject to recent shortages or surpluses in the marketplace |
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| In the human resources planning process, the first step taken is usually |
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| In a typical workplace safety management program, the first step taken is typically to |
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| establish indicator systems such as accident statistics |
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| Which of the following is NOT a power of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? |
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| issue directly enforceable orders |
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| The most common job evaluation method used to determine pay structures within organizations is |
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| Which of the following items of federal legislation established a minimum wage for specified types of workers? |
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| Which of the following performance evaluation methods tends to be LEAST useful for the purpose of making promotion decisions? |
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| During the planning process for a project, the phase occurs after the objective has been set, in which the supervisor must decide how the objective can be achieved, is typically referred to as the _ phase. |
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| According to the EEC's definitions, sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are considered sexual harassment under each of the following conditions EXCEPT |
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| the advances or requests are unwelcome |
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| Which of the following conditions within an organization is LEAST favorable for implementing a gainsharing plan? |
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| The organization is faily large, usually more than 500 employees. |
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| The most widely used method for training employees is |
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| In human resources management, the term financial core refers to |
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| members of a union who pay dues but chooses not to engage in any other union related activity |
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| In the human resources planning process, which of the following activities is typically performed by the operating manager with input from the human resources manager? |
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| Strategic management decisions |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in any term, condition, or privilege of employment. Each of the following types of organizations is subject to the provisions of this legislation EXCEPT |
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| private employers of 15 or fewer people |
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| Job _ is the term for a written explanation of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary for effective job performance. |
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| In the performance evaluation process, which of the following functions is typically under taken by the human resource manager and engineers, subject to the approval of an operating manager? |
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| Establishing performance standards |
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| The purpose of a pay policy line is to |
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| represent an organization's pay level policy relative to what competition pays for similar jobs |
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| Which of the following recruitment practices is least likely to be reviewed by a government agency for the purpose of determining possible discrimination? |
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| Division of responsibilites between operating managers and human resource managers |
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| Another name for quality circles in personnel is |
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| continuous improvement teams |
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| Before implementing an employee training program, an organization often conducts a needs assessment first. Which of the following techniques involves the greatest potential participant involvement in the process? |
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| In the vocabulary of job analysis, what is the term for a group of positions that are similar in their duties? |
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