HRIR 3021 MC FINAL REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
When employees initiate a turnover, when the organization would prefer to keep them, it is
called _____ turnover.
Select one:
a. dysfunctional
b. involuntary
c. retentive
d. external
e. voluntary - ANS E
Historically, if the organization and employee do not have a specific employment contract, the
employer or employee may end the employment relationship at any time. This is referred to as
the _____ doctrine.
Select one:
a. force majeure
b. laissez faire
c. employment-at-will
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,d. due process
e. implied in fact - ANS C
Which of the following statements is true about employee dismissal on the grounds of
employment-at-will agreements?
Select one:
a. They are likely to raise principles of justice issues.
b. Most employers stopped using these agreements during the 1990s.
c. The courts have declared these agreements as illegal.
d. Most employees see the agreements as equitable.
e. Employment-at-will agreements empower managers to discharge employees at their personal
discretion. - ANS A
Although the rate of inflation is only 2 percent, Jessie receives a 6 percent increase in salary. She
is nonetheless dissatisfied with her salary increase due to Norvin's, whose job designation is
similar to Jessie's, 9 percent increase. Jessie is likely to contend that there is a lack of:
Select one:
a. employment-at-will.
b. outcome fairness.
c. procedural justice.
d. interactional justice.
e. fair representation. - ANS B
When conducting a workplace search, without probable cause, employers can act fairly and
minimize the likelihood of a lawsuit by:
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Select one:
a. hushing the company's search policies prior to the search.
b. searching employees' workplace without their knowledge.
c. using non-company personnel to conduct the search.
d. conducting random searches with or without a probable cause.
e. justifying that the organization has work rules that provide for searches. - ANS E
The hot-stove rule differs from a progressive discipline process in that with the hot-stove rule:
Select one:
a. the punishment meted is always inconsistent.
b. the consequences for breaking the rule is immediate.
c. the rule breaker will be warned multiple times before termination.
d. the consequences follow a gradual increase in seriousness
e. the ideology is to prevent misbehavior rather than to merely punish it. - ANS B
Peer review is an example of _____.
Select one:
a. alternative dispute resolution
b. employee assistance programs
c. outplacement counseling
d. fair representation
e. employee carve-out - ANS A
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
When employees initiate a turnover, when the organization would prefer to keep them, it is
called _____ turnover.
Select one:
a. dysfunctional
b. involuntary
c. retentive
d. external
e. voluntary - ANS E
Historically, if the organization and employee do not have a specific employment contract, the
employer or employee may end the employment relationship at any time. This is referred to as
the _____ doctrine.
Select one:
a. force majeure
b. laissez faire
c. employment-at-will
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,d. due process
e. implied in fact - ANS C
Which of the following statements is true about employee dismissal on the grounds of
employment-at-will agreements?
Select one:
a. They are likely to raise principles of justice issues.
b. Most employers stopped using these agreements during the 1990s.
c. The courts have declared these agreements as illegal.
d. Most employees see the agreements as equitable.
e. Employment-at-will agreements empower managers to discharge employees at their personal
discretion. - ANS A
Although the rate of inflation is only 2 percent, Jessie receives a 6 percent increase in salary. She
is nonetheless dissatisfied with her salary increase due to Norvin's, whose job designation is
similar to Jessie's, 9 percent increase. Jessie is likely to contend that there is a lack of:
Select one:
a. employment-at-will.
b. outcome fairness.
c. procedural justice.
d. interactional justice.
e. fair representation. - ANS B
When conducting a workplace search, without probable cause, employers can act fairly and
minimize the likelihood of a lawsuit by:
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Select one:
a. hushing the company's search policies prior to the search.
b. searching employees' workplace without their knowledge.
c. using non-company personnel to conduct the search.
d. conducting random searches with or without a probable cause.
e. justifying that the organization has work rules that provide for searches. - ANS E
The hot-stove rule differs from a progressive discipline process in that with the hot-stove rule:
Select one:
a. the punishment meted is always inconsistent.
b. the consequences for breaking the rule is immediate.
c. the rule breaker will be warned multiple times before termination.
d. the consequences follow a gradual increase in seriousness
e. the ideology is to prevent misbehavior rather than to merely punish it. - ANS B
Peer review is an example of _____.
Select one:
a. alternative dispute resolution
b. employee assistance programs
c. outplacement counseling
d. fair representation
e. employee carve-out - ANS A
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
