MBA 755 Final Exam Module 3
Questions Well Answered 2026-2027
Update.
Recruitment - Answer a process that provides the organization with a pool of qualified job
candidates from which to choose
5 internal recruitment forecasting factors - Answer 1. Budget constraints
2. Expected or trend of employee separations
3. Production levels
4. Sales increases or decreases
5. Global expansion plans
6 external recruitment forecasting factors - Answer 1. Changes in technology
2. Changes in laws
3. Unemployment rates
4. Shifts in population
5. Shifts in urban, suburban, and rural areas
6. Competition
What is the advantage of publishing open positions to everyone in and outside the company? -
Answer ensures the organization is diverse
Job Analysis - Answer - a formal system developed to determine what tasks people actually
perform in their jobs
- To ensure creation of the right fit between the job and the employee and to determine how
employee performance will be assessed
- includes research, which may mean reviewing job responsibilities of current employees,
researching job descriptions for similar jobs with competitors, and analyzing any new
responsibilities that need to be accomplished by the person with the position
job description - Answer a list of tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) - Answer - 1986
- requires employers to attest to their employees' immigration status
- it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants
, - preserves jobs for those who have legal documentation to work in the United States
- applies to all employees
Patriot Act - Answer - enhance the federal government's ability to conduct domestic and
international investigations and surveillance activities
- employers needed to implement new procedures to maintain employee privacy rights while
also creating a system that allowed for release of information requested by the government
- also amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, allowing the federal government
easier access to electronic communications
equal employment opportunity (EEO) - Answer - a federal agency charged with the task of
enforcing federal employment discrimination laws
- Restrictions on the type of company covered (companies with at least fifteen employees),
- requires collection of data and investigates discrimination claims, again, for organizations with
more than fifteen employees
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - Answer - quality or attribute that is reasonably
necessary to the normal operation of the business and that can be used when considering
applicants
- To obtain a exception, a company must prove that a particular person could not perform the
job duties because of sex, age, religion, disability, and national origin
Disparate Impact - Answer occurs when an organization discriminates through the use of a
process, affecting a protected group as a whole, rather than consciously intending to
discriminate
Disparate Treatment - Answer - when one person is intentionally treated differently than
another, does not necessarily impact the larger protected group as a whole, as in disparate
impact
- The challenge in these cases is to determine if someone was treated differently because of
their race or gender or if there was another reason for the different treatment
4 types of recruiters - Answer Executive search firm, Temporary recruitment or staffing firm,
Corporate recruiter, A contingent recruiter
Executive search firm - Answer - These companies are focused on high-level positions, such as
management and CEO roles
- typically charge 10-20 percent of the first year salary, so they can be quite expensive
- they do much of the upfront work, sending candidates who meet the qualifications
Questions Well Answered 2026-2027
Update.
Recruitment - Answer a process that provides the organization with a pool of qualified job
candidates from which to choose
5 internal recruitment forecasting factors - Answer 1. Budget constraints
2. Expected or trend of employee separations
3. Production levels
4. Sales increases or decreases
5. Global expansion plans
6 external recruitment forecasting factors - Answer 1. Changes in technology
2. Changes in laws
3. Unemployment rates
4. Shifts in population
5. Shifts in urban, suburban, and rural areas
6. Competition
What is the advantage of publishing open positions to everyone in and outside the company? -
Answer ensures the organization is diverse
Job Analysis - Answer - a formal system developed to determine what tasks people actually
perform in their jobs
- To ensure creation of the right fit between the job and the employee and to determine how
employee performance will be assessed
- includes research, which may mean reviewing job responsibilities of current employees,
researching job descriptions for similar jobs with competitors, and analyzing any new
responsibilities that need to be accomplished by the person with the position
job description - Answer a list of tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) - Answer - 1986
- requires employers to attest to their employees' immigration status
- it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants
, - preserves jobs for those who have legal documentation to work in the United States
- applies to all employees
Patriot Act - Answer - enhance the federal government's ability to conduct domestic and
international investigations and surveillance activities
- employers needed to implement new procedures to maintain employee privacy rights while
also creating a system that allowed for release of information requested by the government
- also amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, allowing the federal government
easier access to electronic communications
equal employment opportunity (EEO) - Answer - a federal agency charged with the task of
enforcing federal employment discrimination laws
- Restrictions on the type of company covered (companies with at least fifteen employees),
- requires collection of data and investigates discrimination claims, again, for organizations with
more than fifteen employees
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - Answer - quality or attribute that is reasonably
necessary to the normal operation of the business and that can be used when considering
applicants
- To obtain a exception, a company must prove that a particular person could not perform the
job duties because of sex, age, religion, disability, and national origin
Disparate Impact - Answer occurs when an organization discriminates through the use of a
process, affecting a protected group as a whole, rather than consciously intending to
discriminate
Disparate Treatment - Answer - when one person is intentionally treated differently than
another, does not necessarily impact the larger protected group as a whole, as in disparate
impact
- The challenge in these cases is to determine if someone was treated differently because of
their race or gender or if there was another reason for the different treatment
4 types of recruiters - Answer Executive search firm, Temporary recruitment or staffing firm,
Corporate recruiter, A contingent recruiter
Executive search firm - Answer - These companies are focused on high-level positions, such as
management and CEO roles
- typically charge 10-20 percent of the first year salary, so they can be quite expensive
- they do much of the upfront work, sending candidates who meet the qualifications
