WGU C202 MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL EXAM 2024 | ALL
CURRENT VERSIONS AND A STUDY GUIDE | ACCURATE AND
WELL DETAILED QUESTIONS
Fairness Standard - The ethical action treats all people equally, or at least fairly, based
on some defensible standard. The fairness standard is central in the debate over the
appropriateness of CEO salaries and bonuses that are hundreds of times larger than
the pay of the average employee.
Common Good Standard - The ethical action shows respect and compassion for
everyone, especially the most vulnerable. Ensuring that suppliers do not employ child
labor or provide unsafe working conditions is an example of applying the common good
standard.
Virtue Standard - The ethical action is consistent with certain ideal virtues including
civility, compassion, and benevolence. This standard asks, "Is this action consistent with
my behaving at my best?" A company that values honesty quickly recalling products
that might be defective or dangerous reflects the virtue standard.
What is the goal of affirmative action? - To seek to remedy past practices that innately
caused an adverse effect on applicants
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? - Adverse impact is
unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees.
Adverse Impact - Adverse impact - An employment practice has a disproportionate
effect on a protected group, regardless of its intent. Employment practices that are
facially neutral in their treatment of different groups but that have a significantly adverse
effect on a protected group can be legally challenged.
Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - Being asked to
directly supervise a family member
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? - Rights Standard
, Utilitarian Standard - The ethical action best balances good over harm by doing the
most good or doing the least harm. When Southwest Airlines cuts all employees' pay
rather than laying anyone off, it is following a utilitarian standard.
Rights Standard - The ethical action is the one that best respects and protects the moral
rights of everyone affected by the action, including the right to privacy, to be told the
truth, or to be safe. If a supervisor tells an employee to handle a toxic substance without
appropriate protective gear, the employee has a right to refuse.
Disparate Treatment - Disparate treatment - Intentional discrimination based on a
person's protected characteristic. Disparate treatment occurs if an employment decision
would change if the applicant's race, religion, national origin, color, sex, disability, or age
were different.
Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order
11246? - Minorities and women
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? - An employer can
terminate an employee for an immoral reason.
Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her
child without fear of losing her job? - The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
of 1994? - To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active
military service
Which event should be covered under workers' compensation? - Breaking an arm while
at work
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's
business strategy? - By helping it to acquire, develop, and retain the talent needed to
fulfill its strategy
What is a primary function of human resource management? - Retaining talent
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance?
- It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change.
Which characteristic of an employee should human resource management focus on to
enhance organizational culture? - Fit within an organization
CURRENT VERSIONS AND A STUDY GUIDE | ACCURATE AND
WELL DETAILED QUESTIONS
Fairness Standard - The ethical action treats all people equally, or at least fairly, based
on some defensible standard. The fairness standard is central in the debate over the
appropriateness of CEO salaries and bonuses that are hundreds of times larger than
the pay of the average employee.
Common Good Standard - The ethical action shows respect and compassion for
everyone, especially the most vulnerable. Ensuring that suppliers do not employ child
labor or provide unsafe working conditions is an example of applying the common good
standard.
Virtue Standard - The ethical action is consistent with certain ideal virtues including
civility, compassion, and benevolence. This standard asks, "Is this action consistent with
my behaving at my best?" A company that values honesty quickly recalling products
that might be defective or dangerous reflects the virtue standard.
What is the goal of affirmative action? - To seek to remedy past practices that innately
caused an adverse effect on applicants
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? - Adverse impact is
unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees.
Adverse Impact - Adverse impact - An employment practice has a disproportionate
effect on a protected group, regardless of its intent. Employment practices that are
facially neutral in their treatment of different groups but that have a significantly adverse
effect on a protected group can be legally challenged.
Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - Being asked to
directly supervise a family member
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? - Rights Standard
, Utilitarian Standard - The ethical action best balances good over harm by doing the
most good or doing the least harm. When Southwest Airlines cuts all employees' pay
rather than laying anyone off, it is following a utilitarian standard.
Rights Standard - The ethical action is the one that best respects and protects the moral
rights of everyone affected by the action, including the right to privacy, to be told the
truth, or to be safe. If a supervisor tells an employee to handle a toxic substance without
appropriate protective gear, the employee has a right to refuse.
Disparate Treatment - Disparate treatment - Intentional discrimination based on a
person's protected characteristic. Disparate treatment occurs if an employment decision
would change if the applicant's race, religion, national origin, color, sex, disability, or age
were different.
Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order
11246? - Minorities and women
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? - An employer can
terminate an employee for an immoral reason.
Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her
child without fear of losing her job? - The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
of 1994? - To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active
military service
Which event should be covered under workers' compensation? - Breaking an arm while
at work
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's
business strategy? - By helping it to acquire, develop, and retain the talent needed to
fulfill its strategy
What is a primary function of human resource management? - Retaining talent
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance?
- It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change.
Which characteristic of an employee should human resource management focus on to
enhance organizational culture? - Fit within an organization
