WGU C202 Pre-Assessment - Managing
Human Capital Solved 100% Correct
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-Adverse
impact is unintentional and relates to standard policies applied to all employees.
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-Rights
Standard
An employee has already been approached concerning poor performance, but is not
improving.
Which corrective discipline step should be repeated with a stronger statement of the
consequences for not improving? - ANSWER-Written warning
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-An
employer can terminate an employee for an immoral reason.
During which level of Kirkpatrick's training evaluation might participants take a test on
the training materials? - ANSWER-Learning
How can goal setting boost employee performance? - ANSWER-By focusing attention
on specific objectives
How can human resource managers serve as internal consultants? - ANSWER-By
helping managers avoid common training pitfalls
How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their
organizations? - ANSWER-Metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division can
influence staffing plans
How can performance management help an organization evaluate change initiatives,
training procedures, and new technologies? - ANSWER-By generating useful data
, How do employee wellness programs benefit employers? - ANSWER-By reducing
workers' compensation and disability-related costs
How does a safe workplace positively relate to employee motivation and engagement? -
ANSWER-It encourages an environment for high employee production performance.
How does an employee handbook protect employers? - ANSWER-By ensuring that
employees are informed about company expectations, policies, and benefits
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's
business strategy? - ANSWER-By helping it to acquire, develop, motivate, and retain
the talent needed to fulfill its strategy
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance?
- ANSWER-By enhancing a company's ability to cope with growth and change
How does human resource management support organizational leadership? -
ANSWER-By providing employees with opportunities for professional development and
growth
How does providing regular feedback to employees relate to their goals? - ANSWER-It
helps direct progress toward goals.
How does sourcing affect recruiting? - ANSWER-Effective sourcing improves the
compatibility of talent pools to open positions.
Place the steps of progressive discipline in order from first (1) to last (4). - ANSWER-
Counseling
Written Warning
Suspension without Pay
Termination
What are two physical changes that can be made to prevent workplace violence?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER-Implementing key card access
Silent Alarms
What are two potential costs of voluntary turnover? - ANSWER-It leads to having to
train a replacement worker.
It disrupts teamwork.
What are two reasons why companies offer employee benefits?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER-To provide employees work-life balance
To boost employee satisfaction
Human Capital Solved 100% Correct
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-Adverse
impact is unintentional and relates to standard policies applied to all employees.
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-Rights
Standard
An employee has already been approached concerning poor performance, but is not
improving.
Which corrective discipline step should be repeated with a stronger statement of the
consequences for not improving? - ANSWER-Written warning
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-An
employer can terminate an employee for an immoral reason.
During which level of Kirkpatrick's training evaluation might participants take a test on
the training materials? - ANSWER-Learning
How can goal setting boost employee performance? - ANSWER-By focusing attention
on specific objectives
How can human resource managers serve as internal consultants? - ANSWER-By
helping managers avoid common training pitfalls
How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their
organizations? - ANSWER-Metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division can
influence staffing plans
How can performance management help an organization evaluate change initiatives,
training procedures, and new technologies? - ANSWER-By generating useful data
, How do employee wellness programs benefit employers? - ANSWER-By reducing
workers' compensation and disability-related costs
How does a safe workplace positively relate to employee motivation and engagement? -
ANSWER-It encourages an environment for high employee production performance.
How does an employee handbook protect employers? - ANSWER-By ensuring that
employees are informed about company expectations, policies, and benefits
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's
business strategy? - ANSWER-By helping it to acquire, develop, motivate, and retain
the talent needed to fulfill its strategy
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance?
- ANSWER-By enhancing a company's ability to cope with growth and change
How does human resource management support organizational leadership? -
ANSWER-By providing employees with opportunities for professional development and
growth
How does providing regular feedback to employees relate to their goals? - ANSWER-It
helps direct progress toward goals.
How does sourcing affect recruiting? - ANSWER-Effective sourcing improves the
compatibility of talent pools to open positions.
Place the steps of progressive discipline in order from first (1) to last (4). - ANSWER-
Counseling
Written Warning
Suspension without Pay
Termination
What are two physical changes that can be made to prevent workplace violence?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER-Implementing key card access
Silent Alarms
What are two potential costs of voluntary turnover? - ANSWER-It leads to having to
train a replacement worker.
It disrupts teamwork.
What are two reasons why companies offer employee benefits?
Choose 2 answers - ANSWER-To provide employees work-life balance
To boost employee satisfaction
