BMGT 360 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
organization - ANSWER-a group consisting of people with formally assigned roles who
work together to achieve the organization's goals
manager - ANSWER-someone who is responsible for accomplishing the organization's
goals, and who does so by managing the efforts of the organization's people
managing - ANSWER-performing the 5 basic functions: planning, organizing, staffing,
leading, and controlling
management process - ANSWER-the 5 basic functions of planning, organizing, staffing,
leading, and controlling
human resource management (hrm) - ANSWER-the process of acquiring, training,
appraising, and compensating employees, and of attending to their labor relations,
health and safety, and fairness concerns
authority - ANSWER-the right to make decisions, direct others' work, and give orders
line manager - ANSWER-a manager who is authorized to direct the work of
subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing the organization's tasks
staff manager - ANSWER-a manager who assists and advises line managers
employment engagement - ANSWER-the extent to which an organization's employees
are psychologically involved in, connected to, and committed to getting one's jobs done
ethics - ANSWER-the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group;
specifically, the standards you use to decide what you conduct should be
strategic human resource management - ANSWER-formulating and executing human
resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors
the company needs to achieve its strategic aims
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - ANSWER-the act requiring equal pay for equal work,
regardless of sex
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-The section of the act that says an
employer cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
with respect to employment
, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - ANSWER-the commission,
created by Title VII, empowered to investigate job discrimination complaints and sue on
behalf of complainants
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) - ANSWER-the office
responsible for implementing the executive orders and ensuring compliance of federal
contractors
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - ANSWER-The act prohibiting
arbitrary age discrimination and specifically protecting individuals over 40 years old
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ANSWER-the act requiring certain federal
contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - ANSWER-an amendment to Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act that prohibits sex discrimination based on "pregnancy, childbirth, or related
medical conditions."
business necessity - ANSWER-justification for an otherwise discriminatory employment
practice, provided there is an overriding legitimate business purpose
diversity - ANSWER-having a workforce compromising two or more groups of
employees with various racial, ethnic, gender, cultural, national origin, handicap, age,
and religious backgrounds
discrimination - ANSWER-taking specific actions toward or against the person based on
the person's group
gender-role stereotypes - ANSWER-the tendency to associate women with certain
(frequently non managerial) jobs
affirmative action - ANSWER-making an extra effort to hire and promote those in
protected groups, particularly when those groups are underrepresented
reverse discrimination - ANSWER-discriminating against non-minority applicants and
employees
Griggs v. Duke Power Company - ANSWER-Supreme Court case in which the plaintiff
argued that his employer's requirement that coal handlers be high school graduates was
unfairly discriminatory. In finding for the plaintiff, the Court ruled that discrimination need
not be overt to be illegal, that employment practices must be related to job performance,
and that the burden of proof is on the employer to show that hiring standards are job
related
protected class - ANSWER-person such as minorities and women who are protected by
equal opportunity laws, including Title VII
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
organization - ANSWER-a group consisting of people with formally assigned roles who
work together to achieve the organization's goals
manager - ANSWER-someone who is responsible for accomplishing the organization's
goals, and who does so by managing the efforts of the organization's people
managing - ANSWER-performing the 5 basic functions: planning, organizing, staffing,
leading, and controlling
management process - ANSWER-the 5 basic functions of planning, organizing, staffing,
leading, and controlling
human resource management (hrm) - ANSWER-the process of acquiring, training,
appraising, and compensating employees, and of attending to their labor relations,
health and safety, and fairness concerns
authority - ANSWER-the right to make decisions, direct others' work, and give orders
line manager - ANSWER-a manager who is authorized to direct the work of
subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing the organization's tasks
staff manager - ANSWER-a manager who assists and advises line managers
employment engagement - ANSWER-the extent to which an organization's employees
are psychologically involved in, connected to, and committed to getting one's jobs done
ethics - ANSWER-the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group;
specifically, the standards you use to decide what you conduct should be
strategic human resource management - ANSWER-formulating and executing human
resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors
the company needs to achieve its strategic aims
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - ANSWER-the act requiring equal pay for equal work,
regardless of sex
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-The section of the act that says an
employer cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
with respect to employment
, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - ANSWER-the commission,
created by Title VII, empowered to investigate job discrimination complaints and sue on
behalf of complainants
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) - ANSWER-the office
responsible for implementing the executive orders and ensuring compliance of federal
contractors
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - ANSWER-The act prohibiting
arbitrary age discrimination and specifically protecting individuals over 40 years old
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ANSWER-the act requiring certain federal
contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - ANSWER-an amendment to Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act that prohibits sex discrimination based on "pregnancy, childbirth, or related
medical conditions."
business necessity - ANSWER-justification for an otherwise discriminatory employment
practice, provided there is an overriding legitimate business purpose
diversity - ANSWER-having a workforce compromising two or more groups of
employees with various racial, ethnic, gender, cultural, national origin, handicap, age,
and religious backgrounds
discrimination - ANSWER-taking specific actions toward or against the person based on
the person's group
gender-role stereotypes - ANSWER-the tendency to associate women with certain
(frequently non managerial) jobs
affirmative action - ANSWER-making an extra effort to hire and promote those in
protected groups, particularly when those groups are underrepresented
reverse discrimination - ANSWER-discriminating against non-minority applicants and
employees
Griggs v. Duke Power Company - ANSWER-Supreme Court case in which the plaintiff
argued that his employer's requirement that coal handlers be high school graduates was
unfairly discriminatory. In finding for the plaintiff, the Court ruled that discrimination need
not be overt to be illegal, that employment practices must be related to job performance,
and that the burden of proof is on the employer to show that hiring standards are job
related
protected class - ANSWER-person such as minorities and women who are protected by
equal opportunity laws, including Title VII
