MAN 3301 Midterm Exam 2025

Big drop inc. Plans to increase employee productivity by eliminating some layers of management and changing reporting relationships. The senior managers of the company decide to downsize the company and lay off some employees. This is an example of _____. - Correct Ans-organizational restructuring ____________ is a method to increase employee productivity by ensuring that HR efforts and practices are consistent with organizational efforts to improve productivity and satisfy strategic goals. - Correct Ans-aligning HR activities ___________ is a method to increase employee productivity by making changes to the way work gets done by focusing on the characteristics of jobs and altering how tasks are structured and coordinated. - Correct Ans-redesigning work In the context of improving employee productivity, which of the following activities is involved in organizational restructuring? - Correct Ans-cutting staff through layoffs In the context of improving employee productivity, which of the following activities is involved in redesigning work? - Correct Ans-reshaping jobs because of technology changes In the context of improving employee productivity, which of the following activities is involved in aligning HR activities? - Correct Ans-training, developing, and evaluating employees In the context of improving employee productivity, which of the following activities is involved in outsourcing analyses? - Correct Ans-using domestic vendors instead of employees Which of the following is a factor of the external environment of an organization? - Correct Ans-the organization's competitors Which of the following is a factor of the internal environment of an organization? - Correct Ans-the quality of talent in the organization Which of the following scenarios best illustrates offshoring? - Correct Ans-octagon inc., an american smartphone company, has moved its manufacturing operations to china. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates outsourcing? - Correct Ans-oasis inc., an american publishing company, transfers the task of payroll processing to crimson inc., an american HR consulting company. MAN 3301 MAN 3301 The ________ prohibits discrimination in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against all individuals age 40 or older employed by organizations having 20 or more workers. - Correct Ans-age discrimination in employment act The ________ prohibits the use of pre-employment medical exams, except for drug tests, until a job has been conditionally offered. - Correct Ans-americans with disabilities act The _______ protects employees who sign liability waivers for age discrimination in exchange for severance packages during reduction in force. - Correct Ans-older workers benefit protection act A _________ is a modification to a job or work environment that gives a qualified individual an employment opportunity to perform. - Correct Ans-reasonable accomodation Which of the following is true of a glass ceiling? - Correct Ans-It refers to the discriminatory practices that have prevented women and other minority status employees from advancing to executive-level jobs. Which of the following best exemplifies quid pro quo sexual harassment? - Correct Ans jemma's supervisor giving her a pay hike for performing sexual favors Which of the following statements is true of hostile environment harassment? - Correct Ans-a supervisor can be held guilty of hostile environment harassment if he or she tells jokes that are suggestive in nature Under which of the following circumstances does the equal pay act of 1963 permit differences in pay between men and women in the same jobs? - Correct Ans-difference in seniority _______ identifies a job's tasks, duties, and responsibilities. - Correct Ans-a job description ________ involves broadening the scope of a job by expanding the number of different tasks that are performed. - Correct Ans-job enlargement ____________ involves changing existing jobs in different ways to improve them. - Correct Ans-job redesign _____________ involves increasing the depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and/or evaluating the job. - Correct Ans-job enrichment ___________ is the process of shifting a person from job to job. - Correct Ans-job rotation MAN 3301 MAN 3301 __________ list the knowledge, skills, and abilities (ksas) an individual needs to perform a job satisfacorily. - Correct Ans-job specifications The term _________ is used to refer to teams that are composed of individuals who are separated geographically but who are linked by communications technology. - Correct Ans-virtual team ______________ is the impact a job has on other people and the organization as a whole. - Correct Ans-task significance In the context of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the highest human need is the need for __________. - Correct Ans-self-actualization In the context of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following needs will a person strive to fulfill first? - Correct Ans-physiological needs Which of the following best exemplifies involuntary turnover? - Correct Ans-jaylynn was terminated because he performed poorly on an important project. Which of the following best exemplifies voluntary turnover? - Correct Ans-gerald, an employee at Jayward Inc., left the organization because he was denied a promotion twice despite being good at his job. Rosario quit covercorp Inc. Without completing a high-priority project that she was handling. The four remaining members of her team had to work overtime to complete the project, and they demanded adequate compensation to justify their extra hours of work. In this scenario, the amount subsequently paid to them best exemplifies _____. - Correct Ans-vacancy costs Mark was terminated by his company because of his poor management skills, which resulted in the company losing one of its major clients. Mark's termination best exemplifies ___________. - Correct Ans-involuntary turnover Brooke left mauve inc. After working in the company for five years. On her last day at work, lucas, the company's HR manager, conducted an interview with brooke asking her to explain the reason for leaving the organization. Brooke told lucas that she did not see any career growth in the organization. After the interview, lucas summarized this information and communicated it with brooke's managers. Which of the following types of interviews did lucas conduct in this scenario? - Correct Ans-an exit interview How does an exit interview help an organization in its employee retention efforts? - Correct Ans-it provides managers and supervisors with information for improving company efforts to reduce employee turnover. Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruitment? - Correct Ans-it improves organization fit because current employees understand the company's culture MAN 3301 MAN 3301 Which of the following is an example of external source of recruitment? - Correct Ans-a salon moves from boston to new york and employs a new cashier through internet recruitment. Which of the following is a feature of internet recruiting? - Correct Ans-it requires to track applicants and file EEO reports. Which of the following is an advantage of using technology in recruiting? - Correct Ans applicants can respond quickly to job postings by sending electronic responses. The process of generating a pool of qualified applications for organizational jobs is called - Correct Ans-recruiting A(n) _______ typically hires the staff of an employer and writes paychecks, pay taxes, prepares and implements HR policies, keeps all the required HR records for the employer, and bears legal liability for a fee. - Correct Ans-professional employer organization A(n) ________ interview is more reliable and valid than other interview approaches. - Correct Ans-structured In a structured interview, __________________. - Correct Ans-a set of prepared job related questions are asked of all job applicants. In her interview for the position of bartender in a luxury bar, rosario was asked "what would you do if one of the customers began making off-color jokes that other customers in the bar could hear?" rosario most likely attended a(n) - Correct Ans-situational interview As opposed to unstructured interviews, structured interviews: - Correct Ans-ensure greater consistency. Patrick, a job applicant, was asked by his interviewer, "in your previous job, how did you handle employees who were poor performers?" given this information, it can be said that patrick most likely attended a: - Correct Ans-behavioral interview Gerard, a job applicant, was asked by a company to appear for an interview. During the interview, gerard spent most of the time providing details about his education and work experience to the interviewer. This best exemplifies a _____. - Correct Ans-biographical interview What is the main purpose of pre-employment screening? - Correct Ans-to determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications for job openings MAN 3301 Scenic river had an opening for the position of city manager. This opening attracted many applicants from all over the city. As part of the selection process, each applicant appeared one after another for the interview before the entire scenic river board. This best exemplifies a _____. - Correct Ans-panel interview _____ indicates the right of an employer or an employee to terminate employment at any time with or without notice or cause (where applicable by state law). - Corre