MGMT3341 Midterm Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
_____________ best allows an employer to create a consistent
and strong image as an employer. Correct Answers Centralized
staffing
_____generates a list of 50 to 200 tasks grouped in categories
reflecting major functions of the job as the functions relate to
selection purposes. Correct Answers A task inventory
"All men are strong" is an example of which type of bias?
Correct Answers stereotyping
"All men are strong" is an example of which type of bias?
Correct Answers stereotyping
A BFOQ is a(n) ________. Correct Answers characteristic that
is essential to the performance of a specific job
A company fails to do a background check that would have
revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm
others. The employee then physically harms a customer during a
disagreement. The company could be found guilty of ________.
Correct Answers negligent hiring
A company fails to do a background check that would have
revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm
others. The employee then physically harms a customer during a
disagreement. The company could be found guilty of ________.
Correct Answers negligent hiring
, A company is successful at recruiting engineers by handing out
flyers during community events near a university which is
highly rated for its engineering program. The company's
competitor effectively reaches the same audience by hanging
banners at a similar event. This is an example of ________.
Correct Answers substitutability
A firm pursuing an operational excellence competitive
advantage would focus on acquiring top _______ talent. Correct
Answers supply chain
A formal group or cluster of tasks is a ________. Correct
Answers job
A hotel chain that is recruiting front desk receptionists receives
200 applications from males and 100 applications from females.
100 out of 200 men are hired and 25 out of 100 women are
hired. Which of the following statements is true of the hotel
chain's hiring policy? Correct Answers There is evidence of a
disparate impact of the hiring process on females as a group.
A job analysis that produces a valid selection system identifies
characteristics in candidates that ________. Correct Answers
are not easily learned on the job
A job description typically does not include _____. Correct
Answers the skills required of the worker
A job task is a(n)________. Correct Answers observable unit
of work with a beginning and an end
Solutions
_____________ best allows an employer to create a consistent
and strong image as an employer. Correct Answers Centralized
staffing
_____generates a list of 50 to 200 tasks grouped in categories
reflecting major functions of the job as the functions relate to
selection purposes. Correct Answers A task inventory
"All men are strong" is an example of which type of bias?
Correct Answers stereotyping
"All men are strong" is an example of which type of bias?
Correct Answers stereotyping
A BFOQ is a(n) ________. Correct Answers characteristic that
is essential to the performance of a specific job
A company fails to do a background check that would have
revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm
others. The employee then physically harms a customer during a
disagreement. The company could be found guilty of ________.
Correct Answers negligent hiring
A company fails to do a background check that would have
revealed that a person it has hired has the potential to harm
others. The employee then physically harms a customer during a
disagreement. The company could be found guilty of ________.
Correct Answers negligent hiring
, A company is successful at recruiting engineers by handing out
flyers during community events near a university which is
highly rated for its engineering program. The company's
competitor effectively reaches the same audience by hanging
banners at a similar event. This is an example of ________.
Correct Answers substitutability
A firm pursuing an operational excellence competitive
advantage would focus on acquiring top _______ talent. Correct
Answers supply chain
A formal group or cluster of tasks is a ________. Correct
Answers job
A hotel chain that is recruiting front desk receptionists receives
200 applications from males and 100 applications from females.
100 out of 200 men are hired and 25 out of 100 women are
hired. Which of the following statements is true of the hotel
chain's hiring policy? Correct Answers There is evidence of a
disparate impact of the hiring process on females as a group.
A job analysis that produces a valid selection system identifies
characteristics in candidates that ________. Correct Answers
are not easily learned on the job
A job description typically does not include _____. Correct
Answers the skills required of the worker
A job task is a(n)________. Correct Answers observable unit
of work with a beginning and an end
