UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS 12TH EDITION BY
NICKELS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ affirmative action.
Answer: Employment activities designed to "right past wrongs" by
increasing opportunities for minorities and women
◉ reverse discrimination.
Answer: Discrimination against whites or males in hiring or
promoting
◉ job analysis.
Answer: a study of what is done by employees who hold various job
titles
◉ job description.
Answer: A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be
done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions, and
the relationship of the job to other functions
◉ job specifications.
,Answer: A written summary of the minimum qualifications required
of workers to do a particular job
◉ recruitment.
Answer: The set of activities used to obtain a sufficient number of
the right people at the right time.
◉ selection.
Answer: the process of gathering information and deciding who
should be hired, under legal guidelines, for the best interests of the
individual and the organization
◉ contingent workers.
Answer: Workers who do not have the expectation of regular, full-
time employment
◉ training and development.
Answer: all attempts to improve productivity by increasing an
employee's ability to perform. Trianing focuses on short-term skills,
whereas development focuses on long-term abilities
◉ orientation.
, Answer: The activity that introduces new employees to the
organization; to fellow employees; to thier immediate supervisors;
and to the policies, practies and objectives of the firm
◉ on the job training.
Answer: training at the workplace that lets the employee learn by
doing or by watching others for a while then imitating them
◉ apprentice programs.
Answer: training programs involving a period oduring which a
learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the
skills and procedures of a craft
◉ off the job training.
Answer: Training that occurs away from the workplace and consists
of internal or external programs to develop any of a variety of skills
or to foster personal development
◉ online training.
Answer: Training programs in which employees complete classes by
the internet
◉ vestibule training.
NICKELS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ affirmative action.
Answer: Employment activities designed to "right past wrongs" by
increasing opportunities for minorities and women
◉ reverse discrimination.
Answer: Discrimination against whites or males in hiring or
promoting
◉ job analysis.
Answer: a study of what is done by employees who hold various job
titles
◉ job description.
Answer: A summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be
done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions, and
the relationship of the job to other functions
◉ job specifications.
,Answer: A written summary of the minimum qualifications required
of workers to do a particular job
◉ recruitment.
Answer: The set of activities used to obtain a sufficient number of
the right people at the right time.
◉ selection.
Answer: the process of gathering information and deciding who
should be hired, under legal guidelines, for the best interests of the
individual and the organization
◉ contingent workers.
Answer: Workers who do not have the expectation of regular, full-
time employment
◉ training and development.
Answer: all attempts to improve productivity by increasing an
employee's ability to perform. Trianing focuses on short-term skills,
whereas development focuses on long-term abilities
◉ orientation.
, Answer: The activity that introduces new employees to the
organization; to fellow employees; to thier immediate supervisors;
and to the policies, practies and objectives of the firm
◉ on the job training.
Answer: training at the workplace that lets the employee learn by
doing or by watching others for a while then imitating them
◉ apprentice programs.
Answer: training programs involving a period oduring which a
learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the
skills and procedures of a craft
◉ off the job training.
Answer: Training that occurs away from the workplace and consists
of internal or external programs to develop any of a variety of skills
or to foster personal development
◉ online training.
Answer: Training programs in which employees complete classes by
the internet
◉ vestibule training.
