HURE 3001 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
_____ refers to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other talents that employees
possess. - Answers - Competencies
_____focuses on choosing the best person from a pool of candidates - Answers -
Selection
_____ensure(s) that new and current employees know the ins and outs of the
organization and have the skills that they need to succeed, both now and in the future. -
Answers - Learning and development
Effective _____ involves more than just evaluating employees, however; it also focuses
on providing employees with feedback (positive and negative) on an ongoing basis, and
on using employee learning and development activities to improve current and future
performance. - Answers - performance management
A company's _____ system exerts a strong influence on the attitudes and behaviors of
employees because it sends a message regarding the employees' value to the
company. - Answers - compensation
Social Security, workers' compensation, and family and medical leave are governed by
_____ with which most employers must comply. - Answers - regulations
The outcome of ensuring that specific practices within each HR activity are consistent
with one another and are aligned across the primary HR activities is called _____. -
Answers - internal alignment
Competitive and regulatory forces are examples of _____. - Answers - external factors
Single parenting, caring for aging parents, or juggling schedules with an employed
spouse are all examples of _____. - Answers - employee concerns
The set of underlying values and beliefs that employees of a company share is called
_____. - Answers - organizational culture
A(n) _____ workforce requires that managers reevaluate how they recruit and select
individuals to make sure that any potential for direct or indirect discrimination is
eliminated. - Answers - diverse
, Making the decision to offshore jobs has become more complicated lately, with rising
_____ in emerging economies, particularly in India and China, coinciding with the
rapidly decreasing costs of robots and automated factories in the United States. -
Answers - wages
The _____ is responsible for developing guidelines and overseeing compliance with
most antidiscrimination laws. - Answers - EEOC
The demographic characteristics that cannot be used for employment decisions are
called _____. - Answers - protected classifications
Individuals age 40 and older are a class specifically protected by _____. - Answers - the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically prohibits discrimination based on
_____. - Answers - sex
A strenuous physical-ability test as a job requirement for a firefighter might have
disparate impact for women, but it is a _____ for fire departments. - Answers - business
necessity
True or False: Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is the term used to describe laws,
regulations, and processes related to fair treatment of employees - Answers - True
True or False: A hostile work environment exists whenever an employee is the subject
of unwelcome harassment because of his or her membership in a protected class and
that harassment is severe and abusive. - Answers - True
True or False: Quid pro quo harassment occurs when submission to sexual conduct is
made explicitly or implicitly a condition of employment - Answers - Tue
True or False: Fair employment practice laws are hiring provisions based on state laws
that allow employers to terminate (or hire or transfer) employees at any time and that
allow employees to quit at any time - Answers - False
True or False: Competitive advantage a company's ability to create more economic
value than its competitors - Answers - True
True or False: Competencies are an employee's willingness and ability to be punctual
and reliable. - Answers - False
True or False: The extent to which HR activities are designed to achieve the goals of an
organization is known as balance. - Answers - False
ANSWERS
_____ refers to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other talents that employees
possess. - Answers - Competencies
_____focuses on choosing the best person from a pool of candidates - Answers -
Selection
_____ensure(s) that new and current employees know the ins and outs of the
organization and have the skills that they need to succeed, both now and in the future. -
Answers - Learning and development
Effective _____ involves more than just evaluating employees, however; it also focuses
on providing employees with feedback (positive and negative) on an ongoing basis, and
on using employee learning and development activities to improve current and future
performance. - Answers - performance management
A company's _____ system exerts a strong influence on the attitudes and behaviors of
employees because it sends a message regarding the employees' value to the
company. - Answers - compensation
Social Security, workers' compensation, and family and medical leave are governed by
_____ with which most employers must comply. - Answers - regulations
The outcome of ensuring that specific practices within each HR activity are consistent
with one another and are aligned across the primary HR activities is called _____. -
Answers - internal alignment
Competitive and regulatory forces are examples of _____. - Answers - external factors
Single parenting, caring for aging parents, or juggling schedules with an employed
spouse are all examples of _____. - Answers - employee concerns
The set of underlying values and beliefs that employees of a company share is called
_____. - Answers - organizational culture
A(n) _____ workforce requires that managers reevaluate how they recruit and select
individuals to make sure that any potential for direct or indirect discrimination is
eliminated. - Answers - diverse
, Making the decision to offshore jobs has become more complicated lately, with rising
_____ in emerging economies, particularly in India and China, coinciding with the
rapidly decreasing costs of robots and automated factories in the United States. -
Answers - wages
The _____ is responsible for developing guidelines and overseeing compliance with
most antidiscrimination laws. - Answers - EEOC
The demographic characteristics that cannot be used for employment decisions are
called _____. - Answers - protected classifications
Individuals age 40 and older are a class specifically protected by _____. - Answers - the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically prohibits discrimination based on
_____. - Answers - sex
A strenuous physical-ability test as a job requirement for a firefighter might have
disparate impact for women, but it is a _____ for fire departments. - Answers - business
necessity
True or False: Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is the term used to describe laws,
regulations, and processes related to fair treatment of employees - Answers - True
True or False: A hostile work environment exists whenever an employee is the subject
of unwelcome harassment because of his or her membership in a protected class and
that harassment is severe and abusive. - Answers - True
True or False: Quid pro quo harassment occurs when submission to sexual conduct is
made explicitly or implicitly a condition of employment - Answers - Tue
True or False: Fair employment practice laws are hiring provisions based on state laws
that allow employers to terminate (or hire or transfer) employees at any time and that
allow employees to quit at any time - Answers - False
True or False: Competitive advantage a company's ability to create more economic
value than its competitors - Answers - True
True or False: Competencies are an employee's willingness and ability to be punctual
and reliable. - Answers - False
True or False: The extent to which HR activities are designed to achieve the goals of an
organization is known as balance. - Answers - False
