HURE 3001 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
What is HR responsible for? - Answers - recruiting and staffing, employee relationships,
training, benefits, performance management, compliance and legal responsibilities,
workplace safety, and strategic HR planning
High Performance Work Systems - Answers - Technology, organizational structure,
people, and processes all work together to give an organization a competitive
advantage
Knowledge Workers - Answers - specialized knowledge such as in customers, process,
or a profession
Employee Empowerment - Answers - employees are allowed to make more decisions,
which leads to innovation and sharing ideas
Cost Control - Answers - HR identifies ways to limit the costs of maintaining a qualified,
motivated workforce. Must lower costs without compromising quality
Downsizing - Answers - reducing workforce, keep valuable employees, grenade
approach
Equal Employment Opportunity - Answers - Condition in which all individuals have an
equal chance for employment, 13th and 14th amendment,
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Answers - allows pay differences in cases such as merit,
seniority, or quality of production
Disparate Treatment - Answers - Differing treatment of individuals based on race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status
Disparate Impact - Answers - Condition in which employment practices are seemingly
neutral
yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment opportunities
Four Fifths Rule - Answers - If hiring rate for minority group is less than four-fifths the
hiring rate for the majority group, there is evidence of potential discrimination
Bona fide occupational qualification - Answers - a narrow legal exception where
discrimination is permitted because it is reasonably necessary to the core duties of the
job
OSHA - Answers - authorizes government to enforce safety and health standards
What is HR responsible for? - Answers - recruiting and staffing, employee relationships,
training, benefits, performance management, compliance and legal responsibilities,
workplace safety, and strategic HR planning
High Performance Work Systems - Answers - Technology, organizational structure,
people, and processes all work together to give an organization a competitive
advantage
Knowledge Workers - Answers - specialized knowledge such as in customers, process,
or a profession
Employee Empowerment - Answers - employees are allowed to make more decisions,
which leads to innovation and sharing ideas
Cost Control - Answers - HR identifies ways to limit the costs of maintaining a qualified,
motivated workforce. Must lower costs without compromising quality
Downsizing - Answers - reducing workforce, keep valuable employees, grenade
approach
Equal Employment Opportunity - Answers - Condition in which all individuals have an
equal chance for employment, 13th and 14th amendment,
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Answers - allows pay differences in cases such as merit,
seniority, or quality of production
Disparate Treatment - Answers - Differing treatment of individuals based on race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status
Disparate Impact - Answers - Condition in which employment practices are seemingly
neutral
yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment opportunities
Four Fifths Rule - Answers - If hiring rate for minority group is less than four-fifths the
hiring rate for the majority group, there is evidence of potential discrimination
Bona fide occupational qualification - Answers - a narrow legal exception where
discrimination is permitted because it is reasonably necessary to the core duties of the
job
OSHA - Answers - authorizes government to enforce safety and health standards
