BCOR 370 EXAM TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The process of Human Resource Management (HRM) primarily involves: - ✔✔The
practices and policies necessary to get the right people in the organization.
✔✔The VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating on the
basis of all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Age
✔✔A mechanistic organization is characterized by: - ✔✔Many rules
✔✔The subdivision of tasks into individual jobs is referred to as: - ✔✔Work
specialization
✔✔As outlined in the text, a strategic, deliberate approach to attracting new, highly
skilled workers and developing the abilities of existing employees to meet current and
future organizational objectives is known as: - ✔✔Talent management
✔✔The HR process of choosing the best applicants from a pool of qualified candidates
is known as: - ✔✔Selection
✔✔According to the textbook, which of the following is an example of a question that
should be avoided in a job interview: - ✔✔If I'm hired, when can I start applying for other
positions in the company?
✔✔Many companies require prospective employees to fill out an application form
primarily because: - ✔✔It provides a standardized format for evaluating qualifications.
✔✔An effort to help employees fit smoothly into an organization is: - ✔✔Called
orientation or socialization
✔✔Which of the following was (were) mentioned in class demonstrating the concept of
symbols? - ✔✔Willie Stargell stars, stickers on the helmets of college football teams like
Ohio State, and duck decoys (wooden deck, eh?)
✔✔Scenes from the television show I Love Lucy were used in class to illustrate the
importance of which of the following HR concepts? - ✔✔Selection, training
✔✔Corporate culture is a crucial concept to most students because: - ✔✔Success
within an organization often depends upon conformance to organizational standards
regarding attitude, loyalty, commitment, and appearance.
, ✔✔Which of the following prohibits employers from discriminating against and requires
a reasonable accommodation of essentially qualified individuals with physical or mental
disabilities or the chronically ill? - ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
✔✔Peter Havliceks biggest problems in opening a Subway franchise in Bino, Czech
Republic, related to getting the frozen dough for baking the bread and the pricing of the
finished subs. In this respect, Mr. Havicek was concerned with which of the following: -
✔✔Resource and product markets
✔✔Organization culture can be defined as: - ✔✔The set of key values, beliefs,
understandings, and norms shared by members of an organization.
✔✔According to the text, a strategic partnership is: - ✔✔An agreement between two or
more organizations to share complementary resources to develop and sell products and
services.
✔✔Abilene Christian University (ACU) follows a strict policy of only hiring faculty
members who are of the Christian faith. In defending such a policy, ACU would argue
that these hiring practices are legal because: - ✔✔Religious beliefs and practices
constitute a bona fide occupational qualification for faculty members at ACU
✔✔Each new Walt Disney World employee is required to: - ✔✔Attend a day-and-a-half
training session called "Traditions"
✔✔The three stages of change presented in the textbook are: - ✔✔Unfreezing,
changing, refreezing
✔✔Which of the following is discussed in the text as a key strategy in leading change? -
✔✔Communication
✔✔As described in the text, a visual document that communicated how a company is
organized called: - ✔✔An organizational chart
✔✔Span of Control refers to: - ✔✔The number of employees who report to a manager
✔✔Interviews tend to be most valid (i.e., a better predictor of job performance) when
they are _____________ and use _____________ questions. - ✔✔Structured,
behavioral/situational questions
✔✔Billy Joe Jim Bob (a recent Marshall University grad) has learned that Farmsworth (a
recent Carnegie Mellon University grad), who works in another department but does
exactly the same work, gets paid substantially more. Billy Joe Jim Bob decides he just
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The process of Human Resource Management (HRM) primarily involves: - ✔✔The
practices and policies necessary to get the right people in the organization.
✔✔The VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating on the
basis of all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Age
✔✔A mechanistic organization is characterized by: - ✔✔Many rules
✔✔The subdivision of tasks into individual jobs is referred to as: - ✔✔Work
specialization
✔✔As outlined in the text, a strategic, deliberate approach to attracting new, highly
skilled workers and developing the abilities of existing employees to meet current and
future organizational objectives is known as: - ✔✔Talent management
✔✔The HR process of choosing the best applicants from a pool of qualified candidates
is known as: - ✔✔Selection
✔✔According to the textbook, which of the following is an example of a question that
should be avoided in a job interview: - ✔✔If I'm hired, when can I start applying for other
positions in the company?
✔✔Many companies require prospective employees to fill out an application form
primarily because: - ✔✔It provides a standardized format for evaluating qualifications.
✔✔An effort to help employees fit smoothly into an organization is: - ✔✔Called
orientation or socialization
✔✔Which of the following was (were) mentioned in class demonstrating the concept of
symbols? - ✔✔Willie Stargell stars, stickers on the helmets of college football teams like
Ohio State, and duck decoys (wooden deck, eh?)
✔✔Scenes from the television show I Love Lucy were used in class to illustrate the
importance of which of the following HR concepts? - ✔✔Selection, training
✔✔Corporate culture is a crucial concept to most students because: - ✔✔Success
within an organization often depends upon conformance to organizational standards
regarding attitude, loyalty, commitment, and appearance.
, ✔✔Which of the following prohibits employers from discriminating against and requires
a reasonable accommodation of essentially qualified individuals with physical or mental
disabilities or the chronically ill? - ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
✔✔Peter Havliceks biggest problems in opening a Subway franchise in Bino, Czech
Republic, related to getting the frozen dough for baking the bread and the pricing of the
finished subs. In this respect, Mr. Havicek was concerned with which of the following: -
✔✔Resource and product markets
✔✔Organization culture can be defined as: - ✔✔The set of key values, beliefs,
understandings, and norms shared by members of an organization.
✔✔According to the text, a strategic partnership is: - ✔✔An agreement between two or
more organizations to share complementary resources to develop and sell products and
services.
✔✔Abilene Christian University (ACU) follows a strict policy of only hiring faculty
members who are of the Christian faith. In defending such a policy, ACU would argue
that these hiring practices are legal because: - ✔✔Religious beliefs and practices
constitute a bona fide occupational qualification for faculty members at ACU
✔✔Each new Walt Disney World employee is required to: - ✔✔Attend a day-and-a-half
training session called "Traditions"
✔✔The three stages of change presented in the textbook are: - ✔✔Unfreezing,
changing, refreezing
✔✔Which of the following is discussed in the text as a key strategy in leading change? -
✔✔Communication
✔✔As described in the text, a visual document that communicated how a company is
organized called: - ✔✔An organizational chart
✔✔Span of Control refers to: - ✔✔The number of employees who report to a manager
✔✔Interviews tend to be most valid (i.e., a better predictor of job performance) when
they are _____________ and use _____________ questions. - ✔✔Structured,
behavioral/situational questions
✔✔Billy Joe Jim Bob (a recent Marshall University grad) has learned that Farmsworth (a
recent Carnegie Mellon University grad), who works in another department but does
exactly the same work, gets paid substantially more. Billy Joe Jim Bob decides he just
