MIE 330 EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Jim, an efficiency expert, proposes the "just-in-time" inventory method to Roger, the
CEO of Neptune Inc. If Roger is to accept the proposal, which of the following changes
is he most likely to implement in Neptune Inc.?
Select one:
a. He is likely to introduce processes that support lean production.
b. He is likely to manufacture mass products well ahead of demand.
c. He is likely to avoid made-for-order method of manufacturing.
d. He is likely to create a larger storage space for inventories.
e. He is likely to stock a backup of supplies for emergency. - ✔✔He is likely to introduce
processes that support lean production.
✔✔Michael and Mohammad graduated from the same pilot training institute and applied
for a job as a trainee pilot at a private American airline. Despite both having similar
profiles, Michael was hired but Mohammad was not, and the airline continued to look for
other potential trainee pilots. In this case, Mohammad is a possible victim of:
Select one:
a. sexual harassment.
b. quid pro quo harassment.
c. disparate harassment.
d. disparate impact.
e. disparate treatment. - ✔✔disparate treatment.
✔✔The EEOC is the agency that enforces several EEO laws. Which of the following
legislation is the EEOC NOT responsible for enforcing?
Select one:
a. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
b. Equal Pay Act of 1963
c. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
d. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
e. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970
✔✔The executive branch of the federal government:
Select one:
a. consists of the president and the many regulatory agencies the president oversees.
b. consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
c. consists of bodies like the Select Committee on Ethics.
d. adjudicates criminal cases.
e. passes laws such as the Civil Rights Act. - ✔✔consists of the president and the many
regulatory agencies the president oversees.
,✔✔The U.S. workforce is becoming increasingly diverse. To successfully manage a
diverse workforce, managers must develop a new set of skills, including ALL of the
following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Coaching and developing others
b. Creating an inclusive work environment.
c. Providing frequent performance feedback;
d. Communicating effectively - ✔✔Providing frequent performance feedback;
✔✔Traditionally, the HRM department was primarily a(n) _____.
Select one:
a. payroll expert
b. administrative expert
c. employer advocate
d. proactive agency
e. finance expert - ✔✔administrative expert
✔✔Which of the following is a prediction about legal issues in the workplace in the
U.S.?
Select one:
a. There will be no penalty for not providing health care coverage.
b. Reporting and inspection requirements will decrease.
c. Health care reform will drive compliance issues.
d. Workplace safety will receive lesser attention.
e. HR professionals will work independently without legal counsel. - ✔✔Health care
reform will drive compliance issues.
✔✔When companies are trying to meet the shareholders' and the general public's
demands to act more ethically and environmentally responsible, they are recognizing
the importance of _____.
Select one:
a. a balanced scorecard approach
b. performance management
c. social responsibility
d. cultural responsibility
e. total quality management - ✔✔social responsibility
✔✔Which of the following acts sets strict rules for businesses especially for accounting
practices that require more open and consistent disclosure of financial data and CEOs'
assurance that the data is completely accurate?
Select one:
a. McCarran-Ferguson Act
b. Glass-Steagall Act
c. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
d. Dodd-Frank Act
, e. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ✔✔Sarbanes-Oxley Act
✔✔Which of the following acts states that employers cannot retaliate against employees
for either "opposing" a perceived illegal employment practice or "participating in a
proceeding" related to an alleged illegal employment practice?
Select one:
a. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
b. Fair Labor Standards Act
c. Equal Pay Act
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
e. Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Feedback - ✔✔Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
✔✔Which of the following approaches pursues efficiency primarily by making a job so
simple that anyone can be trained quickly and easily to perform it?
Select one:
a. The mechanistic approach
b. The biological approach
c. The ergonomic approach
d. The perceptual-motor approach
e. The motivational approach - ✔✔The mechanistic approach
✔✔_____ refers to the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees'
behavior, attitudes, and performance.
Select one:
a. Financial management
b. Production and operations management
c. Human resource management
d. Competency management
e. Total quality management - ✔✔Human resource management
✔✔Which of the following statements is true about the composition of the U.S. labor
force in the next decade?
Select one:
a. The high cost of health insurance and decrease in health benefits will cause many
employees to quit working.
b. The largest proportion of the labor force is expected to be in the age group of 16-24
years.
c. The median age of the labor force will increase to the highest number ever.
d. The percentage of highly skilled immigrants will continue to remain lower than the
percentage of low skilled immigrants.
e. Immigration will cease to affect the size and diversity of the workforce. - ✔✔The
median age of the labor force will increase to the highest number ever.
✔✔According to the video by Porter (2014), which of the following is true?
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Jim, an efficiency expert, proposes the "just-in-time" inventory method to Roger, the
CEO of Neptune Inc. If Roger is to accept the proposal, which of the following changes
is he most likely to implement in Neptune Inc.?
Select one:
a. He is likely to introduce processes that support lean production.
b. He is likely to manufacture mass products well ahead of demand.
c. He is likely to avoid made-for-order method of manufacturing.
d. He is likely to create a larger storage space for inventories.
e. He is likely to stock a backup of supplies for emergency. - ✔✔He is likely to introduce
processes that support lean production.
✔✔Michael and Mohammad graduated from the same pilot training institute and applied
for a job as a trainee pilot at a private American airline. Despite both having similar
profiles, Michael was hired but Mohammad was not, and the airline continued to look for
other potential trainee pilots. In this case, Mohammad is a possible victim of:
Select one:
a. sexual harassment.
b. quid pro quo harassment.
c. disparate harassment.
d. disparate impact.
e. disparate treatment. - ✔✔disparate treatment.
✔✔The EEOC is the agency that enforces several EEO laws. Which of the following
legislation is the EEOC NOT responsible for enforcing?
Select one:
a. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
b. Equal Pay Act of 1963
c. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
d. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
e. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970
✔✔The executive branch of the federal government:
Select one:
a. consists of the president and the many regulatory agencies the president oversees.
b. consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
c. consists of bodies like the Select Committee on Ethics.
d. adjudicates criminal cases.
e. passes laws such as the Civil Rights Act. - ✔✔consists of the president and the many
regulatory agencies the president oversees.
,✔✔The U.S. workforce is becoming increasingly diverse. To successfully manage a
diverse workforce, managers must develop a new set of skills, including ALL of the
following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Coaching and developing others
b. Creating an inclusive work environment.
c. Providing frequent performance feedback;
d. Communicating effectively - ✔✔Providing frequent performance feedback;
✔✔Traditionally, the HRM department was primarily a(n) _____.
Select one:
a. payroll expert
b. administrative expert
c. employer advocate
d. proactive agency
e. finance expert - ✔✔administrative expert
✔✔Which of the following is a prediction about legal issues in the workplace in the
U.S.?
Select one:
a. There will be no penalty for not providing health care coverage.
b. Reporting and inspection requirements will decrease.
c. Health care reform will drive compliance issues.
d. Workplace safety will receive lesser attention.
e. HR professionals will work independently without legal counsel. - ✔✔Health care
reform will drive compliance issues.
✔✔When companies are trying to meet the shareholders' and the general public's
demands to act more ethically and environmentally responsible, they are recognizing
the importance of _____.
Select one:
a. a balanced scorecard approach
b. performance management
c. social responsibility
d. cultural responsibility
e. total quality management - ✔✔social responsibility
✔✔Which of the following acts sets strict rules for businesses especially for accounting
practices that require more open and consistent disclosure of financial data and CEOs'
assurance that the data is completely accurate?
Select one:
a. McCarran-Ferguson Act
b. Glass-Steagall Act
c. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
d. Dodd-Frank Act
, e. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ✔✔Sarbanes-Oxley Act
✔✔Which of the following acts states that employers cannot retaliate against employees
for either "opposing" a perceived illegal employment practice or "participating in a
proceeding" related to an alleged illegal employment practice?
Select one:
a. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
b. Fair Labor Standards Act
c. Equal Pay Act
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
e. Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Feedback - ✔✔Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
✔✔Which of the following approaches pursues efficiency primarily by making a job so
simple that anyone can be trained quickly and easily to perform it?
Select one:
a. The mechanistic approach
b. The biological approach
c. The ergonomic approach
d. The perceptual-motor approach
e. The motivational approach - ✔✔The mechanistic approach
✔✔_____ refers to the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees'
behavior, attitudes, and performance.
Select one:
a. Financial management
b. Production and operations management
c. Human resource management
d. Competency management
e. Total quality management - ✔✔Human resource management
✔✔Which of the following statements is true about the composition of the U.S. labor
force in the next decade?
Select one:
a. The high cost of health insurance and decrease in health benefits will cause many
employees to quit working.
b. The largest proportion of the labor force is expected to be in the age group of 16-24
years.
c. The median age of the labor force will increase to the highest number ever.
d. The percentage of highly skilled immigrants will continue to remain lower than the
percentage of low skilled immigrants.
e. Immigration will cease to affect the size and diversity of the workforce. - ✔✔The
median age of the labor force will increase to the highest number ever.
✔✔According to the video by Porter (2014), which of the following is true?
