MANA 3320 FINAL
What does your textbook define as Human Resource Management? - (ANSWERS)The policies,
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practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance.
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By influencing who works for the organization and how those people work, HRM can contribute
to the basic measures of an organization's performance. - (ANSWERS)True
According to your textbook? How many full-time HR staff does an organization have on average
in correlation to their employee population? - (ANSWERS)1 HR staff : 100 employees
Responsibilities of HR departments only consist of administrative services and transactions
and business partner services. - (ANSWERS)False
Development programs often focus on preparing employees for......? -
(ANSWERS)Management responsibility
Organizations depend on their HR department to help establish policies related to what areas?
- (ANSWERS)Hiring, Discipline, Promotions, and Benefits
Talent management is a systematic, planned effort to attract, retain, develop, and motivate
highly skilled employees, but not managers. - (ANSWERS)False
What are the four types of HR competencies? - (ANSWERS)Technical, Business, Leadership,
Interpersonal
Supervisors do not have any HR responsibilities. Those should be left to the HR Department. -
(ANSWERS)False
Please select the two HR related positions your instructor has held at the University prior to
becoming a Sr. Lecturer in the College of Business and Technology. - (ANSWERS)Director of
Human Resources
What are the two federal agencies involved in regulating HRM according to your textbook? -
(ANSWERS)EEOC & OSHA
Early-retirement incentives require that participating emplyees sign an agreement waiving their
rights to sue under the ADEA. What is an example of what an organization can do in order to
meet the requirements of the contract and waiver? - (ANSWERS)Provide payment of a
percentage of the employee's salary
Which agency is charged to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - (ANSWERS)EEOC
Under the ADA, what is the definition of a disability? - (ANSWERS)A physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
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Which is NOT one of the ways to determine the time period within which an employee may file
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a complaint according to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? Counting from........ -
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(ANSWERS)When the employer was made aware of the complaint by the employee's manager
Disparate Impact - (ANSWERS)a condition in which employment practices are seemingly
neutral yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment practices
Disparate Treatment - (ANSWERS)differing treatment of individuals, where the differences are
based on the individuals' race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status
Affirmative Action - (ANSWERS)an organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire or
promote people in a particular group
Reasonable Accomodation - (ANSWERS)an employer's obligation to do something to enable
an otherwise qualified person to perform a job
If accommodating a disability would require significant expense or difficulty, the employer may
be exempt from the reasonable accommodation requirement. - (ANSWERS)True
Which is NOT a specific right granted to employees under OSHA? - (ANSWERS)Have all job
analyzed to determine whether or not they fall under a category of hazardous work
If, for example, as a job requirement a Chinese restaurant required waiters and waitresses to
speak Chinese, this would qualify as: - (ANSWERS)Disparate Impact of Employment
Under guidelines regarding sexual harassment, preventing sexual discrimination includes
managing the workplace in a way that permits anybody to threaten or intimidate employees
through sexual behavior. - (ANSWERS)False
A "core competency" is a set of knowledge's and skills that make the organization superior to
competitors and create value for customers. - (ANSWERS)True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 objectives organizations need to meet to promote
future competitiveness when engaging in downsizing? - (ANSWERS)Growing the employee
base
What are several ways organizations can cut cost during a labor shortage? -
(ANSWERS)Extending hours, hiring temp workers, outsourcing, and phased-retirement
programs
To ensure success with an outsourcing strategy, companies should follow what guidelines?
Choose all that apply. - (ANSWERS)Look for opportunities to outsource work in areas that
promote growth
Learn about what the provider can do for the company, not just the cost
What does your textbook define as Human Resource Management? - (ANSWERS)The policies,
!@#$%%%%%
practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance.
%%%%%%
By influencing who works for the organization and how those people work, HRM can contribute
to the basic measures of an organization's performance. - (ANSWERS)True
According to your textbook? How many full-time HR staff does an organization have on average
in correlation to their employee population? - (ANSWERS)1 HR staff : 100 employees
Responsibilities of HR departments only consist of administrative services and transactions
and business partner services. - (ANSWERS)False
Development programs often focus on preparing employees for......? -
(ANSWERS)Management responsibility
Organizations depend on their HR department to help establish policies related to what areas?
- (ANSWERS)Hiring, Discipline, Promotions, and Benefits
Talent management is a systematic, planned effort to attract, retain, develop, and motivate
highly skilled employees, but not managers. - (ANSWERS)False
What are the four types of HR competencies? - (ANSWERS)Technical, Business, Leadership,
Interpersonal
Supervisors do not have any HR responsibilities. Those should be left to the HR Department. -
(ANSWERS)False
Please select the two HR related positions your instructor has held at the University prior to
becoming a Sr. Lecturer in the College of Business and Technology. - (ANSWERS)Director of
Human Resources
What are the two federal agencies involved in regulating HRM according to your textbook? -
(ANSWERS)EEOC & OSHA
Early-retirement incentives require that participating emplyees sign an agreement waiving their
rights to sue under the ADEA. What is an example of what an organization can do in order to
meet the requirements of the contract and waiver? - (ANSWERS)Provide payment of a
percentage of the employee's salary
Which agency is charged to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - (ANSWERS)EEOC
Under the ADA, what is the definition of a disability? - (ANSWERS)A physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
, MANA 3320 FINAL
Which is NOT one of the ways to determine the time period within which an employee may file
!@#$%%%%%
a complaint according to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act? Counting from........ -
%%%%%%
(ANSWERS)When the employer was made aware of the complaint by the employee's manager
Disparate Impact - (ANSWERS)a condition in which employment practices are seemingly
neutral yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment practices
Disparate Treatment - (ANSWERS)differing treatment of individuals, where the differences are
based on the individuals' race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status
Affirmative Action - (ANSWERS)an organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire or
promote people in a particular group
Reasonable Accomodation - (ANSWERS)an employer's obligation to do something to enable
an otherwise qualified person to perform a job
If accommodating a disability would require significant expense or difficulty, the employer may
be exempt from the reasonable accommodation requirement. - (ANSWERS)True
Which is NOT a specific right granted to employees under OSHA? - (ANSWERS)Have all job
analyzed to determine whether or not they fall under a category of hazardous work
If, for example, as a job requirement a Chinese restaurant required waiters and waitresses to
speak Chinese, this would qualify as: - (ANSWERS)Disparate Impact of Employment
Under guidelines regarding sexual harassment, preventing sexual discrimination includes
managing the workplace in a way that permits anybody to threaten or intimidate employees
through sexual behavior. - (ANSWERS)False
A "core competency" is a set of knowledge's and skills that make the organization superior to
competitors and create value for customers. - (ANSWERS)True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 objectives organizations need to meet to promote
future competitiveness when engaging in downsizing? - (ANSWERS)Growing the employee
base
What are several ways organizations can cut cost during a labor shortage? -
(ANSWERS)Extending hours, hiring temp workers, outsourcing, and phased-retirement
programs
To ensure success with an outsourcing strategy, companies should follow what guidelines?
Choose all that apply. - (ANSWERS)Look for opportunities to outsource work in areas that
promote growth
Learn about what the provider can do for the company, not just the cost
