HTM 260 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The _____ has the power to apply the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(OSHA) and enforce its provisions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Department of Labor
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅does not apply to
employees who have not worked an average of 25 hours a week in the previous 12 months.
_____ suggests that disparate impact exists if a selection criterion results in a selection rate for a
protected class that is less than 80 percent of that for the majority group. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅four-
fifths rule
_____ mirrors the Civil Rights Act in terms of outlawing discrimination, but also requires federal
contractors and subcontractors, with contracts greater than $50,000, to file written affirmative action
plans. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Executive order 11246
Which of the following statements is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It
provides the potential payment of compensatory and punitive damages in cases of discrimination under
Title VII.
Jeffrey Inc., an animation company, asks job applicants to fill out a form requesting information about
any hereditary illness or health conditions experienced by the applicants or their family members. In this
context, Jeffrey Inc. is violating the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act
Which of the following laws allows law enforcement agencies to carry out investigations of potential
terrorists without having to inform the targets of those investigations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
PATRIOT Act
Customer preference can never be the basis of a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Which of the following companies engages in reverse discrimination? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An
investment firm that discontinues its paternity leave policy and increases the number of maternity
leaves
, The _____ was passed in 1935 in an effort to control and legislate collective bargaining between
organizations and labor unions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wagner Act
Which of the following statements is true of selecting expatriates for international assignments? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People with foreign-language skills and international travel experience are
attractive expatriate candidates.
In the context of the strategies that organizations use for competing in the international environment, a
direct foreign investment occurs when a firm owns physical assets in another country. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Jared has been working in his company's foreign subsidiary as a plant manager for five years. He decides
to move back to his home country for personal reasons and his company starts the process of bringing
him and his family back home. The company also provides Jared with career counselling in case he
decides to look for a new job on his return. In this context, Jared is involved in the _____ step of
managing the human resources of global business. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅repatriation
In the context of the dimensions of national culture as identified by Robert House's GLOBE project
(Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness), who among the following individuals is
most likely to belong to a culture with high performance orientation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Belinda,
who makes sure her employees are rewarded for their excellence at work
Which of the following companies is an example of an international business that uses the geocentric
staffing model? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hydracore, a web development company that hires employees
from a pool of qualified candidates from across the world
Which of the following companies uses a strategic alliance to compete in the international business
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Manolo, a large organic farming business that partners with a
chain of retail supermarkets to sell its produce
Labor unions in the United States are more concerned with social issues than they are in most other
countries. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The _____ has the power to apply the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(OSHA) and enforce its provisions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Department of Labor
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅does not apply to
employees who have not worked an average of 25 hours a week in the previous 12 months.
_____ suggests that disparate impact exists if a selection criterion results in a selection rate for a
protected class that is less than 80 percent of that for the majority group. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅four-
fifths rule
_____ mirrors the Civil Rights Act in terms of outlawing discrimination, but also requires federal
contractors and subcontractors, with contracts greater than $50,000, to file written affirmative action
plans. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Executive order 11246
Which of the following statements is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It
provides the potential payment of compensatory and punitive damages in cases of discrimination under
Title VII.
Jeffrey Inc., an animation company, asks job applicants to fill out a form requesting information about
any hereditary illness or health conditions experienced by the applicants or their family members. In this
context, Jeffrey Inc. is violating the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act
Which of the following laws allows law enforcement agencies to carry out investigations of potential
terrorists without having to inform the targets of those investigations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
PATRIOT Act
Customer preference can never be the basis of a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Which of the following companies engages in reverse discrimination? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An
investment firm that discontinues its paternity leave policy and increases the number of maternity
leaves
, The _____ was passed in 1935 in an effort to control and legislate collective bargaining between
organizations and labor unions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Wagner Act
Which of the following statements is true of selecting expatriates for international assignments? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People with foreign-language skills and international travel experience are
attractive expatriate candidates.
In the context of the strategies that organizations use for competing in the international environment, a
direct foreign investment occurs when a firm owns physical assets in another country. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
Jared has been working in his company's foreign subsidiary as a plant manager for five years. He decides
to move back to his home country for personal reasons and his company starts the process of bringing
him and his family back home. The company also provides Jared with career counselling in case he
decides to look for a new job on his return. In this context, Jared is involved in the _____ step of
managing the human resources of global business. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅repatriation
In the context of the dimensions of national culture as identified by Robert House's GLOBE project
(Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness), who among the following individuals is
most likely to belong to a culture with high performance orientation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Belinda,
who makes sure her employees are rewarded for their excellence at work
Which of the following companies is an example of an international business that uses the geocentric
staffing model? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hydracore, a web development company that hires employees
from a pool of qualified candidates from across the world
Which of the following companies uses a strategic alliance to compete in the international business
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Manolo, a large organic farming business that partners with a
chain of retail supermarkets to sell its produce
Labor unions in the United States are more concerned with social issues than they are in most other
countries. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
