ANSWERS!!
Being asked to directly supervise a family member - ANSWERWhich situation is an
example of a managerial ethical dilemma?
Rights Standard - ANSWERA HR resource manual specifies that employees cannot
be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an illegal request made by a
supervisor.
By seeking to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on
applicants - ANSWERWhat is the goal of affirmative action?
Adverse impact is UNINTENTIONAL and relates to policies applied to ALL
employees.
Unintentional.
Same standards for everyone. - ANSWERA female employer is accused of having
an employment practice that negatively impacts women. Employer responds that she
has the same requirements for male/female applicants and wants to hire other
women. Why is this case a potential Adverse Impact?
Minorities and Women. - ANSWERWhich protected classes must a company with for
hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246?
An employer can terminate an employee for an immoral reason. - ANSWERAn
employer terminates an employee for being unattractive and putting less effort in
personal appearance. Why is this permitted under an At-Will employment
relationship?
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. - ANSWERWhich law guarantees that
women can take unpaid time off following the birth of a her child w/o fear of losing
job?
To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active military
service. - ANSWERWhat is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?
Breaking an arm while at work. - ANSWERWhich event should be covered under
Worker's Comp?
By helping it to Acquire, Develop, and Retain the talent needed to fulfill its strategy. -
ANSWERHow does an organization's human resource strategy support the
organization's business strategy?
Retaining talent. - ANSWERWhat is the primary function of HRM?
, It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change. - ANSWERHow
does effective human resource management improve organizational performance?
Fit within an organization - ANSWERWhich characteristic of an employee should
HRM focus to enhance organizational culture?
Extrovert employees are the most effective. - ANSWERWhich belief is an example of
bias creating barriers to equal treatment in an organization?
Trust - ANSWERWhich factor in successful organizational change can be provided
thru effective HRM?
An organizational structure - ANSWERWhat is the organization's formal system of
task, power and reporting relationships called?
Experiential training - ANSWERWhich type of training includes both role-playing an
action learning?
The instructional methods that are most effective for training. - ANSWERWhat does
a person's learning style determine?
Learning. - ANSWERDuring which level of Kirpatrick's training evaluation might
participants take a test on the training materials?
By generating useful data. - ANSWERHow can performance management help an
organization evaluate change initiatives, training procedures, and new technologies?
By acquiring, hiring, developing, and retaining the right talent - ANSWERHow does
HRM support organizational leadership?
When to declare the combination a success - ANSWERWhich decision can HRM
assist w/during combination stage of mergers and acquisitions?
By helping managers avoid common training pitfalls. - ANSWERHow can HRM serve
as internal consultants?
Developing a recruiting plan and designing a compensation plan for a particular job. -
ANSWERWhat are two uses of a job anaylsis?
They can use metrics to reveal weakness in critical division to influence staffing
plans. - ANSWERHow can HRM use performance metrics to benefit their
organization?
Business goals. - ANSWERWhat should HRM use to determine performance
metrics?
Its talent pool. - ANSWERWhich aspect of an organization is increased when
policies of inclusion are adopted?