Unit 1 Human Resources management

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

1. plan training activities. a. Managers

b. Training specialists c. Corporate teachers d. Job analysts

2. organize the training opportunities for a company. a. EEO representatives

b. Trainings specialists c. Change managers

d. Communication directors

3. The HR group may provide specialized support for organizational change. a. centers of expertise

b. embedded c. corporate

d. transactional

4. The proportion of younger workers in the workforce is projected to . a. stop growing

b. decrease

c. decrease at a faster rate d. increase at a slower rate

5. Over the next few years, employers may face a severe labor shortage because . a. people are living longer

b. there are fewer people entering the job market than there are retiring baby boomers c. one-third of single mothers are not in the labor force

d. All of the above.

6. What tactic will employers likely have to take to fill openings left by retiring employees?

a. hiring more women

b. instituting flexible work hours c. rehiring retirees

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d. lowering the retirement age

7. Strategic human resource management refers to .

a. planning the balance of internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain competitive advantage

b. extending a firm’s sales, ownership, and manufacturing to new markets

c. formulating and executing human resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to achieve its strategic aims

d. emphasizing the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s workers

8. Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

a. offshoring

b. application service providers c. data warehousing

d. external work systems

9. refers to the tendency of firms to extend their ownership to new markets abroad. a. Trend analysis

b. Globalization c. Outsourcing

d. Strategic human resources

10. Which organization provides professional certification for human resource managers?

a. Association of Business Administration b. Academy of HR Partners

c. Academy of Management

d. Society for Human Resource Management

11. Which of the following is an example of HR management’s changing role?

a. HR managers must be individually centered so as to ensure that there will be no favoritism.

b. HR managers must represent the organization even when they are off the clock. c. HR managers must measurably improve organizational performance.

d. None of the above.

12. Which of the following is not a factor changing the environment of HRM?

a. economic trends

b. demographic trends

c. “generation Y”

d. None of the above.

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13. All of the following are new HRM skills except:

a. improving internal consulting skills. b. improving off shoring skills.

c. supplying transactional services while serving more strategic, internal consulting activities.

d. All of the above.

14. A is a system that enables employees to manage their own benefits and update their personal information.

a. software based system b. company portal

c. cybernetic portal

d. formulation system

15. Of the ten most serious ethical issues, how many were HR related?

a. four b. ten c. six

d. seven

16. Which of the following is an issue that HR managers have to deal with today?

a. managing ethics b. adding value

c. managing employee engagement d. All of the above.

17. The Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law.”

a. Tenth b. Fifth c. First

d. Thirteenth

18. The establishment of the EEOC the ability of the federal government to enforce equal employment laws.

a. hampered

b. greatly enhanced c. greatly reduced

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d. truncated

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19. Jack is a 55-year-old American of Anglo-Saxon descent. What legislation is intended to protect

Jack from discrimination?

a. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 b. Equal Pay Act of 1963

c. Executive Order 11246 d. Title VII

20. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act requires that employers accommodate disabled workers except when doing so imposes .

a. any form of inconvenience

b. any objection by the customers c. an undue hardship

d. any financial burden

21. What was the name of the landmark case the Supreme Court used to define unfair discrimination?

a. Griggs v. Duke Power Company

b. Meritor Savings Bank FSB v. Vinson c. Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

d. Roe v. Wade

22. All of the following are ways of proving sexual harassment except:

a. visiting the ombudsman.

b. hostile working environment. c. quid pro quo.

d. b and c only

23. Under the Federal Agency Uniform guidelines, it may be to discriminate against persons even within the 40+ age bracket.

a. unlawful b. necessary c. lawful

d. b and c only

24. All of the following are useful in minimizing liability for sexual harassment except:

a. establishing a management response system.

b. taking all complaints about harassment seriously. c. adopting a policy that forgives the first offense.

d. issuing a strong policy statement condemning harassment.

25. Which of the following is not a guideline arising out of Griggs v. Duke Power?

a. job relatedness

b. discrimination must have disparate impact only c. discrimination need not be intentional

d. burden of proof on employer

Writing Assignment for Unit One

• Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number with your writing assignment.

• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).

• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).

• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.

Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:

Undergraduate courses: 350 - 500 words or 1 - 2 pages.

Plagiarism

All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.

Please answer ONE of the following:

1. How can an employer defend itself against sexual harassment liability? Name and describe two methods.

2. What legal obligations are required for employers by the Americans with Disabilities Act?

3. Compare and contrast disparate treatment and disparate impact.