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Management: Skills and Application, 10/e

Leslie W Rue, Georgia State University - Emeritus
Lloyd L Byars, Georgia Institute of Technology

Staffing

Chapter Quiz


1	MBO is the application of planning human resource needs to the organization.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	An organization can assess the quality of its human resources through a skills inventory.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Reverse discrimination refers to the right to advance based on merit..
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	A company's own employees is one of the worst sources of supply for new positions.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	The validity of a test can be determined by the ability of the test to predict success on the job.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Defining the nature of a job is called job:
		A)	specification.
		B)	description.
		C)	analysis.
		D)	enlargement


7	A job analysis defines the ______ necessary for performance on that job.
		A)	skills
		B)	traits
		C)	abilities
		D)	all of the above


8	The Equal Pay Act of 1963 forbids discrimination based on:
		A)	color.
		B)	religion.
		C)	sex.
		D)	all of the above.


9	Equal employment opportunity refers to the right to work based on:
		A)	ability.
		B)	potential.
		C)	merit.
		D)	all of the above.


10	The Age Discrimination and Employment Act protects workers from discrimination in:
		A)	compensation.
		B)	hiring.
		C)	retention.
		D)	all of the above.


11	Creating a pool of possible candidates for a job is called:
		A)	recruitment.
		B)	selection.
		C)	testing.
		D)	promotion.


12	Which of the following is a good idea for developing an affirmative action plan?
		A)	The CEO should make a public commitment to the plan
		B)	The organization should audit the program to evaluate its progress
		C)	A top manager should implement the program
		D)	All of the above


13	Finding a qualified worker to fit the job requirements is called:
		A)	the halo effect.
		B)	selection.
		C)	separation.
		D)	recruitment.


14	If African-American males are given preference over while males, this is called:
		A)	testing.
		B)	reverse discrimination.
		C)	psychological testing.
		D)	affirmative action.


15	Which of the following is a potential advantage of "promoting from within the organization?"
		A)	Morale can improve
		B)	An organization knows the strengths and weakness of current workers
		C)	It might improve the financial performance of the organization
		D)	All of the above


16	When a manager interviews a job candidate by asking him a list of questions from an outline, this is an example of what type of interview?
		A)	Structured
		B)	Stress
		C)	Unstructured
		D)	Testing


17	Which of the following is a possible advantage of "promotion from within?"
		A)	The financial performance of the organization may improve
		B)	Worker motivation can improve
		C)	The organization can reap a gain from its investment in its employees
		D)	All of the above


18	When a manager interviews a job candidate by asking questions "based on his gut feeling," what type of interview is this?
		A)	Structured
		B)	Stress
		C)	Testing
		D)	Unstructured


19	Which of the following is a possible disadvantage of "promotion form within?"
		A)	The Peter Principle
		B)	Inbreeding of ideas
		C)	Individuals may be promoted to their level of incompetence
		D)	All of the above


20	The U.S. Supreme Court's Weber decision on affirmative action plans used which of the following criteria?
		A)	Innocent third parties cannot be fired
		B)	The plan must break former patterns of segregation
		C)	White workers must be able to advance also
		D)	All of the above

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