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1
June Kronholz, Robert Tomsho, Daniel Golden and Robert S. Greenberger, educational reporters from Wall Street, describe the Supreme court's ruling on affirmative action and suggest that:
A)Affirmative action will create racial problems.
B)Affirmative action will be allowed in universities.
C)Affirmative Action is a program of the past.
D)Affirmative action has to do with none of the above.
2
Joe Messerli author of a website, BalancedPolitics, provides his thoughts on both pros and cons on affirmative action and contends that:
A)Hispanics and African-Americans prefer affirmative action.
B)Affirmative action creates a social stigma.
C)Affirmative action helps increase lawsuits.
D)Affirmative action is going to abolished in 2015.
3
Berta, reporter from Nation Restaurant News, suggests that the expansion of the ADA term will lead to:
A)more federal acts.
B)decreased lawsuits.
C)increased lawsuits.
D)None of the above.
4
Zellers, from HR magazine, contends that HRM can play an important role with disability as HRM leaders can:
A)initiate a collaborative approach with managers.
B)include diversity and disability training together.
C)identify a special task force.
D)None of the above.
5
Gentile, reporter from The American City & County, suggests that living wages provide:
A)more than minimum wages.
B)the same as minimum wages.
C)higher than minimum wages.
D)None of the above.
6
Cadrain, from HRMagazine, contends that living wages was established because:
A)minimum wages not increasing.
B)use of private contractors.
C)government mandated.
D)Both a & b.
7
Robert Grossman, professor of management, suggests most business leaders do not like employees to express their faith at work.
A)True
B)False
8
Dr Ramsey, author and free-lance writer, strongly feels that expressing religion at the work place will lead to:
A)Less Discrimination
B)Less problems
C)More problems
D)None of the above
9
Eckle, Managing Editor at Computerworld, suggests that social networking sites help:
A)Both b and c.
B)become more socially professional.
C)start recruiting dialogues.
D)None of the above.
10
Solove, law professor at the George Washington University Law School states:
A)Personal lives have become explicitly public.
B)Generation Google lives on the internet.
C)Organizations will take advantage of such public information.
D)All the above.
11
Ira Blank, litigation attorney, suggests that emotional intelligence identifies:
A)Cognitive skills
B)Analytical Skills
C)Non-cognitive intelligence
D)None of the above
12
Erin White, reports that applicants ____________ in personality testing.
A)Leave incomplete answers
B)Memorize answers
C)Fake answers
D)None of the above
13
Lessing Gold, states that in the security company in Georgia background check was not performed as the accused:
A)Was a temporary employee
B)Was an independent contractor
C)Was not a supervisor
D)None of the above
14
Chad Terhune suggests that Pendergrass was accused of fraud because:
A)His boss did not like him
B)Background reports provided inaccurate information
C)He quit suddenly
D)None of the above
15
Ms Frase, freelance writer, suggests that cognitive ability tests:
A)Help identify fast learners
B)Are the best predictor of job performance
C)Demonstrate discrimination against certain groups
D)All of the above
16
Practitioner Raj, process quality improvement manager, suggests that emotional intelligence has two components:
A)Analytical and Verbal
B)Self and Social
C)Extroversion and Introversion
D)None of the above
17
Marquez from Workforce Management suggests that women:
A)face discrimination later in their careers.
B)face discrimination from the beginning.
C)Both a and b.
D)None of the above.
18
Journalists from Black Enterprise suggest that women earn:
A)a dollar less than men.
B)fifty cents more than men.
C)23-25 cents less than men.
D)None of the above.
19
Ann Pomeroy, senior writer for HR Magazine, suggests that Fortune 500 companies with a higher percentage of female workforce observed an:
A)Decrease in profits
B)Increase in profits
C)Increase in turnover
D)All of the above
20
INSEAD professor Ibarra, suggests that women lack an important leadership quality which is:
A)Physical endurance
B)Strategic envisioning
C)Mental tenacity
D)None of the above
21
Allison, technical consultant for Adobe Connect, contends that corporate knowledge is lost as:
A)E-learners do not discuss training material with peers.
B)E-learners are predominantly solitary learners.
C)E-learners leave organizations with their unique skills.
D)All of the above.
22
Penny Reynolds, trainer and consultant, suggests that the main problem with e-learning is that it is _____________.
A)distracting
B)expensive
C)self-directed
D)None of the above.
23
Paul Hemp, a Harvard Law School graduate, suggests that increased dependence on technology:
A)Distracts employees
B)Helps employees chat
C)Increases productivity
D)All of the above
24
Michelle LaBrosse, suggests that virtual work environments with the help of technology provides:
A)Flexibility in work schedules
B)Increased talent pools
C)Globalized work forces
D)All of the above
25
Professor Harley Shaiken, from the University of California, suggests that unionism leads to:
A)More workplace accidents
B)Increased turnover
C)Higher productivity
D)All of the above
26
Dennis K. Berman, Wall Street Journal's journalist states that the main problem with the auto industry is:
A)Their labor unions are not cohesive
B)Their labor unions are political
C)Their labor unions are demanding
D)None of the above
27
Fay Hansen, contributing editor for Workforce Management, suggests that employers do not:
A)Like to give merit increases
B)Monitor the impact of merit increases
C)Think it is discriminating
D)All of the above
28
Laura Meckler, staff reporter from The Wall Street Journal, states that merit pay for teachers will:
A)Make it more challenging
B)Will enhance teaching performance
C)Not create any changes
D)a and c
29
Michael Armstrong, compensation expert, states that:
A)Extrinsic is more rewarding than intrinsic
B)Intrinsic is more rewarding than extrinsic
C)Both are rewarding
D)None of the above
30
Hayes reports that replacing professional employees can cost organizations almost:
A)25% of the annual salary
B)150% of the annual salary
C)100% of the annual salary
D)None of the above
31
Alex Blyth, a freelance writer,, suggests that Microsoft fires ________ every year:
A)15 employees
B)50 employees
C)100 employees
D)None of the above
32
Gail Johnson, contends that forced ranking best works for short term projects.
A)True
B)False
33
Sarah Anderson and her colleagues suggest that the US President earns _______ than/as the executives of publicly-traded companies:
A)Higher
B)Lower
C)About the same
D)Varies from year to year
34
Professor Reich from Berkeley argues that executive pay is high because of:
A)Oligopolistic economy
B)Capitalistic economy
C)Socialistic economy
D)None of the above
35
Woodruffe, author and CEO of a company, suggests the hallmark of Gen Y is that their parents have been very strongly involved in their careers.
A)True
B)False
36
Dana Kyles, free-lance writer, feels that the four generations can be made to work together to increase firm efficiency.
A)True
B)False
37
Lazlo Bock, HRM leader of Google, suggests that to keep employees engaged, organizations should:
A)Make employees work in small teams
B)Not punish failure of employees
C)Hire applicants who like to learn
D)All of the above
38
Pettengell,, suggests HRM is like an oxymoron, which means:
A)Lacks the glossy touch
B)Relationship with ancient Greeks
C)An expression with contradictory words
D)None of the above
39
Professors from the University of Memphis suggests that lack of job creation has led to:
A)Has not had an impact on outsourcing
B)Less outsourcing of jobs
C)More outsourcing of jobs
D)None of the above
40
Professor Weidenbaum from Washington University, suggests that about _______outsourcing efforts fail:
A)25%
B)50%
C)75%
D)None of the above







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