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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Robert Grossman, professor of management, suggests most business leaders do not like employees to express their faith at work. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Ira Blank, litigation attorney, suggests that emotional intelligence identifies: |
| | A) | Cognitive skills |
| | B) | Analytical Skills |
| | C) | Non-cognitive intelligence |
| | D) | None of the above |
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Erin White, reports that applicants ____________ in personality testing. |
| | A) | Leave incomplete answers |
| | B) | Memorize answers |
| | C) | Fake answers |
| | D) | None of the above |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Gail Johnson, contends that forced ranking best works for short term projects. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dana Kyles, free-lance writer, feels that the four generations can be made to work together to increase firm efficiency. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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