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A formal, written explanation of a specific work that includes the title, tasks, and relationship with other jobs is a(n): |
| | A) | job description. |
| | B) | labor contract. |
| | C) | job application. |
| | D) | negotiation portfolio. |
| | E) | job analysis. |
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The first stage of the selection process for new employees is the _____ stage. |
| | A) | reference checking |
| | B) | testing |
| | C) | application |
| | D) | interviewing |
| | E) | orientation |
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The _____ is a federal agency that is committed to increasing job opportunities for women and minorities and eliminating job discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, national origin, or handicap. |
| | A) | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| | B) | Federal Standard Labor Board |
| | C) | Fair Labor Principles Board |
| | D) | International Anti-discrimination Commission |
| | E) | National Employment Control Board |
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The _____ stage of the recruitment process educates employees to do specific job tasks through either classroom development or on-the-job experience. |
| | A) | testing |
| | B) | arbitration |
| | C) | picketing |
| | D) | orientation |
| | E) | training |
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_____ are moves to another job within the company at essentially the same level and wage when old positions have been eliminated because of automation or downsizing. |
| | A) | Promotions |
| | B) | Transfers |
| | C) | Separations |
| | D) | Conciliations |
| | E) | Lockouts |
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If an employee at a garment manufacturing company is paid based on the number of clothes stitched in a day, he or she is said to receive: |
| | A) | a bonus. |
| | B) | a gratuity. |
| | C) | piece wages. |
| | D) | soft benefits. |
| | E) | a salary. |
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_____ is an example of a soft benefit provided by a company to employees. |
| | A) | A pension plan |
| | B) | A bonus |
| | C) | Child care |
| | D) | Sick leave |
| | E) | A commission |
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Adam participates in a public protest at his employer's work site. He holds placards and waves antimanagement signs. He is taking part in _____. |
| | A) | a lockout |
| | B) | strikebreaking |
| | C) | a boycott |
| | D) | picketing |
| | E) | arbitration |
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Conciliation differs from arbitration in that: |
| | A) | the conciliator is a neutral third party. |
| | B) | the conciliator's goal is to provide a solution to the dispute. |
| | C) | the conciliator's solution is legally binding on both parties. |
| | D) | the conciliator is a member of the union or of management |
| | E) | the conciliator has no formal power over the union or management. |
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Greg applied for a position as a senior software engineer at a company, but was rejected in favor of a female candidate, Lisa. Greg finds out that his qualifications and experience were better than Lisa's, but that she was hired as part of the company's affirmative action efforts. In this case, Greg has experienced _____. |
| | A) | reverse discrimination |
| | B) | planned obsolescence |
| | C) | the glass ceiling |
| | D) | laissez-faire racism |
| | E) | the glass cliff |
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