Question 1

Profit-sharing plans

Accepted Answer

A) provide a more direct incentive in small firms than in large firms. 
B) are practically impossible to use successfully in small firms. 
C) are similar to individual incentive plans in their motivational effect. 
D) are an expensive fringe benefit for small firms,costing 40 percent of payroll. 
A) provide a more direct incentive in small firms than in large firms. 
B) are practically impossible to use successfully in small firms. 
C) are similar to individual incentive plans in their motivational effect. 
D) are an expensive fringe benefit for small firms,costing 40 percent of payroll.

Question 2

What type of interviewing involves asking applicants how they might react to hypothetical situations?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral 
B) Depth 
C) Stress 
D) Traditional 
A) Behavioral 
B) Depth 
C) Stress 
D) Traditional

Question 3

Because outsourcing companies typically employ hundreds or thousands of people,they can afford to offer benefits superior to those offered by the typical small firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Having been in business for five years,Secondhand Treasures specializes in antique home and personal items made before 1960.The company has expanded into ten locations with 103 employees in part due to the recession having led to increased business.The company is having trouble maintaining employees for longer than three months,especially for positions requiring extensive knowledge of an item's value.What conditions in Secondhand Treasures would justify the owner's decision to hire a human resource manager?

Accepted Answer

Conditions that justify Secondhand Treas

Question 5

Which question would be expected from a small business using behavioral interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) How did you learn to write so well? 
B) Where did you attend school? 
C) What do you do for fun? 
D) Tell me about a time when you managed a major project. 
A) How did you learn to write so well? 
B) Where did you attend school? 
C) What do you do for fun? 
D) Tell me about a time when you managed a major project.

Question 6

Public employment offices are a useful source of clerical workers,unskilled laborers,production workers,and technicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the term with its definition.Some terms may not be used.
a.Civel Rights Act
b.Fair Labor Standards Act
c.Family and Medical Leave Act
d.Human resource management
e.Management development
f.Occupational Safety and Health Act
g.PEO
h.Workforce diversity
-Legislation that assures employees of unpaid leave for childbirth or other family needs

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term with its definition.Some terms...

Question 8

The owner of a growing business wonders when to hire a human resource manager.The most likely time would be when

Accepted Answer

A) labor turnover rate is high. 
B) total employment exceeds 75. 
C) employees are not unionized. 
D) morale is high. 
A) labor turnover rate is high. 
B) total employment exceeds 75. 
C) employees are not unionized. 
D) morale is high.

Question 9

The small firm has a particularly strong need to develop both managerial and professional employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the term with its definition.Some terms may not be used.
a.Civel Rights Act
b.Fair Labor Standards Act
c.Family and Medical Leave Act
d.Human resource management
e.Management development
f.Occupational Safety and Health Act
g.PEO
h.Workforce diversity
-The management of employees in a way that enables a firm to reach its strategic objectives

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term with its definition.Some terms...

Question 11

Employee benefits are expensive,amounting to more than 40 percent of payroll expense for many small firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Small firms give employees a share of ownership in the business through

Accepted Answer

A) profit plans. 
B) group incentive plans. 
C) employee stock ownership plans. 
D) action-sharing plans. 
A) profit plans. 
B) group incentive plans. 
C) employee stock ownership plans. 
D) action-sharing plans.

Question 13

Match the term with its definition.Some terms may not be used.
a.Cafeteria plan
b.Employee training
c.Job description
d.Job Instruction Training
e.Job specification
f.On-the-job training
g.Reliability
h.Validity
-An outline of the work to be performed for a particular position

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the term with its definition.Some terms...

Question 14

Small firms need to identify their distinctive advantages if they are to recruit outstanding prospects successfully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A job description refers to a listing of the knowledge,skills,abilities,and other characteristics necessary to perform a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The job specifications list the duties the incumbent is expected to perform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Karen is checking references and finds former employers reluctant to do more than verify dates of employment even though the applicants have given their consent.A probable reason for their reluctance is that

Accepted Answer

A) records for former employees are typically not readily available. 
B) the former employee is glad to have the potential employee not employed with their company. 
C) respondents may fear litigation by former employees who fail to get jobs they seek. 
D) Karen is asking too many personal questions. 
A) records for former employees are typically not readily available. 
B) the former employee is glad to have the potential employee not employed with their company. 
C) respondents may fear litigation by former employees who fail to get jobs they seek. 
D) Karen is asking too many personal questions.

Question 18

Released employees are much less likely to sue if they feel their former employer provided ample opportunities to improve their performance before being fired and the company was fair throughout the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Marcia knew the importance of testing candidates before hiring them,but 40% of the employees who successfully passed the employment test later performed poorly on the job.Marcia's employment test lacked

Accepted Answer

A) applicability. 
B) interpretability. 
C) reliability. 
D) validity. 
A) applicability. 
B) interpretability. 
C) reliability. 
D) validity.

Question 20

Payroll is only a moderate expense for most small businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Profit-sharing plans

What type of interviewing involves asking applicants how they might react to hypothetical situations?

Because outsourcing companies typically employ hundreds or thousands of people,they can afford to offer benefits superior to those offered by the typical small firm.

Which question would be expected from a small business using behavioral interviews?

Public employment offices are a useful source of clerical workers,unskilled laborers,production workers,and technicians.

The owner of a growing business wonders when to hire a human resource manager.The most likely time would be when

The small firm has a particularly strong need to develop both managerial and professional employees.

Employee benefits are expensive,amounting to more than 40 percent of payroll expense for many small firms.

Small firms give employees a share of ownership in the business through

Match the term with its definition.Some terms may not be used. a.Cafeteria plan b.Employee training c.Job description d.Job Instruction Training e.Job specification f.On-the-job training g.Reliability h.Validity -An outline of the work to be performed for a particular position

Small firms need to identify their distinctive advantages if they are to recruit outstanding prospects successfully.

A job description refers to a listing of the knowledge,skills,abilities,and other characteristics necessary to perform a job.

The job specifications list the duties the incumbent is expected to perform.

Karen is checking references and finds former employers reluctant to do more than verify dates of employment even though the applicants have given their consent.A probable reason for their reluctance is that

Released employees are much less likely to sue if they feel their former employer provided ample opportunities to improve their performance before being fired and the company was fair throughout the process.

Marcia knew the importance of testing candidates before hiring them,but 40% of the employees who successfully passed the employment test later performed poorly on the job.Marcia's employment test lacked

Payroll is only a moderate expense for most small businesses.

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Exam 20: Managing Human Resources

Profit-sharing plans

What type of interviewing involves asking applicants how they might react to hypothetical situations?

Because outsourcing companies typically employ hundreds or thousands of people,they can afford to offer benefits superior to those offered by the typical small firm.

Which question would be expected from a small business using behavioral interviews?

Public employment offices are a useful source of clerical workers,unskilled laborers,production workers,and technicians.

The owner of a growing business wonders when to hire a human resource manager.The most likely time would be when

The small firm has a particularly strong need to develop both managerial and professional employees.

Employee benefits are expensive,amounting to more than 40 percent of payroll expense for many small firms.

Small firms give employees a share of ownership in the business through

Match the term with its definition.Some terms may not be used. a.Cafeteria plan b.Employee training c.Job description d.Job Instruction Training e.Job specification f.On-the-job training g.Reliability h.Validity -An outline of the work to be performed for a particular position

Small firms need to identify their distinctive advantages if they are to recruit outstanding prospects successfully.

A job description refers to a listing of the knowledge,skills,abilities,and other characteristics necessary to perform a job.

The job specifications list the duties the incumbent is expected to perform.

Karen is checking references and finds former employers reluctant to do more than verify dates of employment even though the applicants have given their consent.A probable reason for their reluctance is that

Released employees are much less likely to sue if they feel their former employer provided ample opportunities to improve their performance before being fired and the company was fair throughout the process.

Marcia knew the importance of testing candidates before hiring them,but 40% of the employees who successfully passed the employment test later performed poorly on the job.Marcia's employment test lacked

Payroll is only a moderate expense for most small businesses.

The Entrepreneurial Lifethe Entrepreneurial Life

Integrity, ethics, and Social Entrepreneurship

Starting a Small Business

Franchises and Buyouts

The Family Business

The Business Plan: Visualizing the Dream

The Marketing Plan

The Organizational Plan: Teams, legal Structures, alliances, and Directors

The Location Plan

Understanding a Firms Financial Statements

Forecasting Financial Requirements

A Firms Sources of Financing

Planning for the Harvest

Building Customer Relationships

Product Development and Supply Chain Management

Pricing and Credit Decisions

Promotional Planning

Global Opportunities for Small Business

Professional Management and the Small Business

Managing Small Business Operations

Managing the Firms Assets

Managing Risk

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