Question 1

Which of the following is an alternative to job specialization that takes into account the work system and employee preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  The job enlargement approach 
B)  Job shadowing 
C)  The job characteristics approach 
D)  Employee outsourcing 
A)  The job enlargement approach 
B)  Job shadowing 
C)  The job characteristics approach 
D)  Employee outsourcing C

Question 2

Compensation plans that formally base at least some meaningful portion of compensation on the relative value of an employee's contributions to the organization are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed incentive plans 
B)  merit-pay plans 
C)  stock-option plans 
D)  stock-purchase plans 
A)  fixed incentive plans 
B)  merit-pay plans 
C)  stock-option plans 
D)  stock-purchase plans B

Question 3

Identify a true statement about performance feedback.

Accepted Answer

A)  It should be provided annually rather than on a daily or weekly basis. 
B)  It should follow a nondevelopmental approach. 
C)  It should involve one-way communication, with the manager as the initiator. 
D)  It should focus on both effective and ineffective performance. 
A)  It should be provided annually rather than on a daily or weekly basis. 
B)  It should follow a nondevelopmental approach. 
C)  It should involve one-way communication, with the manager as the initiator. 
D)  It should focus on both effective and ineffective performance. D

Question 4

In the context of HR systems in Muslim societies, sharia does not allow stoning to death as a punishment for fornication and adultery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a difference between the job characteristics approach and job specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job specialization considers task identity and task significance as core dimensions of job design, whereas the job characteristics approach does not. 
B)  The job characteristics approach takes into account the work system and employee preferences, whereas job specialization does not. 
C)  The job characteristics approach has been proven to increase turnover, whereas job specialization has been proven to decrease turnover. 
D)  Job specialization has been proven to increase work quality, whereas the job characteristics approach has been proven to decrease work quality. 
A)  Job specialization considers task identity and task significance as core dimensions of job design, whereas the job characteristics approach does not. 
B)  The job characteristics approach takes into account the work system and employee preferences, whereas job specialization does not. 
C)  The job characteristics approach has been proven to increase turnover, whereas job specialization has been proven to decrease turnover. 
D)  Job specialization has been proven to increase work quality, whereas the job characteristics approach has been proven to decrease work quality.

Question 6

Employee training should emphasize vigilance for Internet scams, as well as simple security measures such as locking all devices and keeping passwords secret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a difference between gainsharing and profit-sharing incentive systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gainsharing is a group incentive system, whereas profit sharing is an individual incentive system. 
B)  Gainsharing involves distributing savings among all the employees in a company, whereas profit sharing involves distributing savings among the members of a specific team. 
C)  Gainsharing involves sharing cost savings from productivity improvements with employees, whereas profit sharing involves distributing a portion of a company's gains to all employees. 
D)  Gainsharing is independent of a team's performance, whereas profit sharing is specific to the contributions of a work group. 
A)  Gainsharing is a group incentive system, whereas profit sharing is an individual incentive system. 
B)  Gainsharing involves distributing savings among all the employees in a company, whereas profit sharing involves distributing savings among the members of a specific team. 
C)  Gainsharing involves sharing cost savings from productivity improvements with employees, whereas profit sharing involves distributing a portion of a company's gains to all employees. 
D)  Gainsharing is independent of a team's performance, whereas profit sharing is specific to the contributions of a work group.

Question 8

Who among the following managers is most likely to be effective at providing performance feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meena, who focuses exclusively on the negative aspects of the performance of her subordinates 
B)  Daniel, who focuses on providing developmental feedback targeted at his subordinates' behavior 
C)  Emily, who focuses exclusively on the effective performance of her employees 
D)  Farhan, who focuses on each employee's character rather than on the employee's work quality 
A)  Meena, who focuses exclusively on the negative aspects of the performance of her subordinates 
B)  Daniel, who focuses on providing developmental feedback targeted at his subordinates' behavior 
C)  Emily, who focuses exclusively on the effective performance of her employees 
D)  Farhan, who focuses on each employee's character rather than on the employee's work quality

Question 9

The Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization and Management (PRISM) program prevents the National Security Agency (NSA) from collecting information that can help the agency track foreign agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain the significance of performance feedback in performance management.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Performance feedback

Question 11

Performance feedback should focus exclusively on effective performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A job with high skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback most likely leads to high _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  turnover 
B)  motivation 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  xenophobia 
A)  turnover 
B)  motivation 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  xenophobia

Question 13

Which of the following is a critical component of a behavior-modification plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing employees with easy and unspecific goals 
B)  Making sure that desirable conduct is never punished and that undesirable conduct is never rewarded 
C)  Making sure that behavior is never reinforced using the continuous schedule of reinforcement 
D)  Ensuring that punishment is not used to eliminate undesirable behavior 
A)  Providing employees with easy and unspecific goals 
B)  Making sure that desirable conduct is never punished and that undesirable conduct is never rewarded 
C)  Making sure that behavior is never reinforced using the continuous schedule of reinforcement 
D)  Ensuring that punishment is not used to eliminate undesirable behavior

Question 14

In the context of alternative work schedules, which of the following are plans in which employees usually must work 40 hours per week and, typically, 5 days a week in the office but in which they have control over the starting and ending times for work on each day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexible work hour plans 
B)  Compressed workweeks 
C)  Home work programs 
D)  Part-time work plans 
A)  Flexible work hour plans 
B)  Compressed workweeks 
C)  Home work programs 
D)  Part-time work plans

Question 15

Romero Inc. manufactures paper products. One set of workers at Romero Inc. has the full-time job of sorting scrap as it enters the manufacturing facility. The quality of sorting is regularly monitored by checking the quality of the paper products, and necessary instructions are given to the scrap sorters. The scrap sorters are also provided with information regarding the quality of their work. In the context of the core dimensions of the job characteristics approach, Romero Inc. stresses on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  skill variety 
B)  task identity 
C)  autonomy 
D)  feedback 
A)  skill variety 
B)  task identity 
C)  autonomy 
D)  feedback

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of enhancing organizational performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance appraisal and performance management interventions have been proven to improve firm-level performance drastically. 
B)  The most basic level of performance is at the team level. 
C)  Performance in any organization exists at multiple levels. 
D)  There is strong evidence to support the idea that improving individual-level performance will directly lead to improvements in firm-level performance. 
A)  Performance appraisal and performance management interventions have been proven to improve firm-level performance drastically. 
B)  The most basic level of performance is at the team level. 
C)  Performance in any organization exists at multiple levels. 
D)  There is strong evidence to support the idea that improving individual-level performance will directly lead to improvements in firm-level performance.

Question 17

Home work programs include arrangements that are often referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  housing industries 
B)  chartered businesses 
C)  cottage industries 
D)  regulatory businesses 
A)  housing industries 
B)  chartered businesses 
C)  cottage industries 
D)  regulatory businesses

Question 18

What is the productivity measurement and evaluation system (ProMES)?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The ProMES incorporat

Question 19

Mechateron Inc., a product manufacturing company, pays its employees $1 for every 10 fiberglass pipes they weld. In this scenario, which of the following performance-based reward systems is Mechateron Inc. most likely using?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fixed incentive system 
B)  A piece-rate system 
C)  Profit sharing 
D)  Gainsharing 
A)  A fixed incentive system 
B)  A piece-rate system 
C)  Profit sharing 
D)  Gainsharing

Question 20

Maria, a senior accountant in an insurance company, has a 2-year-old son who needs her frequent attention. In order to spend more time with him, she takes her office work home with her and completes it on her personal computer. She only returns to office for important meetings or to collect more work. In this scenario, which of the following alternative work arrangements is Maria using?

Accepted Answer

A)  A compressed workweek 
B)  A flexible work hour plan 
C)  An electronic cottage 
D)  A self-directed work team 
A)  A compressed workweek 
B)  A flexible work hour plan 
C)  An electronic cottage 
D)  A self-directed work team

Which of the following is an alternative to job specialization that takes into account the work system and employee preferences?

Compensation plans that formally base at least some meaningful portion of compensation on the relative value of an employee's contributions to the organization are called _____.

Identify a true statement about performance feedback.

In the context of HR systems in Muslim societies, sharia does not allow stoning to death as a punishment for fornication and adultery.

Which of the following is a difference between the job characteristics approach and job specialization?

Employee training should emphasize vigilance for Internet scams, as well as simple security measures such as locking all devices and keeping passwords secret.

Which of the following is a difference between gainsharing and profit-sharing incentive systems?

Who among the following managers is most likely to be effective at providing performance feedback?

The Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization and Management (PRISM) program prevents the National Security Agency (NSA) from collecting information that can help the agency track foreign agents.

Explain the significance of performance feedback in performance management.

Performance feedback should focus exclusively on effective performance.

A job with high skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback most likely leads to high _____.

Which of the following is a critical component of a behavior-modification plan?

In the context of alternative work schedules, which of the following are plans in which employees usually must work 40 hours per week and, typically, 5 days a week in the office but in which they have control over the starting and ending times for work on each day?

Which of the following statements is true of enhancing organizational performance?

Home work programs include arrangements that are often referred to as _____.

What is the productivity measurement and evaluation system (ProMES)?

Mechateron Inc., a product manufacturing company, pays its employees $1 for every 10 fiberglass pipes they weld. In this scenario, which of the following performance-based reward systems is Mechateron Inc. most likely using?

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Which of the following is an alternative to job specialization that takes into account the work system and employee preferences?

Compensation plans that formally base at least some meaningful portion of compensation on the relative value of an employee's contributions to the organization are called _____.

Identify a true statement about performance feedback.

In the context of HR systems in Muslim societies, sharia does not allow stoning to death as a punishment for fornication and adultery.

Which of the following is a difference between the job characteristics approach and job specialization?

Employee training should emphasize vigilance for Internet scams, as well as simple security measures such as locking all devices and keeping passwords secret.

Which of the following is a difference between gainsharing and profit-sharing incentive systems?

Who among the following managers is most likely to be effective at providing performance feedback?

The Planning Tool for Resource Integration, Synchronization and Management (PRISM) program prevents the National Security Agency (NSA) from collecting information that can help the agency track foreign agents.

Explain the significance of performance feedback in performance management.

Performance feedback should focus exclusively on effective performance.

A job with high skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback most likely leads to high _____.

Which of the following is a critical component of a behavior-modification plan?

In the context of alternative work schedules, which of the following are plans in which employees usually must work 40 hours per week and, typically, 5 days a week in the office but in which they have control over the starting and ending times for work on each day?

Which of the following statements is true of enhancing organizational performance?

Home work programs include arrangements that are often referred to as _____.

What is the productivity measurement and evaluation system (ProMES)?

Mechateron Inc., a product manufacturing company, pays its employees $1 for every 10 fiberglass pipes they weld. In this scenario, which of the following performance-based reward systems is Mechateron Inc. most likely using?

The Nature of Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment

The Global Environment

The Competitive Environment

Information for Making Human Resource Decisions

Human Resource Decision-Making in Organizations

Recruiting, Selecting, Training, and Developing Employees

Managing a New and Diverse Workforce

Compensation and Benefits

Performance Appraisal and Career Management

Managing Labor Relations

Safety, Health, Well-Being, and Security

Motivation at Work

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