Exam 11: Human Resources Management

Melissa is a pharmaceutical sales representative and her compensation includes a percentage of her sales each quarter.This type of pay is called ________.

Headhunters refer to outside agencies that specialize in finding and placing employees.

A(n)________ identifies both the current skill levels of the company's workforce as well as those the company needs in order to succeed.

Job description refers to a statement describing the kind of person who would be best for a given job.

Megan is an HR representative at Canales Investment firm.The firm needs to recruit new sales representatives,as the firm plans to expand its business.Megan is asked to review the job responsibilities of the current sales representatives,and makes a list of the key tasks and responsibilities associated with the position.She is also asked to create an optimal employee profile to fill the sales representative position.The task assigned to Megan can be classified under which of the following processes?

Stock options grant employees the right to purchase a set number of shares of the employer's stock at a specific price,called the ________.

________ refers to a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that can result from constant exposure to stress over a long period of time.

Compare and contrast the terms race and ethnicity.

The ________ provides retirement,disability and medical coverage for employees and their dependents and is jointly funded by employers and employees.

Employee benefits refer to ________.

Discriminatory practices that have prevented women and minorities from advancing to executive level jobs are referred to as ________.

Compare and contrast job description with job specification.

________ refers to the percentage of the workforce that leaves every year.

K.M.Retailers,an international consumer products retail chain,gives preference to women and minority owned suppliers and sub-contractors.The firm hires a large number of employees from ethnic minorities,and the human resource department keeps the interests of these groups in mind while framing company policies.In this example,K.M.Retailers uses which of the following strategies?

In 2010,the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)was signed into law,featuring a variety of changes designed to improve access to health care.

IBM established executive-led task forces to represent women,Asian Americans,African Americans,Hispanic Americans,Native Americans,people with disabilities,and individuals who are gay,lesbian,bisexual,and transgender.This is an example of ________.

The human resource department at Wagner Group,a financial services firm,identified a list of key executives who were critical to the functioning of the firm.The HR department then worked with these executives to identify potential middle-level managers who would go through a mentoring and leadership development program.These middle-level managers were to act as potential replacements if the firm lost any of its key executives.In this example,the Wagner Group uses which of the following strategies?

________ is the process of gathering information about the demands,responsibilities and worker requirements of each position in the organization.

Janet teaches the first grade at Meadows Elementary on Monday,Wednesday and Friday.Jeff teaches the class on Tuesday and Thursday.They split the salary and benefits of the job on a pro-rata basis.In this example,the human resource team at Meadows Elementary uses which of the following alternative work arrangements?

Outplacement services refers to external professionals who help an organization in terminating employees.