Question 1

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

Accepted Answer

The Wagner Act of 1935, also known as th

Question 2

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Accepted Answer

A) cannot have bad motives. 
B) is obligated not to discriminate. 
C) must have good cause. 
D) can have any reason or no reason. 
A) cannot have bad motives. 
B) is obligated not to discriminate. 
C) must have good cause. 
D) can have any reason or no reason.

Question 4

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Accepted Answer

Sometimes the screening process unfairly

Question 5

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Accepted Answer

A) all disabled persons must be hired. 
B) employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C) employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D) employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons. 
A) all disabled persons must be hired. 
B) employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 
C) employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 
D) employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons.

Question 6

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Accepted Answer

The Taft-Hartley Act, officially known a

Question 8

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment at will and either side is free to terminate it at any time without advance notice or reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935 advance the cause of unionism?

Accepted Answer

The passage of the National Labor Relati

Question 11

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

Accepted Answer

A) safety awareness. 
B) eliminating candidates. 
C) interviewing. 
D) job descriptions. 
A) safety awareness. 
B) eliminating candidates. 
C) interviewing. 
D) job descriptions.

Question 12

Summarize and explain the concept of the "living wage."

Accepted Answer

The concept of the "living wage" refers

Question 13

Job performance and the fairness of the work contract are relevant to the issue of fair wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In union terms, a direct strike occurs

Accepted Answer

A) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands. 
B) when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck. 
C) when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others. 
D) when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies. 
A) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands. 
B) when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck. 
C) when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others. 
D) when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies.

Question 15

From the beginning, unions have been driven by an attempt to protect workers from abuses of power at the hands of employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Employers have the right to fire an employee who performs inadequately, but they should do so

Accepted Answer

A) as painlessly as possible. 
B) with vengeance. 
C) in a public display so all can learn. 
D) in humiliation. 
A) as painlessly as possible. 
B) with vengeance. 
C) in a public display so all can learn. 
D) in humiliation.

Question 18

Conscious and unconscious biases and stereotypes are as the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626)called

Accepted Answer

A) "plagues of interviewing". 
B) "idols of the mind". 
C) "the best tools". 
D) "mind benders". 
A) "plagues of interviewing". 
B) "idols of the mind". 
C) "the best tools". 
D) "mind benders".

Question 19

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) to equalize their relationship with their employers 
B) to distinguish themselves from carpenters and shoemakers 
C) to gain control of the German government 
D) to avoid having to set minimal standards for their crafts 
A) to equalize their relationship with their employers 
B) to distinguish themselves from carpenters and shoemakers 
C) to gain control of the German government 
D) to avoid having to set minimal standards for their crafts

Question 20

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

Accepted Answer

A) A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B) A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C) According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D) In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements. 
A) A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices. 
B) A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes. 
C) According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment "at will." 
D) In validating job specifications, a firm lists all pertinent details about a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements.

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment at will and either side is free to terminate it at any time without advance notice or reason.

How did the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935 advance the cause of unionism?

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

Summarize and explain the concept of the "living wage."

Job performance and the fairness of the work contract are relevant to the issue of fair wages.

In union terms, a direct strike occurs

From the beginning, unions have been driven by an attempt to protect workers from abuses of power at the hands of employers.

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

Employers have the right to fire an employee who performs inadequately, but they should do so

Conscious and unconscious biases and stereotypes are as the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626)called

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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Exam 8: The Workplace Basic Issues

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs, such as skills, educational experience, appearance, and physical attributes.

According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer

Sometimes the screening process unfairly excludes certain applicants. Give some examples.

Since Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1994

Sympathetic strikes have very little power.

What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Nepotism is the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.

According to common law, unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary, every employment is employment at will and either side is free to terminate it at any time without advance notice or reason.

How did the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935 advance the cause of unionism?

The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and

Summarize and explain the concept of the "living wage."

Job performance and the fairness of the work contract are relevant to the issue of fair wages.

In union terms, a direct strike occurs

From the beginning, unions have been driven by an attempt to protect workers from abuses of power at the hands of employers.

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge related directly to job performance.

Employers have the right to fire an employee who performs inadequately, but they should do so

Conscious and unconscious biases and stereotypes are as the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626)called

Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons?

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters