Exam 20: Managing Human Resources

Universities are good sources of candidates for positions that require a high level of experience.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects which trend in workforce composition?

Because help-wanted advertising tends to be ineffective, most well-managed organizations reject this method of recruitment.

ESOPs can motivate employees as well as allow for owners to withdraw from a business without having to sell the firm to outsiders.

Which condition is most likely to encourage the appointment of a human resource manager?

Which item plays the central role in attracting and motivating employees?

Failure to check the background of a new hire can led to a negligent hiring lawsuit.

Training should not be necessary for a new employee to perform the duties for which he or she has been hired.

The balance of the U.S. workforce is rapidly shifting toward higher proportions of women, older workers, and racial minorities.

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

Explain the strengths and weaknesses for the following sources of employees: (a) walk-ins, (b) schools, (c) public employment offices, (d) private employment agencies, (e) executive search firms, (f) employee referrals, (g) Internet recruiting, (h) help-wanted advertising, and (i) temporary help agencies.

A person who interviews well should not automatically be hired.

Most small businesses complete their own background investigations of job applicants by using information readily available online.

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.

A sales commission compensation plan is a type of time-based compensation system.

Human resource management of small firms should be identical to large companies but adjusted for size.

PEOs typically charge a fee of at least 7 percent of payroll to a small business.

A human resource manager is unnecessary when employees are represented by a union.

Which percentage of recruiters and human resource professionals report that they research job applicants online using Facebook?

Mona has recently been named the CEO of a small production company that she and her parents co-own. She is concerned with the lack of innovation in the company and plans to hire at a minimum ten more employees in the next three years. Currently 92% of the production workforce are white, males who have some college education and are expected to retire in the next five years.  What are suggestions for Mona?