Exam 9: Managing Human Resources and Diversity

Which of the following refers to a higher-ranking,senior organizational member who is committed to providing upward mobility and support to a protégé's professional career?

Education,religious beliefs,military experience,geographic location and income are all ____________________ dimensions.

Which of the following refers to special training to help people identify their own cultural boundaries,prejudices,and stereotypes and to develop the skills for managing and working in a diverse workplace?

____ is/are part of the new social contract for employees.

Bryan,who works in the human resource department,is interested in gathering data on the projected number of resignations and retirements over the next ten years.He is most likely performing which of the following activities?

Which of the following is NOT a method used in external recruiting?

Briefly explain the concepts of a glass wall and a glass ceiling.

____________________ are made up of members from diverse national,racial,ethnic,and cultural backgrounds.

The systematic process of gathering and interpreting information about essential duties refers to ____________________.

Groups that are based on social identity,such as gender or race,and organized by employees to focus on concerns of employees from that group are called ____________________.

Scenario - Gregory Trout Gregory Trout has just received a memo explaining that because of his department's success with the newly developed Trout, Inc., that his request for three new employees has been approved. Gregory now faces the challenge of working with the areas of human resource management in recruiting, selecting, training, and maintaining effective employees. -In recruiting and selecting employees for the new positions,Gregory will apply which human resource management goal?

____ is the first step in attracting an effective work force.

In ____,an experienced manager shows a new employee how to perform job duties.

A(n)____ is a company that is highly attractive to potential employees because of human resources practices that focus on tangible and intangible benefits,and that embraces a long-term view to solving immediate problems.

Which of the following is inappropriate to ask on an employment application?

Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide up to ____ weeks unpaid leave for childbirth,adoption,or family emergencies.

Which of the following is an invisible barrier that separates women and minorities from top management positions?

All of the following are changes that are reshaping our workforce EXCEPT

With ____,compensation is linked to the specific tasks that an employee performs.

____________________ is the belief that groups and subcultures are inherently equal.