Exam 9: Managing Human Resources and Diversity

Which legal act underscored the need for well-written job descriptions and specifications that accurately reflect the mental and physical dimensions of jobs?

Explain the appraisal process known as "360-degree feedback."

Which of these actions did the U.S.Supreme Court take?

____________________ is the process of determining the value of jobs within an organization through an examination of job content.

Inclusive dimensions of diversity include

Which of the following performance appraisal methods essentially evaluates employees by pitting them against one another?

Intentionally reducing the company's workforce to the point where the number of employees is deemed to be right for the company's current situation is referred to as:

____________________ is defined as "activities or practices that define the characteristics of applicants to whom selection procedures are ultimately applied."

____________________ refers to the economic value of knowledge,experience,skills,and capabilities of employees.

The most common form of formal corporate training is

A culture that accepts only one way of doing things and one set of values and beliefs is called a(n)____________________.

Describe the concept of changing social contract by differentiating between the new and the old contract.

Rebecca,a human resource manager at WorldPlus Corp.,regularly establishes numerical goals tied to diversity,such as tracking salaries,rates of promotion,and managerial positions for women and minorities. This involves which step for developing diversity and cultural competence?

The ____________________ outlines the knowledge,skills,education,physical abilities,and other characteristics needed to adequately perform the job.

With the ____________________,the organization and the individual attempt to match the needs,interests,and values that they offer each other.

All of the following are traditional model dimensions of diversity EXCEPT

The hiring of applicants based on criteria that are not job-related is called

A process that uses multiple raters including self-rating,to appraise employee performance and guide development is called ____________________.

Which of the following is not a dividend of workplace diversity?

One of the most dangerous performance evaluation errors is ____,which places an employee into a class or category based on one or a few traits or characteristics.