Exam 12: Managing Human Resources

A(n) __________ is used for collecting information about an applicant's education, previous job experience, and other background characteristics.

Complaints of sexual harassment by men against both male and female bosses have decreased in recent years.

The three primary goals of human resource management are to find the right people, manage talent so that people achieve their potential, and maintain the workforce over the long term.

Which of the following federal laws restricts mandatory retirement?

__________ provide(s) people more challenging assignments, prescribe new responsibilities, and help employees grow by expanding and developing their abilities.

A(n) __________ outlines the knowledge, skills, education, physical abilities, and other characteristics needed to perform the job adequately.

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

Colby is Renee's supervisor and is preparing her annual performance appraisal. Although Renee has missed several work deadlines over the past few months, Colby is impressed with Renee because she is very enthusiastic about her job, has a very positive personality and is well-liked by her coworkers, and has an impeccable style and always dresses very professionally. Because of this, Colby gave Renee high marks across the board on her performance appraisal. What performance evaluation error did Colby succumb to?

Job security is an employee expectation that existed with the old social contract, but is no longer an expectation in the new social contract.

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

Affirmative action requires that an employer take positive steps to guarantee promotion from within.

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

Which of the following measure an applicant's thinking abilities?

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

Fast track hiring involves buying an early-stage start-up (and usually shutting it down) in order to obtain the creative talent.

__________ refers to observing and assessing employee performance, recording the assessment, and providing feedback to the employee.

A realistic job preview gives applicants both positive and negative information about the job and the organization.

All of the following are questions relevant to human resource planning except:

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

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