Exam 17: Human Resource Policies and Practices

Define initial selection and identify the devices used during the initial selection stage.

Discuss the problems underlying the work-life conflict and explain some of the techniques that an organization can use to help employees achieve the work-life balance.

Sirius Corp, an automobile manufacturer in Texas, has a number of vacancies at lower management levels, which is important for the company's future development, and wants to fill the positions from within the company itself rather than recruit externally. The company plans to e-mail the job specifications to all employees and post the jobs on the company Web site. -Which of the following terms refers to the actions that actively damage the organization, including stealing, behaving aggressively toward co-workers, and being late or absent?

Sirius Corp, an automobile manufacturer in Texas, has a number of vacancies at lower management levels, which is important for the company's future development, and wants to fill the positions from within the company itself rather than recruit externally. The company plans to e-mail the job specifications to all employees and post the jobs on the company Web site. -Which of the following, if true, will weaken the company's decision?

Graphic rating scales are less time consuming to develop and administer and allow for quantitative analysis and comparison.

What purposes do performance evaluations serve in organizations?

Imagine that you are a manager of a multifaceted manufacturing operation with a new crew of twenty arriving for training. The crew is comprised of different types of learners. Describe a training program comprised of three different sessions that would cater to four different individual learning styles. State whether each of the training sessions would be on-the-job or off-the-job training and whether it is formal or informal.

What are the three most popular sets of criteria for evaluating employee performance?

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, firms cannot require employees to pass a medical exam before or after a job offer is made.

Discuss e-learning.

Which of the following performance evaluation methods is often used in recommending students to graduate schools?

Scarlett has received authorization to add an assistant manager to her department. This person will be working closely with Scarlett and must have excellent interpersonal as well as technical skills. Scarlett wants to make certain that she maximizes the chance of choosing the correct individual and is trying to decide on the most appropriate selection device. -Which of the following is most likely to be used by Scarlett during the initial selection stage to check if an applicant meets the basic qualifications for a job?

Which of the following is most likely to be the fastest growing training medium?

Jeeves Consulting requires a performance evaluation method that is less time consuming to develop and administer and allows for quantitative analysis and comparison. An appropriate evaluation technique for Jeeves Consulting would be ________.

Performance evaluations identify training and development needs.

Which of the following is not an ideal feature of a benefits program?

What are the three major types of behavior that constitute performance at work?

Provide some suggestions for improving performance evaluations.

The performance review should be designed more as a mechanism for providing feedback and determining reward allocation.

Sirius Corp, an automobile manufacturer in Texas, has a number of vacancies at lower management levels, which is important for the company's future development, and wants to fill the positions from within the company itself rather than recruit externally. The company plans to e-mail the job specifications to all employees and post the jobs on the company Web site. -Which of the following, if true, will strengthen the company's decision?