Exam 9: Rights and Employee Development

What allows companies a specific amount of time to access an employee and his or her capabilities before fully integrating them into the organization?

"Online banking makes my client account management so much easier! I'm really glad we switched over." The employee who made this statement is in the _______ stage.

Employees who are given immediate,frequent and direct feedback perform much better that those who don't.A manager who provides motivational feedback to maintain and improve employee performance is using ________ as a management tool.

Most change programs fail because of employee resistance to change.

_______________ are used to clarify team objectives develop team problem-solving,and create good working relationships among team members.

Giorgio intentionally inserted an Internet worm into his company's computer systems because he received low evaluation scores this period.Giorgio is guilty of:

The smaller the firm,the more likely the code of conduct will be a written document.

Discipline is related to the seriousness of the offense,and can also be related to the employee's past record.

Leaders need to change their behavior to meet the situational characteristics.

Managers' interactions with employees can be classified into two distinct behavior categories:

Most codes of conduct today also note the consequences that can occur if an employee does not follow the requirements in the code.

Syndie writes a fashion blog outside of her work hours and duties.One post in her blog used pictures of her coworkers as "what not to wear" and made comments about her department had as little business sense as it did fashion sense.When her coworkers objected to her on-line comments,management insisted that she take down the blog post or face disciplinary action.This example illustrates Syndie's limited right to ________.

Managers,executives,and lower level employees should all go through the same type of termination process.

Tony (the supervisor) gave Martine feedback about an absenteeism problem that was affecting her job performance.Once it was clear that this didn't solve the problem,he referred Martine to the company's employee assistance program.This is an example of:

After the 2011 tsunami hit the coast of Japan,Tokyo Electric Power informed its employees as to the dangers and consequences of working on the nuclear power reactors and gave them the option to voluntarily agree to work on the reactors.By allowing employees to voluntarily agree to work on the reactors and not forcing them to do the work,the organization was ensuring the employees' ___________.

In public companies,the Board of Directors must agree to the dismissal of executives.

At the end of the selection process at Acme Global,all new employees are required to pass a physical exam that includes a urinalysis.This is part of management's right to ________

When people get over the initial shock of a change and realize it is going to become a reality,they have reached what stage?

An organization has a right to monitor email exchanges between employees and Internet sites visited by employees.

What are the differences between termination of non-managerial and managerial employees?