Exam 11: Separating and Retaining Employees

Karl,an employee at BizVentures Inc.,is known for his short-tempered and argumentative nature.During a heated exchange at work one day,Karl makes a derogatory gesture toward his manager,which causes Karl to be fired.This scenario is an example of:

Which of the following is an example of an alternative dispute resolution method?

Discuss the legal requirements that must be met by employers to avoid wrongful discharge.

Personal dispositions do not play a role in creating job satisfaction.

Discuss the principles of justice that are to be followed in a system of disciplining or discharging employees.

The principles of justice convey that the organization must prepare for problems by establishing a formal discipline process in which the consequences become severe if the employee repeats the offense.

SourceCodes Inc.is an organization that tries to avoid the potential for violence or a lawsuit each time an employee is asked to leave the company.They do this by having supervisors discuss with poor performers whether they are a good fit for their current jobs and then encouraging these poor performers to think about leaving the company.As such,they refrain from directly firing the poor performers.Which of the following strategies does SourceCodes Inc.use in this scenario?

The board of directors of LiveCrop Industries decides to search the employees on the job.However,the head of the HR department,Heidi,believes that it could maximize the likelihood of a lawsuit due to privacy concerns.Which of the following would strengthen Heidi's belief?

Conducting personal business online during work hours is called:

The two types of people in the organization who most affect an individual's job satisfaction are:

Who among the following would hear and resolve a case if the alternative dispute resolution method of arbitration is used?

The availability of outplacement counseling while an employee is being encouraged to leave the organization,promotes a sense of fairness on discharge.

When employees cannot work with management to make changes,they may engage in _____,taking their charges to the media in the hope that if the public learns about the situation,the organization will be forced to change.

Eli,a graduate in human resource management,believes that an organization that follows the system of progressive discipline produces responses in written form at every step of the process.However,his classmate Ivanna argues that written responses may not be produced at every step.Which of the following would strengthen Ivanna's argument?

Outplacement counseling programs are:

Which of the following does an employer violate when it terminates an employee for refusing to do something unethical,unsafe,and illegal?

Job satisfaction is always based on an objective and complete measurement of the situation and not on perception.

Which of the following is an option of an employee assistance program (EAP)in which a patient uses video conferencing equipment to participate in online meetings with a therapist?

People's perception of _____ depends on their judgment that the consequences of a decision to employees are just.

In the role analysis technique,role occupant refers to: