Exam 11: Separating and Retaining Employees

MediaTxt Corp.is an organization that follows the process of progressive discipline.The organization communicates with Leila,an employee,about unacceptable behavior and responds to a series of her offenses.Which of the following would be the step that immediately precedes a threat of temporary suspension?

Discuss the following approaches to discipline: hot-stove rule and progressive discipline.

Rashid was an employee at a chemical company called HCD Inc.He noticed that several of the security personnel at HCD allowed tankers to be filled over the legal limit with highly inflammable gases.Rashid gathered ample evidence of such instances and presented it to senior management.A few months later,the company had not acted,and Rashid contacted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.Less than a week later,the company fired Rashid.Assuming that Rashid had not had disciplinary issues and wanted to file a claim alleging he was wrongfully discharged,what would be the strongest basis for his claim?

To help employees manage role conflict,employers have sought a number of family-friendly policies.

A disciplinary action meets the standards of outcome fairness if the manager explains to the employee how the action is procedurally just,treats the employee with dignity and respect,and empathizes with the employee's feelings.

Brandon,an employee of EduTech Corp. ,demonstrates a series of unacceptable behaviors.Marian,his manager,wants to refer Brandon to the company's employee assistance program.Which of the following situations would call for such a referral?

People's perception of _____ is their judgment that impartial methods were used to determine the consequences an employee obtains.

When in situations they dislike,employees with positive core self-evaluation tend to

Job involvement is a judgment that the organization carried out its actions in a way that took the employee's feelings into account.

When employees initiate a turnover,when the organization would prefer to keep them,it is called _____ turnover.

In the role analysis technique,the people who directly interact with the person who is filling a new role are referred to as the person's

Conducting personal business online during work hours is called

_____ is a pleasant feeling resulting from the perception that one's job fulfills or allows for the fulfillment of one's important job values.

The aspects of a task-namely the complexity of the task,the degree of physical strain and exertion required,and the value an employee places on the task-have particular significance when they are viewed as linked to _____.

More than 40% of the employees at Valley Corp.lost their jobs during a recent recession.The human resource department of Valley Corp.would term this as _____.