Deck 5: Primary Stakeholders: Employees

Question 1

One of the key factors to developing an ethical organization is by:

A)Selecting employees without regard to ethics
B)Selecting employees that display high ethics
C)Strictly disciplining employees for unethical behavior
D)Maintaining an experienced management group
E)None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a method of recruiting?

A)Applications and advertisements in newspapers or on the Internet
B)Internal Job postings
C)Recommendations from current employees
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding recruitment?

A)The preference for open forms of recruitment is shared worldwide
B)For many of the collectivist societies such as Japan and South Korea referrals from friends or family are not considered
C)Collectivistic societies place heavy emphasis on the family and friends
D)Individualist societies prefer to hire family or friends
E)None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Recruitment is:

A)Concerned with attracting people to apply for jobs
B)The process by which a company chooses a person to fill a vacant position
C)The process by which a company selects the best candidate
D)Only A and B
E)A, B and C

Question 5

Which of the following is true concerning the U.S. selection process?

A)Discrimination is not an issue
B)Legal considerations do not affect the selection process
C)Employers need to ensure that they do not discriminate against job candidates based on race, color, religion, gender, age, etc.
D)Is similar to recruitment
E)None of the above

Question 6

Employment at will means that:

A)An employer may not terminate its employee for no reason at all
B)An employer can fire an employee based on race, religion, age, etc.
C)An employer may terminate its employee for a bad reason
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 7

Proponents of employment-at-will justify its use for which of the following reasons?

A)Employees can quit their jobs for any or no reason and do not have to give notice to their employers
B)Companies have the proprietary rights to be able to employ and fire whomever they want
C)Both a.and b.
D)Gender
E)Race

Question 8

The just-cause dismissal approach states that employers can:

A)Only terminate an employee for legitimate reasons
B)Terminate its employee for a good reason
C)Terminate its employee for a bad reason
D)Can terminate its employees for any reason
E)None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a justifiable reason to terminate an employee under the just-cause dismissal approach?

A)Habitual neglect of duty
B)Incompetence
C)Willful disobedience
D)Terminate its employee for no reason at all
E)All of the above

Question 10

Proponents of diversity argue that diversity

A)Can be harmful to the organization
B)Enriches the workplace
C)Hampers the creativity of problem solving
D)Based on the premise that the employee can be terminated immediately and provided severance or be allowed to continue to work for the employer until alternate employment is found
E)Results in unfairness

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding the research done by Herring on diversity?

A)Diversity results in lower profit
B)Gender diversity is associated with decreased sales revenue
C)Gender diversity is associated with a decrease in customers
D)All of the above
E)Greater racial diversity increases sales revenue and creates more customers

Question 12

Affirmative action:

A)Is implemented using various "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures"
B)Prevents the diversity of high level employees
C)Has caused the glass ceilings effect and other barriers that keep minorities and women in lower paid and less prestigious jobs
D)Both b.and c.
E)None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following are criticisms of affirmative action?

A)Some see it as violating the principle of equality
B)White males tend to be discriminated against
C)Both a.and b.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 14

Preferential treatment plans:

A)Cause multinationals to adhere to strict quotas and hire on the basis of race, ethnicity or caste
B)Can be seen implemented with the recent legislation passed in India
C)Lead multinationals to proactively hire and promote minorities and women without focus on rigid quotas
D)Both a.and b.
E)None of the above

Question 15

In Canada, affirmative action programs target which of the following groups?

A)Women
B)Racial minorities
C)Aboriginal groups
D)Both a.and b.
E)All of the above

Question 16

In India, affirmative action programs target:

A)People of the highest caste
B)Racial minorities
C)People with disabilities
D)People of minority religions
E)The lowest caste, namely untouchables

Question 17

Sexual harassment is defined as "Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:

A)Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment
B)Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual
C)Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 18

Quid pro quo sexual harassment is when:

A)Sexual jokes are told in the workplace
B)The victim is labeled with a sexual nickname, rubbing of buttocks or breasts and other forms of more subtle harassment.
C)A person makes explicit requests for sexual favors in exchange for a workplace benefit such as a raise or a promotion
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following has NOT been shown by studies on sexual harassment?

A)It tends to negatively affect job satisfaction
B)It tends to negatively affect organizational commitment
C)The more sexually harassed employees feel, the more likely they were to look for other jobs
D)Sexual harassment increases productivity in the workplace
E)All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following are steps implemented by multinationals to reduce the incidence of sexual harassment?

A)Determining the extent to which the problem currently exists
B)Employee training and education
C)Having the right sexual harassment officer
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 21

__________ refers to the activities involved "when current or former employees disclose illegal, immoral, or illegitimate organization activities to parties that they believe may be able to stop it"

A)Whistle-blowing
B)Quid pro quo
C)Black mailing
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 22

Which of the following is the HRM recruitment and selection process responsible for?

A)Hiring only those employees who have higher likelihood of behaving ethically
B)Ensuring diversity and that affirmative actions are met
C)Both a.and b.
D)Obstruction of justice
E)None of the above

Question 23

________ refers to the efforts by a multinational to impart new skills and capabilities in employees.

A)Training
B)Whistle-blowing
C)Quid pro quo
D)Recruitment
E)Selection

Question 24

When sex-related behaviors such as sexual jokes makes women feel uncomfortable and abused at work, which form of sexual harassment is occuring?

A)Affirmative
B)Quid pro quo
C)Reasonable person
D)Derogatory name calling
E)Hostile/poisoned environment

Question 25

Which of the following characteristics can employers not discriminate against?

A)Age
B)Gender
C)Religion
D)Disability
E)All of the above

Question 26

Which of the following is true about whistle-blowing

A)Prevents against retaliation for employees
B)The most popular method is a hotline
C)Companies can fire employees for whistle-blowing
D)Both a.and b.
E)None of the above

Question 27

Which of the following demonstrate hostile work environments?

A)Sexual jokes in the workplace
B)Derogatory name calling where the victim is labeled with a sexual nickname
C)Inappropriate touching
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 28

The two primary groups of individuals discriminated against in the U.S. are based on gender and ________?

A)Disability
B)Race
C)Religion
D)Sexual orientation
E)Age

Question 29

Which of the following represent justifiable reasons for just-in-case dismissal?

A)Habitual neglect of duty
B)Incompetence
C)Willful disobedience
D)Insubordination
E)All of the above

Question 30

What is the first and most important step in developing an ethical organization? Briefly discuss the role of recruitment and selection in the process.

Question 31

What is employment-at-will? How does it differ compared to just-cause dismissal approach?

Question 32

What is affirmative action? What are some of the benefits of diversity in an organization?

Question 33

What is sexual harassment? Discuss the two main types. What can companies do to eliminate sexual harassmnent?

Question 34

What is whistle-blowing?What are the disadvantages of whistle-blowing?