Deck 7: Recruiting, Motivating, and Keeping Quality Employees

Question 1

HR managers organize information about a given job by performing a job _____.

A) description
B) specification
C) evaluation
D) analysis

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Complementary workers are part-time employees hired to supplement a company's permanent workforce.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

At importer/exporter Imperial Traders, a process called _____ consists of all actions that the organization takes to attract, develop, and retain quality employees.

A) personnel acquisition
B) employee leasing
C) employee outsourcing
D) human resource management

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A job study not only identifies the tasks, responsibilities, and skills that a job entails, but also specifies the knowledge and abilities needed to perform it.

Question 5

Starbucks uses strategic HR planning to assess whether its employees are satisfied with their jobs.

Question 6

Strategic human resource planning is the process of developing ways to satisfy an organization's human resource needs.

Question 7

The process whereby Starbucks works to provide satisfying jobs, a positive work environment, and fair compensation and benefits is called human resource management (HRM).

Question 8

If a business is looking to hire internally, bulletin boards are good spots for posting ads.

Question 9

Temps are often cheaper than permanent workers, particularly because they rarely receive costly benefits.

Question 10

In which type of recruiting would you probably list openings in local job fairs?

A) outsourcing
B) internal
C) external
D) government

Question 11

_____ jobs are usually filled from outside a company.

A) Supervisory
B) Entry?level
C) Middle?management
D) Upper?management

Question 12

The medley process entails gathering information on candidates, evaluating their qualifications, and choosing the right one.

Question 13

Working at temporary jobs lets you move around to different companies and gain a variety of skills while getting paid the same as permanent workers and receiving benefits.

Question 14

Because they present its public face, quality _____ are vital to Starbucks' success.

A) managers
B) employees
C) suppliers
D) supervisors

Question 15

As an HR director at Blue Sky Clothing Mills in Waynesboro, North Carolina, Greta LaDuke's responsibilities include _____.

A) hiring more workers
B) subcontracting work to other suppliers
C) introducing labor-saving initiatives
D) all of these

Question 16

Because internal hiring signals them that they can move up in a company, it's a good policy for motivating current employees.

Question 17

When the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship pulls out of New York harbor, it has a complete, fully trained crew to feed, entertain, and care for its passengers. Managing all of these tasks is a matter of _____.

A) training and development
B) empowerment and delegation
C) strategic human resource planning
D) planning and organizing

Question 18

The growing number of individuals who work at temporary or part-time jobs are known as _____ workers.

A) short?term
B) contingent
C) job?share
D) leased

Question 19

Like many organizations, the FBI will use your application as an initial screening tool.

Question 20

A job specification lists the duties and responsibilities of a position.

Question 21

When you start a new job, a good employer will take things slowly and refrain from swamping you with facts about the company.

Question 22

What constitutes discrimination in recruiting and hiring employees?

Question 23

Hiring _____ is not only a strong motivation tool but an inexpensive way to recruit employees.

A) internally
B) externally
C) from different ethnic groups
D) young people

Question 24

Orientation refers to the means by which employers introduce new employees to their jobs.

Question 25

When an employee is treated unfairly on the basis of some characteristic unrelated to ability, _____.

A) the employee can be fired
B) the employee can be assigned to a job performed by people with similar characteristics
C) management is guilty of discrimination
D) the employee is derelict in his or her duty

Question 26

The selection process is an HR function that:

A) results in the preparation of a job specification
B) utilizes information gathered through employment tests and interviews
C) focuses on publicizing openings
D) involves the selection of external candidates only

Question 27

At _____, overall objectives include not only making all visitors feel as if they're special in a special place, but ensuring that employees' appearance reflects a special image.

A) Disney
B) Norwegian Cruise Line
C) Six Flags
D) Knott's Berry Farm

Question 28

Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, regards employee growth and development as its top priority.

Question 29

What are some of the reasons for filling positions internally?

Question 30

Most people hold _____ positions in the workforce.

A) part-time
B) managerial
C) important
D) full-time

Question 31

If the demand for labor is going to outstrip the supply, a(n) _____ manager may hire more workers and encourage current workers to put in extra hours.

A) operations
B) first-line
C) middle
D) HR

Question 32

If you want to fill an opening from inside an organization, _____ would be a good recruitment method.

A) posting the opening on company bulletin boards
B) announcing the opening at employee meetings
C) announcing the opening in the company newsletter
D) doing all of these things

Question 33

What's a contingent worker?

Question 34

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1964 protects individuals who are _____ or older.

A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 65

Question 35

When a company has an opening, the best source for potential applicants is _____.

A) its own labor force
B) an employee?leasing agency
C) a private employment agency
D) a government employment agency

Question 36

The _____ enforces a number of federal employment laws, including the Equal Pay Act.

A) American Disabilities Act
B) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
C) Civil Rights Act of 1964
D) Anti-Discrimination Act

Question 37

The _____ usually performs background checks on applicants for government jobs.

A) CIA
B) FBI
C) EEO
D) GAO

Question 38

Under federal law, it's illegal to discriminate in recruiting and hiring on the basis of all the following characteristics except:

A) race
B) religion
C) education
D) sex

Question 39

Temporary work isn't very appealing primarily because _____.

A) there are usually no benefits
B) moving from firm to firm is a hassle
C) you don't acquire a variety of skills
D) the pay tends to be low

Question 40

To prepare job descriptions and job specifications, HR managers rely on information collected for the job _____.

A) evaluation
B) analysis
C) comparison
D) briefing

Question 41

According to Herzberg, giving somebody a raise or improving a person's working conditions will lead to increased job satisfaction.

Question 42

Where is management most likely to find new tour guides?

A) Through classified ads in local newspapers
B) Through county? or city?government employment offices
C) Through specialized publications or employment agencies
D) Through college job fairs

Question 43

The job specification for _____ is no doubt the most detailed.

A) tour guides
B) office personnel
C) equipment handlers
D) both tour guides and office personnel

Question 44

In his expectancy theory, Victor Vroom proposes that employees will work hard to earn rewards which they value and which they consider obtainable.

Question 45

In Herzberg's two?factor theory, strong contributors to job satisfaction are called _____ factors.

A) hygiene
B) motivation
C) equity
D) satisfaction

Question 46

At the company's so?called _____, new employees at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton get to see, touch, and interact with new technologies.

A) "hands-on lab"
B) "techno lounge"
C) "simulation hall"
D) "petting zoo"

Question 47

In two?factor theory, hygiene factors are those that contribute strongly to job satisfaction.

Question 48

Expectancy theory focuses on our perceptions of how fairly we feel we're being treated relative to others.

Question 49

According to two?factor theory, motivation factors may alleviate job dissatisfaction but won't improve job satisfaction.

Question 50

According to hierarchy?of?needs theory, our highest need is for _____.

A) esteem
B) social security
C) self-actualization
D) safety

Question 51

Maria has worked at Starbuck's for a week. Her supervisor is helping her become a "barista." The process she is going though is called _____.

A) orientation
B) off-the-job training
C) formal training
D) on-the-job training

Question 52

According to Abraham Maslow, safety needs, which are placed at the very bottom of his hierarchy of needs, are the easiest to satisfy.

Question 53

In the 1950's more than 60 percent of the workforce was composed of white males; today white males make up only 25 percent of the workforce.

Question 54

When Willowbend Tours was founded, the owners prepared a job _____ to identify the duties and activities involved in each position.

A) analysis
B) specification
C) evaluation
D) description

Question 55

In two?factor theory, hygiene factors include working conditions.

Question 56

Willowbend management is not likely to use _____ as a method of motivate and train employees.

A) job rotation
B) orientation
C) on-the-job training
D) coaching

Question 57

The principle that a reward will motivate only if it's valued by the employee is key to the _____ theory of motivation.

A) equity
B) enrichment
C) goal-setting
D) expectancy

Question 58

Before on-the-job training begins at Bainbridge Industries, all new hires are introduced to their jobs through a process called _____.

A) screening
B) group interviewing
C) orientation
D) introduction c; Easy)

Question 59

Willowbend equipment handlers appear to be _____ workers.

A) temporary
B) entry-level
C) highly paid
D) senior

Question 60

Psychologist _____ proposed that we're motivated by five unmet needs.

A) Abraham Maslow
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Phil McGraw
D) Roger Gimme

Question 61

Its job _____ policy allows Superior Products' employees to move from one job to another on a systematic basis.

A) redesign
B) enlargement
C) enrichment
D) rotation

Question 62

Employers who provide for flextime set guidelines and allow employees to designate starting and quitting times.

Question 63

Job enrichment is the policy of enhancing a job by adding tasks at similar skill levels.

Question 64

At some companies, new mothers may get time off through _____ disability benefits.

A) long-term
B) extended
C) short-term
D) childcare

Question 65

Psychologist Frederick Herzberg concluded that in order to understand employee satisfaction, he had to divide work factors into two categories. Describe these two categories.

Question 66

Today, employees who used to be called _____ assume many duties previously found in the domain of _____.

A) "foreman" / managers
B) "assistants" / human resources specialists
C) "assistants" / secretaries
D) "secretaries" / managers

Question 67

As part of its family-friendly program, the accounting firm KPMG allows employees to aggregate all paid days?off and use them in any way they want.

Question 68

Under a _____ policy, you might choose to earn a three-day weekend by working ten hours a day for four days a week rather than working eight hours a day for five days a week.

A) flextime
B) compressed?work week
C) part?time employment
D) job?sharing

Question 69

Many companies practice job redesign to make jobs more interesting and challenging.

Question 70

You put a lot of effort into an assignment and get a C while your roommate, who put in less effort, gets a B+. According to the _____ theory of motivation, you're feeling that you've been treated unfairly relative to your roommate makes sense.

A) expectancy
B) enrichment
C) relativity
D) equity

Question 71

Explain Abraham Maslow's hierarchy-of-needs theory.

Question 72

Which of the following is an important principle in the expectancy theory of motivation?

A) The employee must believe that his or her efforts will result in unacceptable performance.
B) The employee must value a reward enough to perform the work required to get it.
C) The employee cannot be convinced that acceptable performance will lead to a desired outcome.
D) The employee must believe that setting balanced goals with his or her supervisor is step one.

Question 73

Jack finds a job as a night janitor in the library, and although he feels secure, he starts to feel cut off from his friends. Which of the needs in Maslow's hierarchy is not being satisfied? How did Maslow characterize this need?

Question 74

Don left a high-paying, high-status job on Wall Street to run for governor of his state. Which need level would Maslow say Don is striving to fulfill by running for office?

A) Physiological
B) Self-actualization
C) Esteem
D) Social

Question 75

When you calculate your ratio of contributions to rewards, compare it to your roommate's ratio, and conclude that the two are out of balance, you're applying the _____ theory of motivation.

A) expectancy
B) rational
C) equity
D) equilibrium

Question 76

A company can make its workforce more productive by reducing _____.

A) stress
B) time spent in meetings
C) noise
D) the thermostat

Question 77

This summer you worked at a day care center where it was common for parents to be late picking up a child. You willingly stayed late and waited for these parents so that other employees could get home to their families. But at raise time, you got a much smaller raise than your co-workers. Your reaction was to say, "Forget it. I'm not working extra hours anymore." What theory of motivation best explains your behavior?

A) Hierarchy-of-needs
B) Expectancy theory
C) Equity theory
D) Two-factor theory

Question 78

If employees work for ten hours a day for four days a week to earn three-day weekends, they're taking advantage an employer's flextime policy.

Question 79

In several studies of stress in the accounting profession, unmarried workers reported higher levels of stress than any other group.

Question 80

Under a _____ policy, you can work fewer than 40 hours a week if you're willing to have your pay and benefits adjusted accordingly.

A) compressed?work week
B) flextime
C) part-time employment
D) job?sharing