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1. The challenge, opportunity and frustration of creating and managing organizations frequently stem from the _______problems that arise within them.
people-related
union
legal
upper management
2. The best managers identify the best talents available and then create appropriate positions for the talent.
True
False
3. Once the EEOC receives a compliant of discrimination, it follows a three-step process that starts with ______________.
investigation
conciliation
litigation
none of these
4. In the context of the features of competitive business environments, the method used by organizations to collect, store, analyze, report, and evaluate information and data on people, jobs , and costs is known as a (n)________________.
human resources information system
electronic learning system
information restructuring system
work strategy management system
5. The most dominant cause of absenteeism in the United States is family-related issues.
True
False
6. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created to ensure that employers , employment agencies, and labor organizations comply with the Constitution.
True
False
7. The LAMP model includes all of the following EXCEPT:
logic
analytics
measures
probability
8. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) permits discrimination in pay, benefits, or continued employment for employees age 40 and over.
True
False
9. Attitudes are internal states that focus on particular aspects of or objects in the environment.
True
False
10. _______________________ is a core element of any change process.
Money
Education
Benefits
Measurability
11. One of the new competitive realities faced by organizations in the 21st century is that an employee's pay is tied less to the market value of his or her skills and more to his or her tenure in the organization.
True
False
12. In a ______________, employees operate remotely from each other and from their managers.
bureaucratic organization
fluid organization
telecommuting center
virtual workplace
13. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments granted to Congress the constitutional power to:
enact legislation to enforce their provisions.
permit public and private universities to continue to use race as a "plus factor" in evaluating potential students.
deny, terminate, or suspend government contracts.
hold an employer potentially liable for a supervisor's sexual misconduct toward an employee.
14. Application of the LAMP process reveals that it is a powerful tool for educating leaders outside of HR and for embedding HR measures into mental frameworks that provide the basis for meaningful people-related business decisions.
True
False
15. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 requires both public and private employers promptly to reemploy individuals returning from uniformed service.
True
False
16. It is okay to exclude people from selection as long as the exclusion is based on what can be demonstrated to be job-related criteria.
True
False
17. Which of the following is an example of a collaborative media platform between vendors?
Blogs
File-sharing sites
Wikis
Social networking sites
18. In the context of human resource information systems (HRIS), companies are moving from cloud-based software-as-a-service (SAAS) systems to on-premise systems.
True
False
19. When choosing a human resource information system (HRIS) , a big mistake for any organization is to fail to include representatives from finance and IT in the vendor-selection process.
True
False
20. Under FMLA, employers must maintain health insurance benefits and give workers their previous jobs (or comparable positions) when their leaves are over.
True
False
21. All activities associated with in-processing new employees are classified under training costs related to turnover.
True
False