Reference no: EM131117068

1. Which of the following is not a measure for an HRM audit for staffing?

A. Fairness of existing job evaluation system in assigning grades and salaries
B. Anticipation of personnel needs
C. Treatment of applicants(INCORRECT)
D. Timeliness of referring qualified workers to line supervisors

2. Which of the following is a false statement about international labor relations?

A. Day-to-day decisions about labor relations are usually handled by each foreign subsidiary.
B. In countries such as Germany, management has an incentive to build cooperative relationships because labor representatives participate in company decision-making activities and sit on companies' boards of directors.
C. Most U.S. organizations, in contrast to European organizations, bargain with a union representing an entire industry's employees, rather than with local union.
D. U.S. organizations, in comparison with European organizations, exert more centralized control over labor relations in the various countries where they operate.(INCORRECT)

3. Which of the following is a correct statement about an organizing campaign?

A. During an organizing campaign, only one union can appear on the ballot.
B. During an organizing campaign, the NLRB conducts a secret-ballot election if only 30 to 50 percent of employees signed cards.
C. During an organizing campaign, a union is automatically recognized if most number of employees agree.
D. During an organizing campaign, unions determine the appropriate bargaining unit.(INCORRECT)

4. Which of the following is not appropriate using e-HRM?

A. Online surveys
B. Online testing(INCORRECT)
C. Online grievance redressal
D. Online recruitment

5. Which of the following is a correct statement about inpatriates?

A. Inpatriates are employees from countries other than the parent country placed in facilities of other countries.
B. Inpatriates are foreign employees who come to the United States to work for the U.S.-based parent company.
C. Inpatriates are employees transferred from a company's site in one state to another state within the United States.(INCORRECT)
D. Inpatriates are employees from one division of the company being moved to another division.

6. Which of the following is a false statement about fact-finding as an impasse resolution procedure?

A. A fact-finder's findings are made public.
B. A fact-finder is often used for negotiations with governmental bodies.
C. A fact-finder reports on the reasons for the dispute.(INCORRECT)
D. A fact-finder's findings are binding on the parties.

7. Which of the following is a false statement about the goals of management?

A. Management goals are to increase the organization's profits.
B. Management's goals continue to emphasize restraining costs and improving output.
C. Management prefers to increase wages and benefits and allow flexibility of work rules and schedules.
D. Management's concern is that a union will create higher costs in wages and benefits, as well as raise the risk of work stoppages.

8. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, three of the following are unfair labor practices on the part of the union.
Which is not an unfair labor practice on the part of the union, under the Taft-Hartley Act?

A. Threatening employees with physical injury or job loss if they don't support union activities(INCORRECT)
B. Calling or visiting employees at home for the purpose of promoting union membership or activities
C. Mass picketing in such numbers that no striking employees physically can't enter the workplace
D. Terminating an existing contract and striking for a new one without notifying the employer, the FMCS, and the state mediation service

9. Which of the following is a false statement regarding cross-cultural preparation needed during thephases of an international assignment?

A. Preparation for departure includes language instruction and an orientation to the foreign country's culture.
B. Preparation is required only for the employees, not their families.
C. Preparation is required for the return home.
D. Training may range from lectures for employees and their families to visits to culturally diverse communities.