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1. In a labor surplus, an organization can allow natural ______ to lower organizational numbers without the need for a layoff or pay reduction.
a. work-sharing
b. layoff
c. downsizing
d. attrition
2. In the job characteristics model, ______ is the degree to which an employee performs a whole identifiable task. For example, does the employee put together an entire television or just place the screen in the set?
a. autonomy
b. task identity
c. task significance
d. skill variety
3. When hiring clerks for the mail room, Acme Global required applicants to take a sorting ability test. The test screened out many more Caucasian job candidates than it did African American job candidates. The test appears to cause ______.
a. illegal discrimination
b. disparate impact
c. disparate treatment
d. divergent impact
4. In a labor surplus, some form of ______ is an option for lowering labor costs without terminating employees.
a. downsizing
b. layoff
c. overtime
d. work-sharing
5. The U in the acronym for the OUCH test stands for what?
a. uniform in application: applied the same way to all persons involved
b. ulterior: kept hidden until achievement of a specific result
c. understanding: the knowledge and ability to judge a particular situation or subject
d. underhanded: done in a secret and dishonest way; intended to deceive or trick someone
6. -------are monetary damages awarded by the court that compensate the injured person for losses.
a. Undue hardship
b. Compensatory damages
c. Affirmative actions
d. Reasonable accommodation
7. The ______ skill set involves figuring out novel or innovative solutions to problems that were identified through the use of conceptual skills.
a. interpersonal
b. design
c. conceptual
d. productivity
8.------ is a measure of the financial return the organization receives because of something it did to invest in the organization or its people.
a. Economic value added
b. Human resource management systems
c. HR scorecard
d. Return on investment