QUESTION Which of the following, if true, strengthens Gatsby’s position that contingent positions be created? A) During the economic downturn, a high number of well-qualified financial advisors were laid off, many of whom would now be willing to take positions as contingent workers. B) Contingent workers often do not develop a strong commitment to their […]
QUESTION Which of the following factors, if true, argues most strongly against Greeley & Gatsby’s plan of expanding with the use of contingent workers? A) The supply of qualified financial advisors on the contingent market is strongest in the metropolitan area in which Greeley & Gatsby already has locations. B) Other firms have found the […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, strengthens Greeley’s position that full-time, permanent positions be created? A) In the last few years, there has been an overall decline in the use of contingent workers among most fields of business. B) The skills required for the positions are no different from the skills presently held by […]
QUESTION What is the best first step in reducing the risk of accidents in Full Moon’s preparation division? A) Train newly hired employees more thoroughly in the safest ways to carry out their tasks. B) Ask supervisors to identify accident-prone workers to consider for reassignment or termination. C) Purchase state-of-the-art personal protective equipment for all […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports changing who is responsible for performance appraisals at Foothill? A) The supervisors carrying out appraisals were all assigned to Foothill’s central location, even though most of the employees they evaluated were at branches. B) The web-based performance appraisal software already used by Cashcorp allows employees […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports beginning a thorough performance appraisal of the Foothill locations by reassessing performance criteria? A) Corporate practice has always been to reassess performance criteria on an annual basis. B) The performance goals used by Foothill are quite different from those used by Cashcorp. C) The Cashcorp […]
QUESTION Which means of recruiting workers might be least effective in obtaining the numbers of contingent workers needed for Greeley & Gatsby’s proposed expansion? A) employee enlistment, offering workers a bonus or free vacation for finding a suitable financial advisor B) internal recruitment, using a web-based page available to current employees only C) Internet recruitment, […]
QUESTION Tarnofsky and Robin are most likely to disagree about which of the following questions? A) Would telecommuting likely lead to cost savings? B) Does the organization have a moral obligation to offer flextime and job-sharing options? C) If offering a job-sharing option would not reduce costs, should the organization still offer it? D) Would […]
QUESTION Which of the following is assumed by Roarke’s argument? A) Every employee would benefit from some training in stopping sexual harassment. B) The attitudes and behavior of the organization’s employees were worse than those of most employees in the industry. C) The educational programs were the most effective programs that could have been offered. […]
QUESTION If Robin’s statements are all true, which of the following must also be true? A) If the organization is forced to relocate its offices next year, then the number of telecommuters must be fewer than 600. B) If the number of telecommuters is more than 600, then the organization will be forced to either […]
