QUESTION In a 360-degree assessment, employees are appraised by their managers, coworkers, subordinates, and customers. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: A 360-degree assessment provides an employee with multiple perspectives on his or her performance.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION After a recent government inspection of the factory floor, the Iron Clad Widget company was ordered to pay a fine and to retrofit its machines with guards that protect employees from possible injury. What is the basis for the government’s actions at Iron Clad? A) Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act B) Worker Adjustment […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Shadowing is when a manager watches a recent employee to ensure he or she is performing effectively in the new job. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: Shadowing is when an employee who is being trained on the job watches more experienced employees to learn the necessary […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION An employment test that is considered valid measures what it claims to measure and is free of any bias. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: In testing, validity refers to a test measuring what it purports to measure and being free of bias. Invalid tests can present […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The primary goal of conducting performance appraisals is to determine compensation adjustments for the next year. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: The point of appraisals is to help employees deliver better performance.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Transferring an employee is a lateral move that provides a different job with similar responsibility. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: Transfer is movement of an employee sideways within the company to a different job with similar responsibility. An employee who retains the same title but moves […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Lynette recently started working as HR manager for a tech startup that grew from four employees to over thirty in nine months. The company continues to expand and needs more staff, but nobody is even clear on what the current employees are actually doing. What does Lynette need to do? A) set up job […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION In at-will employment, complete discretion over a worker’s status resides with the employer. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: At-will employment is a legal doctrine in which the employer is free to dismiss any employee for any reason or for no reason and the employee is equally […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a core function of staffing an organization? A) recruiting candidates B) retaining employees C) hiring employees D) terminating employees E) motivating employees ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Staffing is defined as the recruitment, hiring, motivating, and retention of valuable employees.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Nonwage and nonsalary forms of compensation paid to employees by an organization are called incentives. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: Nonwage and nonsalary compensation are benefits, fringe benefits, or perquisites (“perqs”).
Date: September 3rd, 2020
