HB 307 1st Edition Exam 1 Study Guide Lectures 1 11 1 What is not a primary impact technology has had on HRM It has diminished the role of supervisors in managing employees 2 The world trade organization utilizes to establish rules and guidelines for global commerce GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 3 Today approx of private sector workers have pension plans 15 4 Regardless of the selection methods used it is essential that the selection procedure be Reliable and Valid 5 A survey conducted by the HR planning society revealed that percent of the responding companies believe their HR group plays an important role in developing human capital Nearly 65 6 Which of the following is one of the largest expenditures of service companies Labor costs 7 What is not an approach used by organizations to try to lower labor costs Employee development 8 Which strategy is the planned elimination of jobs Downsizing 9 What is not an HR cost that is typically incurred as a result of downsizing Developmental expenses 10 Hiring someone outside the company to perform tasks that could be done internally is known as outsourcing 11 Over the last few decades the educational attainment of the U S labor force has Risen dramatically 12 What does not represent a cultural change emerging in organizations Accommodating unemployed workers 13 Employee rights include all of the following except what Company funded pension plans 14 Which of these is false Family friendly policies have no positive outcomes for firms 15 A firms top manager is in a good position to be the chief ethics officer of an organization HR 16 Globalization is really of interest to companies all 17 The most obvious impact of technology on HRM has been operational 18 Human capitol is and be managed the way organizations manage jobs products and technologies intangible cannot 19 L L Bean softened the impact of downsizing its employees through what Early retirement and sweetened separation programs 20 What is human resources planning The process of anticipating and making provision for movement of people into within and out of an organization These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 21 The systematic regular monitoring of major external forces influencing the organization is called what Environmental scanning 22 The examination of the attitudes and activities of a company s workforce refers to what A cultural audit 23 Is the process of identifying developing and tracking key individuals for executive positions Succession planning 24 Questions that might typically be found on a cultural audit include all of the following except what Age race and gender 25 What is not an element of organizational growth Increase in profitability 26 Talent inventories can be used to develop which list current jobholders and identify possible replacements Replacement charts 27 A firm with a focuses on only a limited portion of the industry concentration strategy 28 Cooperative strategies pursued by firms include what Joint ventures 29 What is the definition of structure The framework in which activities of employees are coordinated 30 Layoff decisions can cause what Can cause management s discretion to be reduced where layoffs are based on seniority 31 Layoff decisions are frequently based on what Seniority 32 According to 7 s framework analysis which of following is not in the Hard S category Shared values 33 Measures of turnover costs include what Separation costs or training program costs 34 The first step in strategic planning is what Establish a mission vision and values for the organization 35 In the phone industry cell phones and VOIP are examples of for traditional firms Substitutes 36 A factor appearing to have influenced the growth of EEO legislation The changing attitudes of society at large 37 Employers that pay men and women a difficult salary are violating equal act only if the pay difference is a result of what Performing work of similar skill effort and responsibility under similar conditions 38 Which of the following employers are covered under the civil rights act Unionized organizations 39 Under what law does it require employers to make reasonable accommodation for religious observance or practice Title VII provisions for religion 40 According to the pregnancy discrimination act it is not illegal to what Deny all employees sick leave benefits including those for pregnancy related illnesses 41 Giving preference to members of protected classes to the extent that unprotected individuals believe they are suffering is known as what Reverse discrimination 42 The procedural document developed by the equal employment opportunity commission is the what Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures not the law but used as law 43 When pursuing adverse impact claim an individual is alleging what Unintentional discrimination against a protected class 44 Employers with 100 or more employees must annually file what form EEO 1 45 By law discrimination charges must be filed within days of the alleged unlawful practice 180 46 Legally an affirmative action program is required when A firm has a federal contract exceeding 50 000 47 Affirmative action requires employers to Analyze their workforce and develop a plan of action to correct areas of past discrimination 48 Basic steps in developing an effective affirmative action plan include all of the following except Establish a quota system and timetable for hiring 49 The glass ceiling act created what The glass ceiling commission 50 Is a labor market in which workers are hired into entry level jobs and higher levels are filled from within Internal labor markets 51 Business practice of searching for and utilizing good sources from around the world Global sources 52 Which is not one of Marriott s recruiting principles Bring in new blood 53 Just in time staffing refers to what Maintaining a core staff of employees augmented by a highly skilled supplementary workforce 53 For each vacant position H R staff and managers typically review resumes 20 to 100 54 Some surveys show is the most popular type of e recruiting social networking or text messaging 55 The process of keeping track of and maintaining relationships with former employees to see if they would be willing to return to the firm Re recruiting 56 A means by which organizations can assess and weigh the knowledge and skills that each of its