Identify a true statement regarding the efficiency wage theory.

Org willing to spend more $ attract better-qualified people.

Which of the following statements is true of the ethnic composition of the workforce in the United States?

The percentage of Hispanics has increased in the past 20 years.

Who among the following is a knowledge worker?

An engineer who develops software applications for a phone company

Which of the following statements is true of external recruiting?

It is a way of bringing in new perspectives and ideas into an org.

You receive two most promising candidates from your manager. You chose one of the two employees.

a supervisory recommendation for recruiting

Which of the following is a factor that contributes to the gradual increase in the average age of U.S. workers?

Continuous aging of the baby boom generation

Which of the following is a life-cycle benefit offered by employers?

Providing company-paid day-care facilities to employees

Which argument suggests that org. that manage diversity are in a better position to attract the right talent?

The resource acquisition argument

To manage a diverse organization effectively, managers should first:

acknowledge the differences among people.

Which of the following statements is true of on-the-job training?

Helps an organization achieve a return on the labor cost almost immediately

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HRM Test #3 Review

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1
Identify a true statement regarding the efficiency wage theory.
Org unwilling to spend successfully convince employees to work harder.
Org willing to spend more $ attract better-qualified people.
Org that spend more $ on employee benefits experience high employee TO.
Org do not see any impact of social, cultural, and political forces
2
Which of the following statements is true of the ethnic composition of the workforce in the United States?
The percentage of Hispanics has increased in the past 20 years.
The percentage of whites has gradually increased in the past 15 years.
The percentage of Asian Americans has decreased in the past 20 years.
The percentage of African Americans has gradually decreased in the past 15
3
Despite the fact that many other candidates were better qualified for the position than Farooq, Mateo hired Farooq.
similarity error
contrast error
nonrelevancy error
first-impression error
4
Who among the following is a knowledge worker?
An engineer who develops software applications for a phone company
A businessman who owns a group of educational institutions
A shareholder of a firm that is involved in knowledge processing operations
An assembly-line worker who assembles products in a factory
5
Which of the following statements is true of external recruiting?
It leads to stagnation in terms of creativity and spontaneity in an org.
It increases motivation among the existing employees of an organization.
It is a way of bringing in new perspectives and ideas into an org.
It employs the method of job posting for filling vacant job positions.
6
You receive two most promising candidates from your manager. You chose one of the two employees.
a headhunter for recruiting
word-of-mouth communication for recruiting
a supervisory recommendation for recruiting
job posting for recruiting
7
Which of the following is a factor that contributes to the gradual increase in the average age of U.S. workers?
Continuous aging of the baby boom generation
Low levels of insurance coverage for older workers
Increasing birthrates among the post–baby boom generations
Low legal limits for mandatory retirement Previous Next
8
Which of the following is a life-cycle benefit offered by employers?
Helping employees deal with domestic abuse problems
Providing company-paid day-care facilities to employees
Helping employees cope with chronic drug and alcohol problems
Offering overseas assignment opportunities to employees
9
Research shows that unstr. interviews are much better predictors of subsequent job performance than str. interviews.
True
False
10
Which argument suggests that org. that manage diversity are in a better position to attract the right talent?
The systems flexibility argument Next
The cost argument
The resource acquisition argument
The marketing argument
11
To manage a diverse organization effectively, managers should first:
increase job embeddedness within the organization.
implement ethnocentric staffing strategies. Previous
acknowledge the differences among people.
assign organizational roles based on group identity.
12
Which of the following refers to the fact that the employee most likely to use the benefit, which tend to drive up cost?
Blowback
The cobra effect Previous Next
The Peltzman effect
Adverse selection
13
Is an extra benefit that may or may not have any direct financial value but is considered an important reward.
Social Security benefit
A bursary
Workers' compensation
A perquisite
14
Which of the following statements is true of on-the-job training?
It can increase direct training costs for an organization.
It mandates the hiring of dedicated trainers. Previous Next
It involves a combination of vestibule training and classroom instruction.
Helps an organization achieve a return on the labor cost almost immediately

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