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When a company establishes a foreign subsidiary to perform functions that would be more
expensive to do in the United States, this is called
a) outsourcing
b) insourcing
c) offshoring
d) inshoring ✔Correct Answer-C
Documents posted on government websites are:
a) public domain
b) subject to copyright protections
c) may be copied but only for educational purposes
d) may be copied only if that is indicated on the webpage ✔Correct Answer-A
During the ADDIE process, when are formative evaluations conducted?
a) Just before the design process
b) Just after the implementation process
c) Formative evaluations are not part of the ADDIE process
d) Formative evaluations are conducted throughout the ADDIE process ✔Correct Answer-D
All of the following are true of executive orders EXCEPT
a) they have an effect on policy
b) they are issued by presidents
c) they do not have the force of laws
d) they can be overturned by federal courts ✔Correct Answer-C
OSHA standards require lockout/tagout programs in which of the following circumstances?
a) when working with pharmaceutical products
b) when working with expensive equipment
c) when working with equipment that may release dangerous energy when started
d) when working with equipment that may cause serious bodily harm to employees ✔Correct
Answer-C
Which of the following best describes a no strike/no lockout clause?
a) a clause included in a collective bargaining agreement that prevents employers and
employees from initiating work stoppages
b) a clause included in a collective bargaining agreement that prevents the reopening of
negotiations once a contract is in place
c) a clause included in collective bargaining agreements that requires employees to pay union
dues regardless of whether they choose to join the union
,d) a clause included in collective bargaining agreements that prevents union representatives
from discussing negotiation meetings ✔Correct Answer-A
Which of the following should be included in a job description?
a) the skills needed to perform a job
b) the abilities needed to perform a job
c) the knowledge needed to perform a job
d) the desired outcomes for the job ✔Correct Answer-D
Which of the following counts as direct compensation?
a) state-of-the-art equipment
b) health insurance
c) a comfortable work environment
d) overtime ✔Correct Answer-D
In which of the following circumstances would outsourcing be most likely to be a good decision?
a) when the outsourced task is one of the functions the organization believes differentiates it
from its competitors
b) when the outsourced task is not among the organization's core competencies
c) when it would be more costly to have the task performed by employees
d) when the outsourced task could be accomplished with better quality by employees as the
organization ✔Correct Answer-B
All of the following count as sexual harassment according to Title VII EXCEPT:
a) An employee asks a colleague on a date. After being turned down, no further advances are
made.
b) A manager makes it explicitly clear to an employee that she will only be given a promotion if
she submits to a romantic or sexual relationship
c) A manager makes it implicitly clear to an employee that he will only receive a promotion if he
submits to a romantic or sexual relationship
d) An employee unintentionally makes the work environment intimidating by frequently telling
offensive or crude jokes ✔Correct Answer-A
According to the Any Difference rule of utilization analysis, an employer underutilizes potential
employees from a protected class if:
a) members of a protected class are more represented within an organization than in the
available labor supply
b) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is any lower than in the
available labor supply
c) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is 80 percent of what is
available in the labor supply
d) employees who are members of a protected class are entirely unrepresented in an
organization ✔Correct Answer-B
, Which of the following describes a blocking-charge bar?
a) a prohibition against union elections while a collective bargaining agreement is still in place
b) a prohibition against union elections while unfair labor practice charges are pending
c) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a union's certification
d) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a previous election ✔Correct
Answer-B
Which approach to job design focuses attention on making working conditions physically
comfortable for an employee?
a) mechanistic
b) biological
c) motivational
d) perceptual-motor ✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following is an example of a bona fide occupational qualification?
a) Preferring to hire a man to lift boxes
b) Preferring to hire an attractive person to work at the front desk
c) Preferring to hire a woman as an attendant in a women's locker room
d) Preferring to hire a young person to operate social media accounts ✔Correct Answer-C
Which rating method has the advantage of letting managers rate the frequency with which
employees have exhibited exceptionally good or bad behavior?
a) BARS
b) BOS
c) Graphic Rating Scale
d) Critical Incident Method ✔Correct Answer-B
Albemarle Paper v. Moody determined which of the following?
a) disparate impact is a prohibited form of discrimination
b) that employment tests must have criterion-validity
c) that employment tests must be ranked by supervisors
d) disparate treatment is a prohibited form of discrimination ✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following describes a contract bar?
a) a prohibition against union elections while a collective bargaining agreement is still in place
b) a prohibition against union elections while unfair labor practice charges are pending
c) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a previous election
d) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a union's certification ✔Correct
Answer-A
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs enforces:
a) affirmative action
b) labor contracts
c) Uniform Guidelines on Employment Selection Procedures
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When a company establishes a foreign subsidiary to perform functions that would be more
expensive to do in the United States, this is called
a) outsourcing
b) insourcing
c) offshoring
d) inshoring ✔Correct Answer-C
Documents posted on government websites are:
a) public domain
b) subject to copyright protections
c) may be copied but only for educational purposes
d) may be copied only if that is indicated on the webpage ✔Correct Answer-A
During the ADDIE process, when are formative evaluations conducted?
a) Just before the design process
b) Just after the implementation process
c) Formative evaluations are not part of the ADDIE process
d) Formative evaluations are conducted throughout the ADDIE process ✔Correct Answer-D
All of the following are true of executive orders EXCEPT
a) they have an effect on policy
b) they are issued by presidents
c) they do not have the force of laws
d) they can be overturned by federal courts ✔Correct Answer-C
OSHA standards require lockout/tagout programs in which of the following circumstances?
a) when working with pharmaceutical products
b) when working with expensive equipment
c) when working with equipment that may release dangerous energy when started
d) when working with equipment that may cause serious bodily harm to employees ✔Correct
Answer-C
Which of the following best describes a no strike/no lockout clause?
a) a clause included in a collective bargaining agreement that prevents employers and
employees from initiating work stoppages
b) a clause included in a collective bargaining agreement that prevents the reopening of
negotiations once a contract is in place
c) a clause included in collective bargaining agreements that requires employees to pay union
dues regardless of whether they choose to join the union
,d) a clause included in collective bargaining agreements that prevents union representatives
from discussing negotiation meetings ✔Correct Answer-A
Which of the following should be included in a job description?
a) the skills needed to perform a job
b) the abilities needed to perform a job
c) the knowledge needed to perform a job
d) the desired outcomes for the job ✔Correct Answer-D
Which of the following counts as direct compensation?
a) state-of-the-art equipment
b) health insurance
c) a comfortable work environment
d) overtime ✔Correct Answer-D
In which of the following circumstances would outsourcing be most likely to be a good decision?
a) when the outsourced task is one of the functions the organization believes differentiates it
from its competitors
b) when the outsourced task is not among the organization's core competencies
c) when it would be more costly to have the task performed by employees
d) when the outsourced task could be accomplished with better quality by employees as the
organization ✔Correct Answer-B
All of the following count as sexual harassment according to Title VII EXCEPT:
a) An employee asks a colleague on a date. After being turned down, no further advances are
made.
b) A manager makes it explicitly clear to an employee that she will only be given a promotion if
she submits to a romantic or sexual relationship
c) A manager makes it implicitly clear to an employee that he will only receive a promotion if he
submits to a romantic or sexual relationship
d) An employee unintentionally makes the work environment intimidating by frequently telling
offensive or crude jokes ✔Correct Answer-A
According to the Any Difference rule of utilization analysis, an employer underutilizes potential
employees from a protected class if:
a) members of a protected class are more represented within an organization than in the
available labor supply
b) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is any lower than in the
available labor supply
c) the proportion of employees from a protected class in a company is 80 percent of what is
available in the labor supply
d) employees who are members of a protected class are entirely unrepresented in an
organization ✔Correct Answer-B
, Which of the following describes a blocking-charge bar?
a) a prohibition against union elections while a collective bargaining agreement is still in place
b) a prohibition against union elections while unfair labor practice charges are pending
c) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a union's certification
d) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a previous election ✔Correct
Answer-B
Which approach to job design focuses attention on making working conditions physically
comfortable for an employee?
a) mechanistic
b) biological
c) motivational
d) perceptual-motor ✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following is an example of a bona fide occupational qualification?
a) Preferring to hire a man to lift boxes
b) Preferring to hire an attractive person to work at the front desk
c) Preferring to hire a woman as an attendant in a women's locker room
d) Preferring to hire a young person to operate social media accounts ✔Correct Answer-C
Which rating method has the advantage of letting managers rate the frequency with which
employees have exhibited exceptionally good or bad behavior?
a) BARS
b) BOS
c) Graphic Rating Scale
d) Critical Incident Method ✔Correct Answer-B
Albemarle Paper v. Moody determined which of the following?
a) disparate impact is a prohibited form of discrimination
b) that employment tests must have criterion-validity
c) that employment tests must be ranked by supervisors
d) disparate treatment is a prohibited form of discrimination ✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following describes a contract bar?
a) a prohibition against union elections while a collective bargaining agreement is still in place
b) a prohibition against union elections while unfair labor practice charges are pending
c) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a previous election
d) a prohibition against union elections within 12 months of a union's certification ✔Correct
Answer-A
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs enforces:
a) affirmative action
b) labor contracts
c) Uniform Guidelines on Employment Selection Procedures
