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Who would typically have responsibility for carrying out human resource activities in a small,
independent business? ✔Correct Answer-The owner or general manager
As the human resource field becomes more professional, more HR managers are acquiring the
Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) credential. Which organization was instrumental
in establishing that credential? ✔Correct Answer-The Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM)
In order to take the PHR, SPHR, or GPHR certification exams, an individual must have at least 10
years of professional experience. ✔Correct Answer-False
One of the first factors that increased the importance of human resource management was
✔Correct Answer-the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Early research determining that individual and group behavior was important to organizations
involved ✔Correct Answer-the Hawthorne Studies
During the 1950s and 1960s, all of the following developed within the field of human resource
management EXCEPT ✔Correct Answer-the human resource management function was
recognized as being critically important to organizational success.
The widespread use of the Internet has affected the basic approach for how human resources
are managed. ✔Correct Answer-False
The human resource function in organizations today is viewed as a key activity that can enhance
the bottom line ✔Correct Answer-True
A human resource management system integrates which of the following functions?
✔Correct Answer-Finance function
Operations function
Marketing function
Other fundamental organizational functions
***All of these
The HRCI offers several certifications, including all of the following EXCEPT the ✔Correct
Answer-UPHR
, The Family Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide which of the following for
employees under certain emergency circumstances? ✔Correct Answer-Up to 12 weeks of
unpaid leave
The____ was passed to protect employee safety. ✔Correct Answer-OSHA
Quid pro quo sexual harassment includes telling suggestive jokes and making disparaging
comments about someone's gender. ✔Correct Answer-False
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination with respect to age of
employees or applicants ✔Correct Answer-40 and over
The Fair Labor Standards Act legislates such issues as: ✔Correct Answer-child labor
Title VII created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ✔Correct Answer-False
Which labor law was passed to regulate union actions and internal affairs related to employee
representation, shifting some power away from unions? ✔Correct Answer-Taft-Hartley Act
Disparate impact occurs when an employer knowingly practices illegal discrimination.
✔Correct Answer-False
Quid pro quo sexual harassment typically involves ✔Correct Answer-sexual favors in return for
something of value.
The Privacy Act of 1974 applies directly to ____ employees. ✔Correct Answer-Federal
Prakash is a human resource manager for an Indian company that is building a manufacturing
plant in Singapore. The plant will be staffed with Indian managers and local workers. What
advice would NOT be appropriate for Prakash? ✔Correct Answer-Compensation for workers in
Singapore will likely be the same as for workers in India
No outplacement firms exist in several Middle Eastern countries because the religion of Islam
specifies that individuals should not benefit financially from other people's misfortunes. This
cultural factor pertains to what type of difference? ✔Correct Answer-Business practices
When a company hires host-country nationals to staff foreign locations in underdeveloped
countries, it must often ✔Correct Answer-provide extensive training and development.
The ethnocentric staffing model utilizes host-country nationals extensively throughout the
company. ✔Correct Answer-False