HR MANAGEMENT (MANA 3320-UTA-
CRAWORD) EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Organizational culture - ANSWER-shared values, beliefs, and assumptions about
appropriate behaviour in an org. Employees use 'artifacts' to learn culture
Artifacts of Organizational Culture - ANSWER-heroes, stories, slogans, symbols,
ceremonies
Yield ratios - ANSWER-Comparisons to help quantify recruitment efforts. EX:
Interviewed/Applied
Offered/Interviewed
Hired/Offered
4/5 rule - ANSWER-rule of thumb that finds evidence of discrimination if an
organization's hiring rate for a minority group is less than 80% the hiring rate for the
majority group
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - ANSWER-Aims to close gender gap, usually too subjective
to enforce
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-Stipulates that businesses cannot
discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - ANSWER-Allows for punitive and compensatory damages
in civil rights cases. Sets monetary caps
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-Stipulates businesses provide
reasonable accommodations for peoples with disabilities
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - ANSWER-U.S act that prohibits
discrimination against individuals on the basis of their genetic information in both
employment and health insurance.
Uniformed Services Employment and Redeployment Rights Act (USERR) -
ANSWER-Protects military reserve members from losing their jobs after returning
from active duty
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 - ANSWER-Amends USERRA to extend
health care coverage while away on duty, and requires employers to post a notice of
benefits, duties, and rights of reemployment
CRAWORD) EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Organizational culture - ANSWER-shared values, beliefs, and assumptions about
appropriate behaviour in an org. Employees use 'artifacts' to learn culture
Artifacts of Organizational Culture - ANSWER-heroes, stories, slogans, symbols,
ceremonies
Yield ratios - ANSWER-Comparisons to help quantify recruitment efforts. EX:
Interviewed/Applied
Offered/Interviewed
Hired/Offered
4/5 rule - ANSWER-rule of thumb that finds evidence of discrimination if an
organization's hiring rate for a minority group is less than 80% the hiring rate for the
majority group
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - ANSWER-Aims to close gender gap, usually too subjective
to enforce
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-Stipulates that businesses cannot
discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - ANSWER-Allows for punitive and compensatory damages
in civil rights cases. Sets monetary caps
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-Stipulates businesses provide
reasonable accommodations for peoples with disabilities
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - ANSWER-U.S act that prohibits
discrimination against individuals on the basis of their genetic information in both
employment and health insurance.
Uniformed Services Employment and Redeployment Rights Act (USERR) -
ANSWER-Protects military reserve members from losing their jobs after returning
from active duty
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 - ANSWER-Amends USERRA to extend
health care coverage while away on duty, and requires employers to post a notice of
benefits, duties, and rights of reemployment
