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General Practice Quiz 5
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The life cycle stages of an organization include all of the following except:
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Growth
Decline
Recession
Maturity
Introduction
What is constructive discharge?
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Being able to terminate an employee at any time for any reason
Making working condition so intolerable that an employee is forced to resign
Being held liable for injuries caused by an employee who the employer knew (or should have known) posed a risk
Intruding into an employees personal life
A compensation method related to an employee's individual performance and is the basis for either the amount or timing of pay increases known as:
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An incentive pay plan
A Scanlon plan
A Premium pay plan
A merit pay plan
Option 5
A psychological exam that tends to eliminate African-American applicants is an example of:
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Disparate treatment
Adverse impact
Present effects of past discrimination
Falsity of selection practices
In which phase of Strategic Planning is corrective actions taken:
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Phase 1 Strategy Formulation
Phase 2 Strategy Development
Phase 3 Strategy Implementation
Phase 4 Strategy Evaluation
Option 1
Clear selection
_____________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is restricted to higher levels of management.
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Centralization
Division of Labor
Employee involvement
Equity Theory
What is a budgeting tool for measuring cost-effectiveness?
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Trend/ratio analysis
Cost/Benefit analysis
Statistical forecasts
The purpose of the Older Worker's Benefit Protection Act is to:
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Ensure that older workers are not coerced into early retirement
Protect older workers from layoffs
Protect employers from age discrimination suits.
Protect the seniority rights of employees
The five types of leadership styles, task manager, team, country club, middle of the road and impoverished, are determined by which Situational leadership theory?
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Hersey-Blanchard
Equity Theory
Blake-Mouton
Self-efficacy
A narrow span of control is typically used when:
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There is a shortage of managers
A team effort is not required.
Subordinates are experienced
tasks are complex
According to the concept of ____, the pay for jobs requiring comparable levels of knowledge, skill, and ability should be similar even if actual duties differ.
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Pay equity
Equal pay
Comparable worth
a and c
None of the above
Content validity refers to
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A non-statistical approach using a work sample as a test that identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the job being filled by a particular candidate
Validity showing a relationship between an abstract characteristic and job performance
Validity measured when test results of applicants are compared with subsequent performance
The extension of the validity of tests to different groups, similar jobs, or other organizations
Under McGregor’s Theory X/Theory Y model of motivation, all Theory X people would most likely resemble:
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Under proper conditions, people wouldn’t avoid responsibility
People don’t inherently dislike work
Most workers must be coerced and threatened with punishment to meet goals
Variable pay is also know as:
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Incentive pay
Group pay
COLA pay
Differential pay
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