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25.1.2014 ABSO-204: Midterm test 13th of November 2013

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1

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. observation

b. All of the above.

c. questionnaires

d. interviews

Which of the following methods is used to gather job analysis data?

CorrectMarks for this submiss ion: 4/4.

2

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. a worker looses her annual leave because she is taking her maternity leave that is longerthan annual leave

b. a worker must be able to take her annual leave during a period other than a period of hermaternity leave

c. a worker must be able to take her annual leave before her maternity leave

d. a worker must be able to take her annual leave during her maternity leave

In the Gomez case the period of maternity leave coincided with the period of annual leave for all the staff agreed in acollective agreement on annual leave. The court decided that


3

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. job report

b. job description

c. job context

d. job specification

Which term refers to a written statement that describes the activities and responsibilities of the job?


4

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. False

b. True

A manager uses job description information to write a job specification that lists the knowledge, abilities, and skillsneeded to perform the job.


Midterm test 13th of November 2013

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Started on Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 10:41 AM

Completed on Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 11:54 AM

Time take n 1 hour 13 mins

Grade 60 out of a maximum of 100 (60%)

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5

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. using selection tools such as tests, interviews, and the like

b. deciding what positions to fill

c. All of the above.

d. building a pool of job candidates

The framework for talent management includes ________.


6

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. high school diplomas were not related to job success as a coal handler

b. no business necessity existed

c. Duke Power Company intended to discr iminate against blacks

d. Griggs held a GED

In Griggs v. Duke Power Company, Griggs sued the power company because it required coal handlers to be highschool graduates. The case was decided in favor of Griggs because ________.

IncorrectMarks for this submiss ion: 0/4.

7

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. controlling labor costs.

b. training employees.

c. placing the right person in the right job.

d. None of the above.

Effective human resource management could include all of the following responsibilities except:


8

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. design engineer

b. farmer

c. receptionist

d. assembly-line worker

For which of the following jobs is direct observation not recommended to collect data used in a job analysis?


9

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. unspecified condition

b. disease

c. gender specific conditionality

d. disability

The Protection of Maternity Law treats pregnancy as a ________.


10

Marks : 4

The non-discrimination on grounds of age in the field of employment and occupation protects workers who are________ .



Choose oneanswer.

a. 63-70

b. 18- 25

c. 18-65

d. 10-18


11

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. True

b. False

Cyprus Airways justified the age limit of 30 for flight attendants as a business necessity


12

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. progressive desegregation

b. permitted discrimination

c. affirmative action

d. progressive action

Making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented protected individuals is called ________.


13

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. Help from other colleagues when necessary

b. Possibility to take regular breaks for food and dr ink

c. Flexible working hours

d. Exemption of a pregnant worker from activit ies at work

According to Cyprus equal treatment in employment and vocational training the following are the countervailingmeasures for pregnant workers, except:


14

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. False

b. True

Competency-based job analysis means describing the job in terms of the observable competencies (knowledge, skills,and/or behaviors) that an employee must have to do the job.


15

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. True

b. False

Job analysis produces information used for writing job descriptions and job specifications.




16

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. informing employees about a sexual harassment policy

b. training management about the dangers of sexual harassment

c. issuing a strong policy statement condemning harassment

d. All of the above.

Liability in sexual harassment lawsuits can be minimized by doing which of the following?


17

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. sexual harassment

b. legislative fodder

c. chauvinistic

d. rude

Unwelcome sexual advances and requests for sexual favors are called ________.


18

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. True

b. False

With the aging of its workforce, America is facing a demographic shift as s ignificant as the massive entry of women intothe workforce that began in the 1960s.


19

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. groups of employees with the same job

b. All of the above.

c. individual employees

d. supervisors who know the job

Who is interviewed by managers collecting job analysis data?


20

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. False

b. True

Staff managers are always someone's boss.


21

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. increasing use of part-time workers

b. aging workforce

c. increasingly diverse workforce

d. both A and B

Which of the following demographic issues represents a challenge for human resource managers?




22

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. True

b. False

Ethical issues such as workplace safety, security of employee records, comparable work, and employee privacy rightsare all related to human resource management.


23

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. All of the above.

b. graphical analysis

c. ratio analysis

d. trend analysis

Which term below means studying variations in a firm's employment levels over time?


24

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. All of the above.

b. demographic trends

c. "generation Y"

d. economic trends

Which of the following is not a factor changing the environment of HRM?


25

Marks : 4

Choose oneanswer.

a. True

b. False

Non-renewal of the employment contracts due to pregnancy constitues indirect discrimination


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