Question 1

Identify a critical dimension of procedural justice that refers to the perception that a person applying the rules to a decision had no vested interest in the outcome of the decision.

Accepted Answer

A)   Consistency
B)   Free from bias
C)   Voice
D)   Information accuracy

Question 2

The key to successful termination of an employee is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   public-policy exception
B)   realistic job previews
C)   documentation
D)   verbal warnings

Question 3

Distributive justice is insignificant in determining an employee's reactions to pay decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine protects whistle-blowers?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Taft-Hartley Act exception
B)   The due process exception
C)   Public-policy exception
D)   Breach-of-good-faith exception

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of employing part-time workers in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Part-time workers are available round the clock and on all days to provide technical support.
B)   Part-time workers increase the labor costs of the organization.
C)   Part-time workers are routinely expected to work less than 20 hours a week.
D)   Part-time workers provide considerable scheduling flexibility to the organization.

Question 6

Which of the following indicators can be used to assess the success or failure of a merger or acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Research-and-development expenditures
B)   HR policies of the newly formed organization
C)   Ethics and values of the newly formed organization
D)   Previous acquisitions of the acquiring firm

Question 7

Beth, a new assistant manager at one of the branches of Scroll Bank, is unhappy with her job because she was not told during her job interview that she would be responsible for answering phone calls. Moreover, she claims that many of the workplace facilities mentioned during her interview are not really present. As a result, she is resigning from her job. Which of the following employee retention strategies should Scroll Bank use to avoid similar situations in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employee assistance programs
B)   Realistic job previews
C)   Stock options
D)   Cafeteria-style benefits plans

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the system of rules and procedures for how and when punishment is administered and how severe the punishment should be?

Accepted Answer

A)   Procedural justice
B)   Distributive justice
C)   Discipline
D)   Ethicality C

Question 9

In the context of a progressive disciplinary program of an organization, which of the following is a temporary layoff, usually with pay, when there is an ongoing investigation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Termination
B)   Suspension
C)   Disbanding
D)   Rightsizing

Question 10

According to a study of the effects of rightsizing conducted in the 1990s, the firms where the decline in employment was less than 5 percent from 1980 to 1994, but the decline in plant and assets during the same period was at least 5 percent greater than the decline in employment were called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   stable employers
B)   employment downsizers
C)   asset downsizers
D)   combination upsizers

Question 11

An advantage of retaining highly performing employees is that:

Accepted Answer

A)   it helps in fostering normative commitment in the workplace.
B)   it helps in increasing job embeddedness at the workplace.
C)   it helps in reducing functional turnover.
D)   it helps in avoiding the expenses involved in replacing them.

Question 12

Explain the role of effective human resource management (HRM) during mergers and acquisitions.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. It is becoming increasingly clear that the successful management of human resources during the merger and acquisition process is quite important for the overall success of the project. Employees involved in mergers and acquisitions must abandon one self-identity and then develop a new one: an employee of the acquiring firm or an employee of the new, merged firm. However, research shows that this would lead to intergroup conflict. HR managers must, therefore, move to integrate the two firms into one and create a new self-identity for all employees: employees of the newly merged firm. In other words, for a merger or acquisition to be successful, all the employees should identify with the new firm and therefore work with one another and cooperate to help make the new firm the best it can be-especially because it is even more rewarding to be associated with a really successful firm.Another critical role the HR manager can play during this process is to serve as the center of communications. There is a great deal of uncertainty for everyone during a merger or acquisition, and the HR manager can work to communicate openly, honestly, and frequently with the employees. In addition, it is important to build employee identification with the new corporate identity. This can be accomplished with simple measures such as distributing shorts or caps with the new corporate logo, or it might involve orientation sessions in which all of the reasons and details of the merger or acquisition are explained. Through programs such as these, the HR manager can be an important player in the merger and acquisition process and thus can add value to the organization in yet another way.

Question 13

Voluntary turnover occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)   employees choose to leave the organization for a variety of reasons.
B)   a facility is closed and all of its workers are put out of work.
C)   an underperforming employee is laid off.
D)   managers choose to leave job vacancies unfilled.

Question 14

In the context of progressive discipline, which of the following refers to following unacceptable behavior with some type of negative consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Extinction
B)   Procedural justice
C)   Punishment
D)   Interpersonal justice

Question 15

Which of the following is a major cause for involuntary turnover in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lack of job complexity
B)   Poor performance of an individual
C)   High job embeddedness
D)   Poor rapport between co-workers

Question 16

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires that employers give at least 60 days' notice for a mass layoff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is most likely to be an effective retention strategy for a high-tech software company to retain executive engineers for an extended period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Regularly administering job satisfaction surveys
B)   Increasing job embeddedness
C)   Giving stock options that cannot be exercised for the first 5 years of employment
D)   Reducing the job requirements to make jobs simpler and easier

Question 18

Which of the following is the degree to which an employee identifies with a firm and is willing to exert effort on behalf of the firm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizational commitment
B)   Representativeness
C)   Contextual performance
D)   Job embeddedness

Question 19

Ramon was employed by a software company to work in the print media section of its public relations department. The management of the company recently laid off the entire print media section, including Ramon, to cut costs. However, Ramon was not angry about the company's decision because he believed the decision of the company was objective and unbiased as all the employees in the print section were terminated. This scenario illustrates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   interactional justice
B)   procedural justice
C)   informational justice
D)   restorative justice

Question 20

Which of the following is a difference between suspension and termination?

Accepted Answer

A)   Suspension is part of a progressive disciplinary program, whereas termination is not part of a progressive disciplinary program.
B)   Suspension lasts for a day or for a few weeks, whereas termination marks the end of the employment relationship.
C)   Suspension is the first step in most progressive disciplinary programs, whereas termination is the last step in most progressive disciplinary programs.
D)   Suspension invariably leads to legal problems for an employer, whereas termination rarely leads to legal problems for an employer.

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Distributive justice is insignificant in determining an employee's reactions to pay decisions.

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Which of the following statements is true of employing part-time workers in an organization?

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Which of the following refers to the system of rules and procedures for how and when punishment is administered and how severe the punishment should be?

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According to a study of the effects of rightsizing conducted in the 1990s, the firms where the decline in employment was less than 5 percent from 1980 to 1994, but the decline in plant and assets during the same period was at least 5 percent greater than the decline in employment were called _____.

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An advantage of retaining highly performing employees is that:

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In the context of progressive discipline, which of the following refers to following unacceptable behavior with some type of negative consequences?

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Which of the following is a major cause for involuntary turnover in an organization?

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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires that employers give at least 60 days' notice for a mass layoff.

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Which of the following is most likely to be an effective retention strategy for a high-tech software company to retain executive engineers for an extended period of time?

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