Human Resource Management Practices and Concepts, Exams of Advanced Education

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PRACTICE TEST-- EXAM EDGE

Which of the following firms provides a service under which an employer can outsource employee management tasks, such as employee benefits, payroll and workers' compensation, recruiting, risk/safety management, and training and development? - Professional Employer Organization Through which of the following did the U.S. Supreme Court reinforce the concept of job relatedness, including stating job relatedness cannot be proven through vague and unsubstantiated hearsay and limiting job analysis to selected jobs, that are unrepresentative of the full range of work performed, is inadequate for test development? - Albermarle v. Moody Your company is changing the way that employees are scheduled for projects. The current procedure has not been working well and after a study was done, a new procedure was designed and has begun to be implemented. Your job is to make this change as seamless as possible with employees. Which of the following actions would be most likely to do this? - Train employees as quickly as possible. Engage them in the change process and communicate before, during, and after the change. You have organized a team of professionals to work on the current state of customer service. You detect a lack of motivation for this project in team members. What can you do to address this lack of motivation in the team? - Define a clear purpose and goals for the team; then measure team performance, and reward team excellence Defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the best practice retention period for employee records that relate to discrimination charges is how many years after the employee leaves the company? - 7 Years A form of self-regulation integrated into a business model that monitors compliance with ethical standards and international norms to take responsibility for its actions is which of the following? - corporate social responsibility A zero-based budget is one that - One that starts from scratch every year Which of the following terms describes the concept that a corporation has an impact on the lives of its stakeholders and the environment? - Corporate Social Responsibility Which of the following is not a statutory deduction? - Employee stock purchase plans Carol is a member of your human resources staff and comes to you asking if, in the current employment climate, background checks are legal and moral. She is worried

that the company will be liable for negligent hiring if background checks are not done. What is your advice to her? - Background checks are still legal and doing them can lessen employer risk.