Human Resource Management

In a small business, the owner can hire the ideal person and still have problems. 

• True
• False

Human resources, defined in economics terms, is the processing of employees in monetary terms. 
 

• True
• False

The Civil Rights Act applies to firms with more than 10 employees. 

• True
• False

In an interview an owner can ask an applicant if he or she has ever been arrested for a crime. 

• True
• False

Equity theory is where people judge how we are being treated relative to how we see others being treated. 

• True
• False

OSHA stands for Office Standards and Health Administration. 

• True
• False

Which of the following represents the impact of a poor employee on the functioning of a small business? 

• The problem may bleed over to other employees.
• The organization does not fully benefit from the employee.
• The owner's time is lost. 
• All of these.

Human resource management includes _________ the employees. 

• hiring
• inspiring
• managing
• all of these

Human resources is defined in economics terms as the _________ and _________ of human effort directed toward producing goods and services. 

• producing; manufacturing
• monetary; utility
• quantity; quality
• developing; producing

All of these are reasons why small business owners do not write job descriptions EXCEPT: 

• lack of time
• wait till the employee gets hired
• unclear picture of the new position
• remain flexible for the right individual