MGT103_Chapter 8.1_HiepTH9

    The set of activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce is called _____.

• operations management

• organization development

• relationship management

• enterprise feedback management

• human resource management

    _____ reflects an organization's investment in attracting, retaining, and motivating an effective workforce.

• Financial capital

• Human capital

• Surplus capital

• Enterprise capital

• Production capital

    A hospital refuses to employ male nurses. This illustrates _____.

• confirmatory bias

• affirmative action

• a direct form of discrimination

• equal employment opportunity

• employment at will

    A taxi company has a policy that it will never hire women drivers. This scenario illustrates_____.

• workforce diversity

• source monitoring error

• a direct form of discrimination

• confirmatory bias

• affirmative action

    Which of the following is an example of a direct form of discrimination?

• An organization intentionally seeking and hiring employees from groups that are underrepresented in the organization

• An organization refusing to promote employees belonging to an ethnic minority into management

• An organization hiring professionals based on their experience and skills

• An organization using employment tests that men pass at a higher rate than women

• An organization using realistic job previews to recruit employees

    When an organization uses an employment test that the majority ethnic group is known to pass at a higher rate than minority groups , it is exhibiting _____.

• Affirmative action

• Direct form of discrimination

• Indirect form of discrimination

• Adverse impact

• Validation

    A medical student belonging to a minority ethnic group was selected for an internship program at a hospital even though he had lower grades and test scores than other applicants. This scenario illustrates:

• confirmatory bias.

• employment at will.

• affirmative action

• source monitoring error

• equal employment opportunity

    The Age Discrimination in Employment Act forbids discrimination against workers above which of the following ages?

• 40

• 45

• 50

• 55

• 60

Employment requirements such as test scores and other qualifications are legally defined as having a(n) _____ on minorities and women when such individuals meet or pass the requirement at a rate less than 80 percent of the rate of majority group members.

• affirmative action

• adverse impact

• confirmatory action

• lien

• divergent impact