BUS303 Assignments Week 3 – Quiz

Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT true about independent contractors?

  They use their own tools.

  Employer does not have to contribute to their Social Security, Medicare, unemployment taxes, or workers’ compensation costs.

Correct!

  They determine the product or service that the organization needs.

  They design their own schedules.

 

Question 2

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It would be illegal for an organization not to provide its employees with ________________.

  Health insurance

  A pension plan

  Employee assistance programs

Correct!

  Workers’ compensation

 

Question 3

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All of the following are regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act EXCEPT _________.

Correct Answer

  Pay differentials for equal jobs across genders

  Minimum wage

You Answered

  Hours of work

  The distinction between exempt and non-exempt employees

The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of BUS 303: Human Resource Management, in the section “HR Laws Governing Compensation.” The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differentials for equal jobs across genders, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulates minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, and the distinction between exempt and non-exempt employees.

 

 

Question 4

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Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of an effective benefits program?

  It should provide employees with services they truly need and desire.

  It should be affordable for both the employer and the employee.

Correct Answer

  It should put more emphasis on organizational needs.

You Answered

  It should help improve the effectiveness of the recruitment process.

The answer can be found in Chapter 9 of BUS 303: Human Resource Management, in the section “Benefits Program Design and Administration.” Regardless of organizational type, size, and industry, an effective benefits program should provide employees with services they truly need and desire; be affordable for both the employer and the employee so that it can achieve the goals and objectives in a cost-effective way; give employees a range of plans and options; boost employee morale and enhance organizational productivity through the motivational power of its content, process, equity, and linkages to employee behavior; and improve the effectiveness of the recruitment process by attracting and retaining quality talent.

 

 

Question 5

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of training?

  Facilitated

  Optional

Correct Answer

  Union-initiated

You Answered

  Face-to-face

The answer can be found in Chapter 7 of BUS 303: Human Resource Management, in the section “Training Delivery: Decisions About Types of Training.” The types of training are employee-initiated, employer-initiated, off-the-job, on-the-job, on-site, off-site, educational, professional certification, formal, informal, self-paced, facilitated, mandatory, optional, face-to-face, and online training. Unions rarely, if ever, initiate training.

 

 

Question 6

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Which of the following motivation theories is NOT based on content perspectives?

  Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Correct!

  Vroom’s expectancy

  Herzberg’s two-factor

  McClelland’s acquired needs

 

Question 7

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Which training evaluation method accounts for the Hawthorne effect, and is useful in comparing alternative types of training?

  Post-measurement

  Post-measurement with a control group

Correct!

  Pre-/post-measurement with a control group

  Pre-/post-measurement

 

Question 8

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In which of the following activities were successful managers found to invest more time?

Correct Answer

  Networking

  Traditional management

  Human resource management

You Answered

  Communication

The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of BUS 303: Human Resource Management, in the box “Celebrity CEOs and the Profitability of Their Organizations: Managerial Success and Effectiveness Do Not Always Go Together.” The researchers found that effective managers invested more time in the human-oriented activities of human resource management and communication. On the other hand, successful managers invested a lot more time in networking activities, especially politicking.

 

 

Question 9

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In the ______ stage of the training process, the content and resources that meet the goals and objectives set in the training’s design stage are determined and addressed.

Correct!

  Training development

  Training delivery

  Training design

  Training transfer

 

Question 10

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According to General Motors’s findings, how much money does an obese employee annually cost the company in health services?

  Less than $1000

Correct Answer

  $1000 - $3000

You Answered

  $3000 - $5000

  More than $5000

The answer can be found in Chapter 9 of BUS 303: Human Resource Management, in the feature box “Benefits: A Cost-Benefit Approach.” General Motors has found that obesity costs the company an additional $1000 to $3000 per year per obese employee in health services, which add up to about $300 million in additional costs.

 

 

Question 11

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Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between executive pay and firm performance?

  Positive

  Negative

Correct!

  Weak

  Strong

 

CHAPTER 9

 

Question 12

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What type of benefit is offered in the form of defined-benefit or defined-contribution plans?

  Healthcare

Correct!

  Pension plan

  Social security

  Severance pay

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