Question 1

Employees with negative affectivity are inclined to

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A)   experience high job satisfaction.
B)   experience feelings of anger,contempt,fear,and guilt.
C)   seek change in socially acceptable ways.
D)   look for the good in others,but not themselves.
E)   think highly of themselves,but not others.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

According to your text,people will be satisfied with their jobs as long as they perceive that

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A)   their jobs are the greatest source of happiness.
B)   their jobs can lead to the obtainment of everything they've ever wanted.
C)   their jobs meet their important values.
D)   there are no better employment options available.
E)   they are doing better than their subordinates.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Developing a formal discipline process is a prime responsibility of the human resource department.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ is a process for resolving disagreements by taking them to a panel composed of representatives from the organization at the same levels as the people in the dispute.

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A)   Outplacement counseling
B)   Mediation
C)   Carve-out
D)   Arbitration
E)   Peer reviewF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act requires that

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A)   organizations with unionized operations negotiate any closing or layoff that will affect employees within the bargaining unit.
B)   organizations with more than 100 employees conduct and publicize the results of an environmental community impact study before closing a plant that will affect at least 50 full-time employees.
C)   organizations with 50 or more employees and $10,000 or more in federal contracts prepare and post an affirmation plan.
D)   organizations with more than 100 employees give 60 days' notice before any closing or layoff that will affect at least 50 full-time employees.
E)   organizations with more than 50 employees provide fringe benefits and pay penalties before any closing or layoff.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

A(n) _____ refers to the meeting of a departing employee with the employee's supervisor and/or a human resource specialist to discuss the employee's reasons for leaving.

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A)   exit interview
B)   affirmative action
C)   carve-out
D)   observation interview
E)   summary dismissalF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Petro Construction Company has a system of progressive discipline.Even so,in which of the following situations would it be appropriate for the company to follow a stricter policy and dismiss an employee after a first offense?

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A)   A welder ignored safety procedures and started a fire that caused serious damage.
B)   The last employee to leave a production area forgot to turn off a hot stove.
C)   An employee's work quality has been declining for a week.
D)   A manager was late to work twice,setting a bad example.
E)   A supervisor told a joke that some employees considered offensive.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Generally,organizations encourage voluntary turnover among top performers because it is inexpensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In terms of job dissatisfaction,an employee who calls in sick or arrives to work late is engaging in

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A)   behavior change.
B)   benchmarking.
C)   physical job withdrawal.
D)   whistle-blowing.
E)   emotional withdrawal.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Sean is employed as a supervisor at MaxCharge Industries.He gets fired from his job because he refused to break local laws and discharge harmful chemicals from MaxCharge into a nearby river.Which of the following is the exception to the employment-at-will doctrine that Sean is likely to choose when he files a wrongful discharge suit?

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A)   affirmative action
B)   reverse discrimination
C)   implied contract
D)   information seizure
E)   public policyF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Historically,if an organization and employee do not have a specific employment contract,the employer or employee may not require a specific time to end the employment relationship.This is referred to as the _____ doctrine.

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A)   force majeure
B)   laissez faire
C)   employment-at-will
D)   due process
E)   implied in factF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

After Clair,a human resource manager,hears reports that some employees are drinking liquor on the job,she arranges to conduct a random search for evidence.Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate way for Clair's company to act fairly regarding employees' privacy in this scenario?

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A)   requesting consent before gathering information
B)   confining the search to lower-performing employees
C)   telling employees the company is accusing them of drinking
D)   excluding the accusers' work areas from the search
E)   sharing search results with a reporter who learned about the searchF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The amount of income linked to each job is called the

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A)   pay rank.
B)   pay status.
C)   pay differential.
D)   incentive pay.
E)   pay level.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Choose the correct statement about personal dispositions.

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A)   People with a positive core self-evaluation tend to experience job satisfaction.
B)   Rather than doing nothing,people with negative core self-evaluations always act aggressively toward the people they blame.
C)   In general,job turnover is higher among employees who are high in emotional stability and conscientiousness.
D)   People with negative affectivity tend to be satisfied with their jobs after changing their occupations.
E)   Core self-evaluations are bottom-line opinions that are positive in nature.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

A perception of _____ is a judgment that the organization carried out its actions in a manner that took the employee's feelings into account.

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A)   interactional justice
B)   employee turnover
C)   progressive discipline
D)   summary dismissal
E)   outcome fairnessF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The result reached in _____ must be accepted by both employee and employer.

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A)   peer review
B)   mediation
C)   an open-door policy
D)   arbitration
E)   outplacement counselingF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Discuss the principles of justice that are to be followed in a system of disciplining or discharging employees.

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Question 18

Low job involvement and low organizational commitment are

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A)   essentially the same thing.
B)   examples of psychological withdrawal.
C)   examples of physical withdrawal that are related to job dissatisfaction.
D)   examples of behavior change.
E)   examples of physiological withdrawal.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 19

_____ results when situations such as the nature of the job,supervisors and co-workers,pay levels,or the employee's own disposition cause the employee to become unhappy with the job.

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A)   Fundamental attribution error
B)   Due diligence
C)   Social loafing
D)   Job withdrawal
E)   Cognitive dissonanceF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The _____ is a process of formally identifying expectations associated with a role.

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A)   role playing method
B)   role analysis technique
C)   role carve-out
D)   role enrichment
E)   role overloadF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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