Question 1

Stock options that vest in the future create a mobility barrier for the employee receiving them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Workforce redeployment applies the ________ principles used to optimize inventory management,planning,and production to optimize the utilization of a firm's employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  product innovation
B)  customer management
C)  supply chain
D)  competitive advantageE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Working from 6 a.m.to 2 p.m.is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  job sharing
B)  flextime
C)  telecommuting
D)  homesourcingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Describe some alternatives to layoffs.

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Question 5

BioMd is a manufacturer of high-end medical diagnostic equipments.The company's revenues and profit margins have come under pressure during the last two years because of decline in product demand.Daisy Howell,the CEO of the company,calls for a senior management meeting to finalize the strategies to be adopted to tackle the dip in profit margins.In the meeting,most managers argue in favor of using downsizing as a means to reducing costs and improving margins.However,Daisy strongly argued for the use of layoffs instead of downsizing.Which of the following,if true,would most strengthen Daisy's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  The organization has a business-based target for reducing the number of employees.
B)  Major hospital chains have announced plans to open up more facilities in the coming year.
C)  An internal demographics review has shown that about ten percent of the firm's employees would retire within three years.
D)  Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act applies to the organization as it has more than hundred employees.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is true of voluntary turnover?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs especially if employees' job duties are well-defined.
B)  It has been proven that average performers are most likely to quit.
C)  It reduces when the economy is good and vice versa.
D)  It can be reduced by giving new hires a realistic job preview.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above D

Question 7

What is optimal turnover?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the lowest turnover that a firm can achieve.
B)  It produces lowest level of long-term productivity.
C)  It produces the highest level of long-term business improvement.
D)  It sees any employee turnover as a loss for the company.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

When a call center fires an employee who cannot meet her call volume goals,which of the following types of turnover has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional
B)  functional
C)  avoidable
D)  voluntaryE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

How is orientation different from socialization?

Accepted Answer

Orientation is the process of completing...

Question 10

When coworkers show a new employee how to do their job,formal socialization is taking place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Firms that do not have proper documentation to terminate an employee but want to end the employment relationship,and at the same time reduce the possibility of a lawsuit,offer the employee a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-compete agreement
B)  non-disclosure agreement
C)  employment at will statement
D)  releaseE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 12

Assume you are a high-ranking manager in a firm who has to discharge a middle-ranking employee.Plan how you would go about this task.Who are the other members of the organization whom you would involve?

Accepted Answer

Student answers may vary.When an employe...

Question 13

________ downsizing targets specific locations for headcount reduction,perhaps due to the loss of an important customer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Seniority-based
B)  Business-based
C)  Geographic
D)  Across the boardE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following,if implemented,would reduce the number of less productive workers in a firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  across the board downsizing
B)  performance-based downsizing
C)  competency-based downsizing
D)  business-based downsizingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C) B

Question 15

Moving employees to other parts of the company or to other jobs the company needs filled to match its workforce with its talent needs is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization
B)  workforce redeployment
C)  mobility barriers
D)  golden handcuffsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

A layoff is an example of which type of turnover?

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional
B)  voluntary
C)  involuntary
D)  avoidableE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Attrition occurs when a company hires fewer new employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Exit interviews should be directed at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  finding out which rivals are poaching talent from the firm
B)  areas in which the company feels it could improve
C)  informing ex-employees of their shortcomings
D)  optimal turnover and should measure the loss to the firmE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In which of the following cases is asking employees to take a leave without pay a good idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  The company is planning to expand its operations.
B)  The company is relocating abroad and needs foreign workers.
C)  The company needs to cut down costs for a specific period.
D)  The company has decided to conduct mass downsizing.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Socialization programs putting newcomers through a common set of experiences as a group rather than individually are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-time programs
B)  collective programs
C)  variable programs
D)  tournament programsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Workforce redeployment applies the ________ principles used to optimize inventory management,planning,and production to optimize the utilization of a firm's employees.

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Working from 6 a.m.to 2 p.m.is an example of ________.

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Describe some alternatives to layoffs.

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How is orientation different from socialization?

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