BUS 303 Week 4 Quiz

1.Which of the following does NOT apply to flextime, job sharing, and telecommuting?

They are mandatory.

They are flexible work arrangements.

They are voluntary benefits.

They can facilitate work-life balance.

1. __ may be offered to employees for career development purposes, and they can be provided either on- or off-site. It can be in the form of workshops, courses offered by consultants, or classes offered by universities.

Professional certification

On-the-job training

Formal education

Self-paced training

3.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an example of social recruiting?

Monster.com

Twitter

LinkedIn

YouTube

4.In __ plans, a managed care organization of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers makes a covenant with an insurer to provide health care services to employees or members at reduced rates.

Preferred provider organization (PPO)

Defined benefit

Health maintenance organization (HMO)

Defined contribution

5.__ refers to expanding the collective capacities of organizational members to engage effectively in leadership roles and processes.

Upward mobility

Leadership development

Management training

Career development

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

Less than $1000

$1000 – $3000

$3000 – $5000

More than $5000

7.__ refers to a process that provides employees with opportunities to obtain the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that enable them to perform their current job-related duties more effectively and responsibly.

Career advancement

Employee development

Succession planning

Employee training

8.__ leaders can combine the best of many cultures while avoiding these cultures’ limitations and biases.

Ambicultural

Global

Ethnorelative

Conscientious

9.Which of the following is NOT one of the HR metrics used to assess and evaluate benefits programs?

Benefits as a percentage of payroll

Benefits expenditures per full-time equivalent

Earnings per share

Return on expenditures

10.Which of the following laws is LEAST associated with determining compensation?

National Labor Relations Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Equal Pay Act

11.Which of the following is NOT one of the mandatory benefits?

Worker’s compensation

Social security

Severance pay

Jury duty leave

12._ refers to status or power differentials between the leaders and employees.

Physical distance

Structural distance

Global distance

Psychological distance

13.Which of the following is NOT true about the current demographic trends in the workforce?

The number of women in the workforce today is almost equal to the number of men.

70% of men reported that they would take a pay cut to spend more time with family.

About 80% of couples have single income households.

One in three children is born to a single mother

14.__ refers to distance between leaders and employees due to centralization, departmentalization, and span of control

Physical distance

Structural distance

Social distance

Psychological distance

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four health conditions that account for the majority of healthcare costs?

Cancer

HIV

Obesity

Diabetes