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quiz 1Which of the following statements is false regarding person-job match?Answer· Question 24 out of 4 pointsWhen jobs are highly fluid, it is probably advisable for organizations to focus more on:Answer· Question 34 out of 4 pointsThe ___________ is composed of more peripheral workers who are used on an as-needed, just-in-time basis.Answer· Question 44 out of 4 pointsThe person/job match model says that there must be a match between _______.Answer· Question 54 out of 4 pointsA _____________ staffing strategy would have an organization concentrate on acquiring new employees who can “hit the ground running.”Answer· Question 64 out of 4 pointsThe purpose of retention systems is to __________.Answer· Question 74 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements is true regarding staffing?Answer· Question 84 out of 4 pointsAccording to the overall staffing organizations model, one support activity is ________.Answer· Question 94 out of 4 pointsThe process that involves the placement of new hires on the actual job they will hold is called ___________.Answer· Question 104 out of 4 pointsAccording to the overall staffing organizations model, HR and staffing strategy are driven by _____________.Answer· Question 114 out of 4 pointsA _____________ staffing strategy is when organizations decide to go to locations where there are ample labor supplies.Answer· Question 124 out of 4 pointsThe staffing system components model says that the phases of the staffing process occur in which order after the initial interaction between the applicant and the organization?Answer· Question 134 out of 4 pointsWhich of these activities is most directly associated with the employment phase of the staffing process?Answer· Question 144 out of 4 pointsAccording to the overall staffing organizations model, an example of a core staffing activity is ______.Answer· Question 154 out of 4 pointsOutsourcing is _________.Answer2Statutory law is derived from ________.Answer· Question 24 out of 4 pointsThe legal status of seniority and merit systems is that _______.Answer· Question 34 out of 4 pointsDue process rights have their primary source in _________.Answer· Question 44 out of 4 pointsThe essence of a BFOQ is that _________.Answer· Question 54 out of 4 pointsWhere reasonable accommodations for disabled individuals are concerned, it can be said that _______.Answer· Question 64 out of 4 pointsRegarding the use of tests in staffing, it can be said that ______.Answer· Question 74 out of 4 pointsThe Age Discrimination in Employment Act focuses on individuals over the age of ________.Answer· Question 84 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is true regarding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?Answer· Question 94 out of 4 pointsExecutive Order 11246 covers _________.Answer· Question 104 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements is true regarding the laws and regulations which govern the employment relationship?Answer· Question 114 out of 4 pointsA _________ is a civil wrong that occurs when the employer violates a duty owed to its employees or customers that results in harm or damages.Answer· Question 124 out of 4 pointsNoncompliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) could result in __________.Answer· Question 134 out of 4 pointsWhen using stock statistics in job selection discrimination cases, the comparison being made is __________.Answer· Question 144 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is not covered by the Civil Rights Act ________?Answer· Question 154 out of 4 pointsThe primary source of common law is ________.Answer· Question 160 out of 4 pointsWhat percentage of employers believe high school graduates are deficient in work habits such as professionalism, critical thinking, personal accountability, and time management?Answer· Question 174 out of 4 pointsIn Markov analysis for staffing, __________ is used to forecast future workforce availabilities.Answer· Question 184 out of 4 pointsPopulation-based HRP consists of _________.Answer· Question 194 out of 4 pointsPassive diversity planning means _______.Answer· Question 204 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following are likely to occur during job expansion periods?Answer· Question 214 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following would not be addressed in forecasting HR availabilities?)Answer· Question 224 out of 4 pointsTo have a high probability of being acceptable in the eyes of the Supreme Court, an organization’s AAP should _________.Answer· Question 234 out of 4 pointsA(n) ______ provides specific task and project assistance to the organization, such as maintenance, bookkeeping, advertising, programming, and consulting, with payment contingent on completion of the project (rather than time worked or methods of completing the task).Answer· Question 244 out of 4 pointsA key advantage of having a core work force is that it provides _________.Answer· Question 254 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following creates a problem for Markov analysis?Answer· Question 264 out of 4 pointsA manager has gathered data on staffing levels over time, and then predicts future requirements based on the pattern of demand, taking seasonal variations in demand into account. This equation is used to predict future staffing levels. This is an example of _______________.Answer· Question 274 out of 4 pointsThe major legal issue for HR strategy and planning is _______.Answer· Question 284 out of 4 pointsWhat proportion of the workforce is unionized?Answer· Question 294 out of 4 pointsA transition matrix would appear in a _________.Answer· Question 304 out of 4 points]· Question 294 out of 4 points· Question 184 out of 4 pointsThe biggest reason why cognitive ability tests are not more widely used is _____________.Answer· Question 194 out of 4 pointsThe correlation between structured interviews and cognitive ability tests is ____________.Answer· Question 204 out of 4 pointsThe most widely used test of general mental ability for selection decisions is the _____.Answer· Question 214 out of 4 pointsResearch has shown that most of the effect of cognitive ability on performance is due to the fact that intelligent employees have greater _____.Answer· Question 224 out of 4 pointsThe best description of UGESP is that they are _____.Answer· Question 234 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following items is a major principle pertaining to selection under the Americans with Disabilities Act?Answer· Question 244 out of 4 pointsThis personality trait is associated with better performance, higher job satisfaction, and lower adaptability on the job.Answer· Question 254 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is not one of the five-factor model personality traits?Answer· Question 264 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is a characteristic of a typical unstructured interview?Answer· Question 274 out of 4 pointsThe type of structured interview that assesses an applicant’s ability to project what his/her behavior would be in the future is the ____________ interview.Answer· Question 284 out of 4 pointsApplicants’ reactions to interviews tend to be _________.Answer· Question 294 out of 4 pointsDrug tests are not common for many jobs because _____.Answer· Question 304 out of 4 pointsThis personality trait is associated with more creativity, effective leadership, and a lower commitment to one’s employer.AnswerThe validity of assessment centers as a method for internal selection is approximately ___________.Answer· Question 24 out of 4 pointsA job candidate responding to an “in-basket exercise” would most likely be asked to _________.Answer· Question 34 out of 4 pointsWhile information from internal selection can be better because multiple point of view can be combined, there are concerns that _____________.Answer· Question 44 out of 4 pointsWhere peer assessments are concerned, it would be accurate to say that _____________.Answer· Question 54 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following factors is the most relevant to the theory behind assessment centers?Answer· Question 64 out of 4 pointsIf the selection objective is to assess a candidate’s ability to make a coherent persuasive report about the organization’s annual results before a group of top managers, the best interview simulation to make this assessment would be a(n) ________.Answer· Question 74 out of 4 pointsAn organization which is committed to shattering the “glass ceiling” should ___________.Answer· Question 84 out of 4 pointsThe concept which refers to the idea that individuals rise to their lowest level of incompetence is the _______.Answer· Question 94 out of 4 pointsAn important advantage of peer assessments is __________.Answer· Question 104 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements about various methods of managerial sponsorship is false?Answer· Question 114 out of 4 pointsThe type of selection methods which are used to narrow down a list of finalists to those who will receive job offers is called _________ methods.Answer· Question 124 out of 4 pointsWithin the context of internal selection, an accurate statement about the logic of prediction would be that _____________.Answer· Question 134 out of 4 pointsResearch on the use of selection and experience as internal selection methods indicates that ___________.Answer· Question 144 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is true regarding seniority?Answer· Question 154 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following assessment methods does not have at least moderately high validity?Answer·If a cutoff scores is set based on the qualifications deemed necessary to perform a job, it is most likely the ______ method of determining cut scores.Answer· Question 24 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is the most difficult to estimate term in the economic gain formula?Answer· Question 34 out of 4 pointsEconomic gain formulas provide the HR specialist with an estimate of ______.Answer· Question 44 out of 4 pointsA significance level of p<0.05 in a validity study means _________.Answer· Question 54 out of 4 pointsIn terms of who should participate in selection decision making (i.e., HR professionals vs. line managers), HR professionals would be least likely to ________.Answer· Question 64 out of 4 pointsValidity refers to __________.Answer· Question 74 out of 4 pointsWhen HR specialists state that a new predictor "adds value" to the prediction of job success, they mean that _____.Answer· Question 84 out of 4 pointsIf a cutoff score is lowered, the effect of this on hiring results is likely to be ______________.Answer· Question 94 out of 4 pointsUnder which circumstances is "hiring success gain" likely to be optimal?Answer· Question 104 out of 4 pointsAn applicant who is not hired but who would have performed successfully if hired is a ______________.Answer· Question 114 out of 4 pointsWhen using ___________, finalists are banded together into rank-ordered categories.Answer· Question 124 out of 4 pointsIf an HR specialist is assessing the usefulness of predictors in forecasting job success, and it is noted that a given predictor has both high validity and high adverse impact, the HR specialist should conclude ___________.Answer· Question 134 out of 4 pointsWhen using ___________, each finalist has an equal chance of being selected.Answer· Question 144 out of 4 pointsTaylor-Russell tables are an effective decision making tool in that they ________.Answer· Question 154 out of 4 pointsWhen using ___________, finalists are ordered from the most desirable to the least desirable based on results of discretionary assessments.Answer· Question 164 out of 4 pointsThe most commonly negotiated element of a job offer is ___.Answer· Question 174 out of 4 pointsUnder the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, employers must ___________.Answer· Question 184 out of 4 points______ prohibit current or departing employees from the unauthorized use or disclosure of information during or after employment.Answer· Question 194 out of 4 pointsIn using information about competitors to structure job offers, which of the following statements is not useful as a general guideline?Answer· Question 204 out of 4 pointsNon-compete agreements should be drafted in such a way that they cover ____.Answer· Question 214 out of 4 pointsA _____ is a right to purchase a share of stock for a predetermined price at a later date.Answer· Question 224 out of 4 pointsFlat pay rate job offers are least appropriate for _______.Answer· Question 234 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements about negligent hiring lawsuits against employers is accurate?Answer· Question 244 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is likely to be a contingency related to a job offer?Answer· Question 254 out of 4 pointsAs a general rule concerning job offers, it can be said that __________.Answer· Question 264 out of 4 pointsLong-term variable pay plans provide employees ownership opportunities as the value of the organization increases are applicable only in the ____.Answer· Question 274 out of 4 pointsThe most sensible approach for addressing the issue of applicant truthfulness would be to ________.Answer· Question 284 out of 4 pointsMost rejection messages sent to applicants are _________.Answer· Question 294 out of 4 pointsThe sales approach to presenting a job offer has been adopted by many organizations because ________.Answer· Question 304 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements about written contracts is false?Answer9]·In ______________ a neutral person conducts formal hearing and issues a decision that is binding on the parties.Answer· Question 24 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following is true regarding jobs in staffing?Answer· Question 34 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following best fits the description of a staffing flowchart?Answer· Question 44 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following statements is not an important step in staffing process evaluations?Answer· Question 54 out of 4 pointsIncreasingly, organizations are emphasizing __________ as a key indicator of staffing effectiveness because vacancies can mean loss of revenue.Answer· Question 64 out of 4 pointsOne of the key customers of the staffing system is _________.Answer· Question 74 out of 4 pointsIn a ________ analysis, the target employee population is split in half, and the new HR program is initiated with only one of these halves.Answer· Question 84 out of 4 pointsComparative staffing process data can be obtained from the _________.Answer· Question 94 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following functions are most likely to be outsourced?Answer· Question 104 out of 4 pointsThe four common types of staffing metrics evaluate _____.Answer· Question 114 out of 4 pointsWhat proportion of disputes that begin the EEOC mediation process are eventually resolved through mediation?Answer· Question 124 out of 4 pointsWhich of the following must report to the EEOC annually?Answer· Question 134 out of 4 pointsThe contracting out of work to a vendor or third party administrator is called ____________.Answer· Question 144 out of 4 pointsWhat is the primary difference between mediation and arbitration?Answer· Question 154 out of 4 pointsIn a ________ analysis, data from a long period of time is collected both before and after a staffing policy or procedure is implemented.Answer1.Which of the following factors leading to turnover cannot usually be addressed by the organization?AnswerPoor social environment at workLow levels of job satisfactionEmployee shockslow levels of productivity4 pointsQuestion 21.Work-life balance programs are an example of _____.Answercommunal distributionintrinsic rewardsinstrumentalitya completely ineffective retention strategy4 pointsQuestion 31.Which of the following is a common tool to assess employee reasons for leaving?AnswerPosition analysisJob rotationExit interviewDischarge notification4 pointsQuestion 41.Which of the following is a potential benefit associated with voluntary employee turnover?Answerlowered replacement costssavings from not replacing an employeevacancy creates an open job that must be staffedsavings from replacing an employee4 pointsQuestion 51.From a legal standpoint, if performance appraisal information is to be used in the retention management and termination process for an organization, the organization needs to ensure that the information is _____.Answerorganizationally relevantsufficiently general to cover a variety of situationscommunicated in advance to the employeesubective4 pointsQuestion 61.Economic separation costs associated with voluntary turnover include ________.Answerhiring inducementsrehiring costsmanager's timeretraining costs4 pointsQuestion 71.To increase the cost of leaving, employers ____.Answerreduce headcountprovide deferred compensationincrease workloadsprovide free stock to employees4 pointsQuestion 81.One problem that has been shown to accompany downsizing is _____.Answerincreased payroll costsdecreases in employee health and motivationmost companies fail to downsize sufficientlyinsufficient attention to issues of seniority4 pointsQuestion 91.Which of the following is the most commonly pursued alternative to layoffs for reducing staffing levels?AnswerAttritionRetrainingBenefits reductionsJob sharing4 pointsQuestion 101.Organizations that link extrinsic rewards to employee performance (i.e. that use incentive compensation plans) find that _____.Answerturnover of high performers decreases and turnover of low performers increasesturnover is increased across the boardturnover is decreased across the boardturnover rates are largely unaffected4 pointsQuestion 111.Which of the following is an attribute of a high value employee that an organization would want to prevent from leaving?Answerlow training investmentstrong KSAOsretirementlow seniority4 pointsQuestion 121.Research most clearly suggests that when organizations wish to increase retention they need to _____.Answerprovide team-buildingconvince employees that there are few alternativesoffer "bundles" of HR practices that complement one anotherdemonstrate executive commitment to outreach4 pointsQuestion 131.Which of the following makes involuntary turnover potentially more costly than a similar level of voluntary turnover?AnswerAccrued paid time offPossibility of a lawsuitStaffing costs for a new hireFormal training4 pointsQuestion 141.Which of the following is an attribute of a low value employee that an organization would not want to prevent from leaving?Answerlittle intellectual capitalhigh seniorityhigh performanceHigh skill level4 pointsQuestion 151.Turnover due to organizational downsizing is classified as ______.Answervoluntaryinvoluntarysupplementalit depends on the circumstances of the downsizingAssignment 1: Staffing Organizations–Part 1Due Week 4 and worth 250 pointsYou plan is to open a gourmet coffee shop next to a college campus in Washington, DC. The hours of operation will be from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on weekends. Initially, the coffee shop will have three (3) store managers and ten (10) coffee servers. Your local bank has preapproved your business loan based on your forecasted profit and loss statement and collateral. Before the bank will give final approval for the loan, the bank has requested that you provide them with two documents (Staffing Organizations Part 1 and Staffing Organizations Part 2) that explain how you plan to staff and manage the business for the next three years. Note: Staffing Organizations– Part 2 will be due in Week 8. Write a 4-5 page paper in which you:Identify the type of employment relationship you would establish between the coffee shop and employees from a legal perspective. Explain your reasoning.Suggest ways that you could avoid claims of disparate treatment.Identify the type of external influences that could hinder staffing and how you would address them.Create a plan that you can use to deal with employee shortages and surpluses.Outline a strategy for workforce diversity.Conduct a job requirements job analysis for the store managers and coffee servers in order to identify tasks, KSAOs, and context for those positions.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Develop a model for staffing an organization that supports the firm’ ? s Human Resources Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under   homework for you course hero writing service - Manage ment strategy and sustains productive operations.Summarize the key legal compliance issues associated with staffing organizations.Explain the planning considerations for staffing organizations, the use of job analysis, and the components of a staffing plan.Use technology and information resources to research issues in staffing organizations.Write clearly and concisely about staffing organizations using proper writing mechanics.Assignment 2: Staffing Organizations-Part 2Due Week 8 and worth 350 pointsThe bank has reviewed your first document (Staffing Organizations Part 1) that you submitted in Week 4. Now it is time for you to submit the second document to the bank, Staffing Organizations Part 2, for final loan approval. Write a 6-7 page paper in which you:Formulate a recruitment plan and strategy that will be used to staff the coffee shop initially and throughout the next three (3) years.Create a communication message (realistic, brand, or targeted) to attract applicants to the open positions.Select the communication medium for the recruitment effort and explain why that method was chosen over others.Explain the selection process you will use for staffing the coffee shop and identify the advantages and disadvantages of using this process.Propose the types of initial and substantive assessment methods that will be used to select external candidates for each position and explain how these assessments align with your staffing strategy.Identify the predictors which will be used to assess KSAOs.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Design a selection process that incorporates a variety of assessment methods and a supporting decision method for candidate selection.Develop recruitment plans using both internal and external recruitment.Explain the role of staffing to support an organization’s strategy and improve productivity.Use technology and information resources to research issues in staffing organizations.Write clearly and concisely about staffing organizations using proper writing mechanics.discussionsweek 1 discussionsStrategic Staffing Please respond to the following:There are 13 strategic staffing decisions identified in Chapter 1. Out of the seven that pertain to staffing levels, select two that you think a company would use most often. Justify your selections.Of the two you selected, determine the one that you feel is the most important for your workplace or a former workplace. Justify your selection.2"Staffing Strategy for a New Plant" Please respond to the following:From the case study, assess the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing hiring activities for the new plant. Support your position with evidence or examples.As the corporate manager of staffing, create a staffing strategy that will ensure minimum interruption in the production of products due to employee turnover. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 2 discnAge Discrimination in a Promotion" Please respond to the following:From the case study, take a stand on whether or not the employer’s actions were motivated by discriminatory intent. Support your position with evidence or examples.Debate both sides of the following argument: “Yes or No: Gus was not promoted to the new CCS position because of his age.” Support your position with evidence or examples.2"EEO / AA Laws" Please respond to the following:Suggest how an employer could use a test to discriminate against hiring an individual. Support your position with evidence or examples.Take a stand on whether or not hiring only candidates that are over 50 years of age is legal. Support your position with evidence or examples.Questionweek 3 discusson 1"Creating the EVP" Please respond to the following:Determine the advantages of creating an EVP for a company or a division within a company. Support your position with evidence or examples.Suggest what the consequences will be of not collecting job reward information from employees. Support your position with evidence or examples.2"Maintaining Job Descriptions" Please respond to the following: From the case study, in addition to the three points Marvin has suggested for the proposal, compose two additional points and then rank all five in order of importance. Justify the ranking.Predict the unintended consequences of having outdated and nonexistent job descriptions for the company. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 4 discn"Internet Recruiting" Please respond to the following:From the case study, anticipate two issues that would need to be addressed if a recruitment area is included on the company’s Website. Support your position with evidence or examples.Make a case for MMH to outsource its recruiting efforts versus including a recruitment area on the company’s Website. Support your position with evidence or examples.2"Career Paths" Please respond to the following:Analyze how mobility differs in organizations with innovative career paths. Support your position with evidence or examples.Select three innovative career paths discussed in Chapter 6 and analyze how mobility occurs in each. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 5 discn "The Importance of Measurement to a A Staffing System" Please respond to the following: Imagine a quickly-growing retail organization with plans to expand from its present southeastern locations to locations nationwide.Construct the elements of a measurement program as it considers its staffing needs. Support your position with evidence or examples.Analyze the outcomes to the organization if such a program is not in place. Support your position with evidence or examples."The New Assessment Methods" Please respond to the following: From the case study, give your opinion on the usefulness of the two methods of assessment that were chosen by the consulting firm for the experiment. Support your position with evidence or examples.Formulate a reason for the differences between Time 1 and Time 2 on the work sample studies. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 6 iscn"Background Checks" Please respond to the following:Take a stand on whether or not employers have a right to check into an applicants’ background even if there is no suspicion of misbehavior or the job poses no security or sensitivity risks. Support your position with evidence or examples.Defend an employer’s decision to check an applicant’s credit history and driving offenses that may have occurred in the past. Support your position with evidence or examples.2"Cognitive Ability Tests" Please respond to the following:Cognitive Ability Tests are one of the best predictors of job performance, yet they have substantial impact against minorities. Based on that statement, decide whether or not this test is fair. Support your position with evidence or examples.Formulate your opinion on administering this test in your place of employment. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 9 discn"Staffing Technology" Please respond to the following:It has been suggested that the use of staffing technology and software is wrong because it dehumanizes the staffing experience, making it nothing but a mechanical process that treat applicants like digital widgets. Judge the validity of this statement. Support your position with evidence or examples.Suggest four positive effects of staffing technologies and rank them in order of importance. Justify your ranking.2"Legal Issues" Please respond to the following:Determine the factors needed to get individual managers to be more aware of the legal requirements of staffing systems and to take steps to ensure that they themselves engage in legal staffing actions. Support your position with evidence or examples.Formulate a reason why an employer would require new hires to sign a provision waiving their protected rights under civil rights laws to file or participate in a proceeding against the organization. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 10 discussin"Retention Get research paper samples and course-specific study resources under   homework for you course hero writing service - Manage ment" Please respond to the following:Speculate to which is the most difficult part of retention management. Then, recommend how any size company can address that difficulty. Note: you do not need a single recommendation for any size company. You can create multiple recommendations for different size companies.In your opinion, what does it say about a company that insists on an exit interview for employees leaving the organization voluntarily and what does it say about a company that has no policy of providing an exit interview.2"Deciding to Act" Please respond to the following:From the case study, create a nonmonetary strategy that could reduce the amount of turnover experienced by WWW. Support your position with evidence or examples.Propose other issues not identified as “major complaints” that could be a root cause of employee turnover. Support your position with evidence or examples.week 11 disn"Interest in Subject" Please respond to the following: Identify two areas of staffing that you found the most interesting and explain why you found them interesting.Select the one topic or concept in the course that you found most difficult to grasp and explain why.2"Valuable Takeaways" Please respond to the following:Identify three concepts you found to be most beneficial in this course and how you foresee using them in your professional life.Summarize this course in 140 characters or less, like something you could post on Twitter.

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