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1. The major purpose of 360-degree feedback is to increase uniformity by soliciting like-minded views.
a. True
b. False
2. Psychological testing is appropriate only when the testing and feedback processes are closely handled by a qualified professional.
a. True
b. False
3. An individual whose pay is above the range for a job is referred to as a green-circled employee.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
4. Which of the following statements is true of the equity theory?
a. This theory of motivation was first introduced by Victor Vroom at Yale in 1964.
b. This theory emphasizes the importance of finding valued rewards for the employee.
c. This theory of motivation was first introduced by John Stacey Adams in 1963.
d. This theory states that an employee’s motivation is based on several linked concepts.
5. Which of the following is a disadvantage of on-the-job training (OJT)?
a. It is more expensive than classroom training.
b. External firms are typically used for training purposes.
c. It is the least flexible of all the available modes of employee training.
d. Incorrect information from the supervisor can be transferred to the trainees.
6. If employees are provided material safety data sheets in English by a company that uses hazardous chemicals despite knowing that some of the employees do not understand English, and one such employee is injured while on the job, the company is guilty of violating OSHA regulations.
a. True
b. False
7. Careers are not predictably linear but cyclical.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
8. A de minimis OSHA violation __________.
a. typically carries a jail term of six months
b. involves conditions that could directly impact an employee’s health or safety
c. does not require the OSHA compliance officer to issue a citation
d. involves injuries that forces an employee to miss more than a day’s work
9. The __________ approach to safety management focuses on designing jobs, developing and implementing safety policies, and using safety committees.
a. engineering
b. systems
c. individual
d. organizational
10. Marcie and Andrew are married. They are both professional employees at the City Zoological Park. Marcie is an exotic-animal veterinarian specializing in big cats, while Andrew is a designer of animal exhibits. The HR director of a zoo in a different city wants to hire Marcie as chief of veterinary medicine for the zoo. Given this scenario, which of the following steps should be taken?
a. Giving Andrew an inducement of a job equivalent to his current one so that he and Marcie will consider the relocation
b. Meeting with Andrew and discussing the concept of career sequencing in order to explain how moving with Marcie will not affect his future career progression
c. Creating a dual-career ladder in order to give Marcie more incentive to take the job
d. Ensuring that the glass ceiling situations are encouraged in the organization to make Marcie’s transition smooth