Question 1

Which statement is true about the hiring and employment process?

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A)  A job description permits employers to rely on the preferences of their customers as a reason for discriminatory employment practices.
B)  A job specification describes the qualifications an employee needs,such as skills,educational experience,appearance,and physical attributes.
C)  According to common law,unless there is an explicit contractual provision to the contrary,every employment is employment "at will."
D)  In validating job specifications,a firm lists all pertinent details about a job,including its duties,responsibilities,working conditions,and physical requirements.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Of the four types of discharge,firing

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A)  results from an employee's poor performance¾that is,from his or her failure to fulfill expectations.
B)  is for-cause dismissal¾the result of employee theft,gross insubordination,release of proprietary information,and so on.
C)  usually refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by hourly employees and implies that they are "subject to recall."
D)  designates the permanent elimination of a job as a result of workforce reduction,plant closing,or departmental consolidation.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A job description describes the qualifications an employee needs,such as skills,educational experience,appearance,and physical attributes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L),established in 1869,as the first truly national trade union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The hiring process needs to include screening,testing,and

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A)  safety awareness.
B)  eliminating candidates.
C)  interviewing.
D)  job descriptions.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

Since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1994,

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A)  all disabled persons must be hired.
B)  employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers.
C)  employees must try to "undo" their disabilities.
D)  employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

According to David Ewing,

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A)  the corporate invasion of employees' civil rights is rampant.
B)  sympathetic strikes ought to be made illegal.
C)  employers have the right to fill the positions of striking workers with other workers.
D)  seniority ought not be a factor in making transfers or promotions.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Unions employ two kinds of boycotts to enforce their demands.These two kinds of boycotts are

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A)  positive and negative.
B)  corporate and private.
C)  active and passive.
D)  primary and secondary.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Name three criteria that is relevant to the fairness of tests used for hiring employees.

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Question 10

Griggs v.Duke Power Company,which prohibits

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A)  tests given to employees or applicants to have inconsistent results.
B)  tests given to employees or applicants from being invalid.
C)  tests given to employees or applicants from being unreliable.
D)  employers from requiring a high school education as a prerequisite for employment or promotion without demonstrable evidence that the associated skills relate directly to job performance.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Job performance and the fairness of the work contract are relevant to the issue of fair wages.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How is "just cause" and "due process" relevant to business ethics? Justify your answer.

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Question 13

According to common law,to legally dismiss an employee,an employer

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A)  cannot have bad motives.
B)  is obligated not to discriminate.
C)  must have good cause.
D)  need have no reason at all.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is a correct statement about union activities?

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A)  A sympathetic strike occurs when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others.
B)  A corporate campaign occurs when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies.
C)  The 1947 Taft-Hartley Act forbids individual states from outlawing union shops.
D)  Labor historians generally consider the American Federation of Labor (AFL)  the first truly national trade union.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

According to Shaw and Barry,a workplace environment in which employees are treated fairly and their inherent dignity respected is compatible with a firm's business goals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The express purpose of a boycott is the same as a strike -- to hurt the employer and strengthen the union's bargaining position.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?

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Question 18

Just cause requires that reasons for discipline or discharge relate directly to job performance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the difference between a "job description" and a "job specification"?

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A job description and a job specificatio...

Question 20

Which of these is a valid reason for not hiring a potential employee?

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A)  The person is overqualified.
B)  There's a gap in the person's unemployment history.
C)  The person dresses poorly.
D)  The person has a lack of experience.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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