Business in Action 6Th Edition By Courtland L. Bovee – Test Bank
Business in Action, 6e (Bovee/Thill)
Chapter 11 Human Resources Management
1) Work-life balance is the concept that employees need to juggle the competing demands of their professional and personal lives.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Work-life balance is the concept that employees need to juggle the competing demands of their professional and personal lives.
Page Ref: 241
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
2) Job description refers to a statement describing the kind of person who would be best for a given job.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Job description is a statement of the tasks involved in a given job and the conditions under which the holder of a job will work.
Page Ref: 242
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
3) Turnover rate refers to the percentage of the workforce that is hired every year.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Turnover rate is the percentage of the workforce that leaves every year.
Page Ref: 242
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
4) An employee who works from home and uses electronic communications to stay in touch with colleagues is said to be telecommuting.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Telecommuting refers to working from home or another location using electronic communications to stay in touch with colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
Page Ref: 242
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
5) Flextime allows two employees to share a single full-time job and split the salary and benefits.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Flextime is a scheduling system that allows employees to choose their own hours, within certain limits.
Page Ref: 242
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
6) In U.S. culture, elderly is often associated with strength, energy, possibilities, and freedom.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: In U.S. culture, youth is often associated with strength, energy, possibilities, and freedom.
Page Ref: 244
Difficulty: Moderate
Chapter LO: 2
Classification: Concept
7) Baby Boomers, the youngest generation currently in the workforce, is noted for its entrepreneurial instincts and technological savvy.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Baby Boomers are a large segment of the workforce who were born between 1946 to 1964.
Page Ref: 245
Difficulty: Moderate
Chapter LO: 2
Classification: Concept
8) Sexism refers to discrimination on the basis of gender.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Sexism refers to discrimination on the basis of gender.
Page Ref: 246
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 2
Classification: Concept
9) The ethnic composition of the United States has been on a long-term trend of decreasing diversity.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: United States has been on a long-term trend of greater and greater diversity.
Page Ref: 246
Difficulty: Moderate
Chapter LO: 2
Classification: Concept
10) Creation of a sexist environment in which employees are made to feel uncomfortable by lewd jokes, remarks, or gestures is a form of sexual harassment.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Creation of a sexist environment in which employees are made to feel uncomfortable by lewd jokes, remarks, or gestures is a form of sexual harassment.
Page Ref: 246
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 2
Classification: Concept
11) Headhunters refer to outside agencies that specialize in finding and placing employees.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Headhunters refer to outside agencies that specialize in finding and placing employees.
Page Ref: 248
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 3
Course LO: Summarize the functions carried out by human resources
Classification: Concept
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