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(TCO 8) All of the following are steps in human resource planning EXCEPT (Points

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(TCO 8) All of the following are steps in human resource planning EXCEPT (Points : 2)
job analysis.
job evaluation.
forecasting human resource supply.
forecasting human resource demand.
plan for dealing with predicted shortfalls or overstaffing.


2. (TCO 8) Steve sells traffic signs and tape to municipalities. In his region he has a few affluent communities that order the best items. Carla has even more communities in her region that are affluent, and she sells even more items. If their supervisor does not use some adjustment factor to account for the differences in regions when evaluating the performance of the two workers, the evaluations will exhibit (Points : 2)
adverse impact.
halo effect.
recency effect.
opportunity bias.
global bias.


3. (TCO 8) ____ is used to determine the relative value of jobs within the organization. (Points : 2)
Job analysis
Job evaluation
The wage-level decision
The individual wage decision
Performance evaluation


4. (TCO 8) Wal-Mart rewards high performers with the chance to model or choose a family member to model, for their sales flyers. Wal-Mart is attempting to meet associate's ____ needs. (Points : 2)
esteem
physiological
belongingness
security
self-actualization


5. (TCO 8) In most police forces, promotion to a higher grade comes after the officer has passed an examination. If Micah were unable to pass this examination after four tries, it is reasonable that he would decide that his friendships with the people he currently works with are more important than his promotion. He would have replaced ____ needs with ____ needs. (Points : 2)
growth; relatedness
existence; growth
relatedness; growth
relatedness; existence
growth; existence


6. (TCO 8) Generally speaking, politicians have a desire to influence the world around them by writing laws and changing things. This show a need for ____. (Points : 2)
achievement
affiliation
power
security
esteem


7. (TCO 8) Adam felt neutral toward his Management class after the first week. However, after he made an A on this first exam, he said the class was great. This is an example of which of the following? (Points : 2)
Satisfaction leads to performance
Performance leads to satisfaction
Expectancy leads to high performance
Intrinsic rewards lead to performance
Satisfaction leads to intrinsic rewards


8. (TCO 9) James gets his energy from other people, likes the big picture, makes gut decisions, and completes work before moving on to the next project. His traits illustrate the ____ dimensions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. (Points : 2)
Extrovert, intuitive, thinking, judge
Extrovert, intuitive, feeling, judge
Introvert, intuitive, feeling, judge
Introvert, sensing, thinking, judge
Introvert, sensing, feeling, perceiver


9. (TCO 9) If you perceive that one method of completing a task is the most efficient, but your coworker perceives that her idea is better, the ____ components of your attitudes differ. (Points : 2)
intentional
intellectual
affective
cognitive
emotional


10. (TCO 9) Dale wants to work for a company that offers stock options. He used to work for a German company that did not offer its employees stock options. Now Dale has an offer from BASF, a German-owned corporation, but he is not very interested. Dale is using (Points : 2)
sexism.
racism.
stereotyping.
attribution.
selective perception.

11. (TCO 8) Some people get addicted to gambling after the first "rush" they feel from a win. Use expectancy theory to explain the errors in their thinking. (Points : 5)



12. (TCO 9) Describe three types of workplace behaviors. How do they affect the organization? (Points : 5)


Explanation / Answer

1.b 2.a 3.d 4.a 5.c 6.a 7.d 8.b 9.b 10.a