21. In a sexual harassment case against a large national employer, the EEOC cite

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21. In a sexual harassment case against a large national employer, the EEOC cited the verdict of another, very similar case as grounds for a favorable verdict in the current case. This source of law is commonly referred to as _____________ law. a. Constitutional b. Common c. Statutory d. Tort

22. Progressing across jobs at the same level is an alternative mobility path known as _________ movement. a. Lattice b. Swerve c. Lateral d. Parallel

23. Mark has received several promotions in the time he has been with the company and he always seems to excel in nearly every position he is moved into. However, after Mark’s last promotion, it seems as though he is not performing nearly as well as he used to in the lower-skilled jobs. This idea that people advance until they can no longer function adequately is known commonly as _________. a. Burnout b. Archimedes Law c. The Peter Principle d. Disenchantment

24. Your company has a strong desire to hire from within when vacancies become available. The written expression of this commitment is known as a _________. a. Mission statement b. Procedure c. Organizational values d. Policy

25. The discrepancies between optimal and actual staffing needs are known as ________ and _________. a. Shortages and surpluses b. High and lows c. Ebbs and flows d. Valleys and troughs

26. Which of the following recruitment strategies has the lowest possibility of creating artificial barriers to employment opportunities? a. Electronic (internet) b. Radio c. Face-to-face d. Newspaper

27. Your company hasn’t been doing a very good job of keeping up with their talent management system for the last few years. The company wants to rely on internal hires for the new manufacturing department that will open very soon, so they will need a lot of applications very quickly. The best way to do this would be to employ a(n) _________ strategy. a. Closed b. Approximation c. Open d. Lower

28. The numeric expression of the relationship between a predictor (such as an ability test) and a criterion (such as performance) is known as the __________. a. Regression weight b. Significance level c. Reliability coefficient d. Validity coefficient

29. Some factors to consider when choosing a staffing firm include all of the following except: a. Types of workers b. Agency reputation c. Cost d. Employee benefits

30. In terms of general KSAOs, reading comprehension and critical thinking are generally considered ___________, where as oral comprehension and oral expression are categorized as ___________. a. Skills; abilities b. Knowledge; Other characteristics c. Abilities; knowledge d. Activities; tasks

31. Properties of a standardized measure include all of the following except: a. Identical administration process for all subjects b. Providing necessary information to each candidate prior to testing c. Developing rules for assigning numbers in advance of administration d. Identical content for all subjects

Explanation / Answer

21. B Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

22. A

23. C The Peter Principle is an observation that the tendency in most organizational hierarchies, such as that of a corporation, is for every employee to rise in the hierarchy through promotion until they reach the levels of their respective incompetence

24. C Every organization has a set of values, whether or not they are written down. The values guide the perspective of the organization as well as its actions. Writing down a set of commonly-held values can help an organization define its culture and beliefs.

25. C.

26. C

27. C

28. B

29. D

30. A

31. B

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