1. How many Reading Assignment Assessments were originally required (as stated on the syllabus)

1. 1. How many Reading Assignment Assessments were originally required (as stated on the syllabus)

2. 2. The presentations associated with both the Firm HR Practice Paper and the Current HR Practice Article Analysis have a similar objective. What is it?

3. 3. Throughout history, what has had the biggest impact on HR?

4. 4. In the section on Strategic HR, I mentioned that it is possible to gain a competitive advantage through human ________.

5. 5. A loose labor market is when there are many job openings. T/F.

6. 6. What is a legal disadvantage of following a promotion from within policy?

7. 7. There’s a critical link between your philosophy (or top mgmt’s philosophy) and how it translates into an HR philosophy and then into HR _____.

8. 8. Which of the following is not a major issue confronting HR now and in the future? 1. globalization 2. diversity 3. organizational development 4. retrenchment 5. outsourcing 6. nature of work 7. focus on human capital etc.

9. 9. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was followed by another Act entitled Civil Rights Act of …When was this Act enacted?

10. 10. Revised Order #4 requires businesses who contract with the government to conduct a utilization analysis. What is a utilization analysis?

11. 11. Federal legislation protects against age discrimination. At what age are people protected?

12. 12. There are two ways courts define discrimination. What are they?

13. 13. Describe the 4/5ths or 80% rule.

14. 14. What does BFOQ stand for?

15. 15. According to a local labor-law attorney, it’s important to "put the organization in a 'posture' such that: 1.) _____ is not brought against the organization; 2.) if suit is brought, the organization can ______ itself"

16. 16. Lawsuits related to sexual harassment often refer to “quid pro quo.” What does that mean?

17. 17. Imagine a sexual harassment policy that states that any employee who feels sexually harassed must report it to their supervisor. Is this a bad idea? Why?

18. 18. Regarding a company’s sexual harassment policy, it’s recommended to, “Ensure _____ complaints are investigated.”

19. 19. Regarding HR Planning, what is a common statistical technique used to forecast demand for future personnel? (hint – it begins with an “r”)

20. 20. In HR Planning, there is a type of planning that attempts to determine the potentially qualified people who could fill typically higher level vacancies. It’s called ________ Planning.

21. 21. Name one staffing alternative to deal with employee surpluses.

22. 22. What does “KSAs” stand for?

23. 23. There are two outcomes of job analysis: Job _________ , which is associated with the tasks and duties involved in the job, and job _________ , which is the knowledge and skills needed to do the job.

24. 24. What’s an RJP?

25. 25. Name 2 reasons why it’s important to validate your hiring tools.

26. 26. Name the type of interview that uses the same questions for all applicants.

27. 27. Name the type of interview that asks candidates to describe previous experiences.

28. 28. Name the type of interview that asks candidates to speculate what they WOULD do in particular circumstances.

29. 29. One of the most important things to remember for an orientation program is to make it a _____-_____ program.

30. 30. In training, a performance discrepancy can be represented by a gap. What is this gap between?

31. 31. In training, a real concern pertains to ensuring that training “stays with” the trainees. This is referred to as “________ prevention.”

32. 32. In Performance Management or Performance Appraisal, it’s important to consider the EP as well as the PO relationships. Describe each of these relationships.

33. 33. What’s the difference between comparative and absolute methods of performance appraisal?

34. 34. The most common PA technique is MBO. What does MBO stand for?

35. 35. What are indirect benefits?

36. 36. Two types of equity are important to consider when establishing a pay structure. What are they?

37. 37. Jobs that are relatively stable in content and found in many organizations are referred to as ______ or _______ jobs.

38. 38. When you use an approach that predominantly compensates the person as opposed to the job, it’s commonly referred to as ______ based pay.

39. 39. The increase in use of benefits was predominantly spurred by __________ regulation.

40. 40. Regarding benefit costs, why is it important that companies limit their use of layoffs and whether their employees apply for unemployment compensation?

41. 41. The definition of employment at will states that an employee may be fired for: • - a good cause • - no cause • - a cause ________ wrong

42. 42. State why an implied contract is an exception to the employment at will doctrine.

43. 43. Regarding references, ________ is a common basis for suit (hint: it begins with a “D”.)

44. 44. If you hire someone and they cause damage to another person’s property, your company can be sued for ________ hiring (hint: it begins with an “n”.)

45. BONUS QUESTION • 45. There are two types of criterion related validity studies. Name one.