HRIR Final Exam Questions 100% Correct Solutions
Which element establishes an organization's pay structure?
a) Pay ranges and pay differentials
b) Individual salaries of its employees
c) Job structure and pay level
d) Legal requirements and job descriptions
e) Cost control and equity - Answ...
HRIR Final Exam Questions 100%
Correct Solutions
Which element establishes an organization's pay structure?
a) Pay ranges and pay differentials
b) Individual salaries of its employees
c) Job structure and pay level
d) Legal requirements and job descriptions
e) Cost control and equity - Answers -✔✔ Job structure and pay level
Personal dispositions do not play a role in creating job satisfaction
True/False - Answers -✔✔ False
A company has an employee located in both MN and California doing the same job. The
compensation of the employees should be the same to ensure internal equity
True/False - Answers -✔✔ False
Which statement is true of the FLSA requirements for overtime pay?
a.) Everyone is eligible for overtime pay
b.) Most workers paid on an hourly basis are exempt and therefore not subject to the
laws governing overtime pay
c.) Overtime must be paid whether or not the employer specifically asked or expected
the employee to work the extra hours
d.) Time worked includes hours spent on production or sales, but not on activities such
as attending required classes, cleaning up the work site, and so on
e.) The overtime rate is one and a half times the employee's hourly rate, excluding any
bonuses or piece-rate payments - Answers -✔✔ c.) Overtime must be paid whether or
not the employer specifically asked or expected the employee to work the extra hours
Which sentence best describes a situation that comparable-worth policies were
designed to address?
a.) An agency works with a supermarket's HR department to design a job that could be
held by people with mental disabilities
b.) A consumer products company has been sued for racial discrimination
c.) In a manufacturing company, there are no female managers
d.) In a city government, positions mostly held by women pay less than positions mostly
held by men
e.) At a utility company, jobs that involve a physical strain and danger pay more than
office jobs - Answers -✔✔ d.) In a city government, positions mostly held by women
pay less than positions mostly held by men
To improve job satisfaction, organizations can
a.) Eliminate all possible distractions
, b.) Make goals easier to obtain
c.) Make jobs more complex
d.) Make jobs simpler
e.) Add additional layers to the job hierarchy - Answers -✔✔ c.) Make jobs more
complex
What is the most likely reason for hiring host-country nationals to fill most of a
company's foreign positions?
a.) These employees are far more open to taking on new job responsibilities
b.) They cost more to train, showing the company invests in its workers
c.) They are familiar with the parent-country's customs
d.) The company will not be required to transport the employee's spouse
e.) They can easily understand the values of the local workforce - Answers -✔✔ e.)
They can easily understand the values of the local workforce
Which statement is true about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
a.) The FLSA permits a subminimum training wage equal to 95% of the minimum wage
b.) Nonexempt employees are covered by FLSA and include hourly workers
c.) The FLSA permits federal contractors to pay less than the prevailing wage rate
d.) The overtime rate under the FLSA is two and a half times the employee's hourly
rate
e.) Under the FLSA, executive, professional, and administrative employees are
considered nonexempt employees - Answers -✔✔ b.) Nonexempt employees are
covered by FLSA and include hourly workers
Several years ago, a bank set up a large customer service facility in India and hired
English-speaking operators to handle questions from customers. Now, although the
bank forecasts continued growth, the HR department is planning for fewer workers in
India. What changes in its customer service facility is the bank most likely implementing
in this situation?
a.) The bank does not intend to continue this service to customers
b.) The facility is automating the process of answering routine questions
c.) The bank will switch to exporting these services to customers from its home office
d.) The facility is moving to a higher-wage country
e.) The bank is expecting the workers to handle each call faster - Answers -✔✔ b.) The
facility is automating the process of answering routine questions
According to your text, appropriate behavior in Ghana includes
a.) Disobedience of government-suggested regulations and procedures
b.) Dramatic displays of loyalty only when it suits the individual
c.) The length of eye contact
d.) Repaying obligations
e.) Touching foreheads as a sign of greeting - Answers -✔✔ d.) Repaying obligations
Which statement best describes a difference of giving performance feedback outside
the United States?
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