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Recruiting is relatively easy today because qualified labor is so plentiful.

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A reason workers tend to receive fewer promotions than in the past is that:

A) most firms now believe hiring people outside the organization is a better way to fill management positions because it brings in "new blood."
B) the movement toward flatter organizational structures,provide fewer opportunities to move upward.
C) firms have found that promoting employees can create jealousy and resentment among the workers who are not promoted.
D) very few of today's supervisors and lower-level managers have the qualifications needed to move into higher management positions.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Fringe benefit payments account for about thirty percent of payroll costs today.

The "employment at will" doctrine maintained that a firm could only fire a worker if it could demonstrate "just cause."

Sick-leave pay,vacation pay,pension plans,and health plans that provide additional compensation to employees are called:

____________ introduces new employees to the organization,their fellow workers,their supervisors,and to the policies,practices,and objectives of the firm.

Most experienced workers have a clear idea of what is expected of them even if managers do not communicate their expectations explicitly.

Even employees who work on a busy production floor need performance appraisals.If the manager cannot conduct a closed-door appraisal session,the supervisor should conduct these wherever he/she can find room.

Which of the following statements about team pay is the most accurate?

According to information in Chapter 11,which of the following is not one of the three steps HR managers use as part of training and development?

Ruth Gray is a manager who takes pride in her ability to be fair and impartial.She treats all workers the same way,and evaluates them all using the same standards.Ruth is likely to have difficulty with the adjustments needed to accommodate disabled workers.

Management is turning to a strategy of offering more lateral transfers due to the fact that many companies are operating under a flatter organization structure.

Minority groups have made great strides in creating networking associations.For example,Black Enterprise Magazine sponsors networking forums.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act gave the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the authority to:

During the employee selection process,the screening interview is often conducted by:

Examples of soft benefits that a firm might offer are: onsite medical physician services,and exercise centers.

The selection process may include an) _______________,where employment is only guaranteed for a specified period of time,until either a permanent offer is extended or the employee is discharged.

Compensation is one of the main marketing tools a firm uses in its efforts to attract qualified employees.

A ____________ is a statement that identifies the minimum qualifications required of a worker in order to perform a specific job.

Akiko Animoto works for a company that allows her to choose when she begins and ends her workday,as long as she works a required number of hours and is at her job station at certain specified core times.Akiko's company is using a compressed workweek plan.