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Multiple Choice

This activity contains 10 questions.

_____ is a systematic analysis of jobs within an organization.

	A compensation system
	Job specification
	Job analysis
	Performance appraisal

_____ is the process of attracting qualified persons to apply for the jobs that are open.

	Job analysis
	Recruiting
	Performance appraisal
	Personality testing

Which of the following is the most common method of motivating employees by linking wages to performance?

	Incentive programs
	Retirement plans
	Workers' compensation insurance
	Indirect compensation and benefits

Which one of the following is a mandated benefit program?

	Variable pay
	Workers' compensation
	Medical and hospitalization insurance
	Dental insurance

Which of the following is true about a cafeteria benefits plan?

	It allows employees to deduct a certain portion of their paycheck each period so they can eat in the company cafeteria.
	It determines who is eligible for worker's compensation insurance.
	It allows employee to choose from a variety of alternatives.
	It generally costs the company more than other types of plans.

A _____ consists of all individuals who share one or more common characteristics as indicated by a given law.

	job group
	disability class
	minority group
	protected class

Which one of the following statements about workforce diversity is NOT true?

	Experts predict that by the year 2006, almost 25 percent of all workers in the United States labor force will be women.
	Workforce diversity is defined as the range of workers' attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors that differ by gender, race, ethnicity, physical disability, and other relevant characteristics.
	Affirmative action efforts have resulted in more diverse workforces in many U.S. organizations.
	Organizations are recognizing that diversity can be a competitive advantage.

Which of the following statements is true about unionism since the mid-1950s?

	In 1995, nearly 40 percent of U.S. wage and salary employees belonged to labor unions.
	Membership in unions has been increasing since 1950.
	U.S. labor unions have experienced increasing difficulties in attracting new members.
	The percentage of successful union-organizing campaigns has increased.

A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is tied to _____.

	Standard and Poor's Index
	the Dow-Jones Industrial Average
	the prime interest rate set by the Federal Reserve
	the Consumer Price Index

_____ are persons temporarily or permanently hired by a firm to replace union strikers?

	Whistle-blowers
	Strikebreakers
	Picket busters
	Arbitrators

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