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What is the goal of affirmative action? - ANSWER To seek to remedy past practices that innately caused an adverse effect on applicants

A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female applicants and wants to hire other women.

Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact? - ANSWER Adverse impact is unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees.

Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246? - ANSWER Minorities and women

Which legislation promotes practices that reduce discrimination against a wide variety of protected classes? - ANSWER Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

What is the minimum number of employees an organization must have to be required to follow the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993? - ANSWER 50

Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her child without fear of losing her job? - ANSWER The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994? - ANSWER To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active military service

Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - ANSWER Being asked to directly supervise a family member

A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for refusing to follow an illegal request made by a supervisor.

Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma? - ANSWER Rights standard

How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's business strategy? - ANSWER By helping it to acquire, develop, and retain the talent needed to fulfill its strategy

What is a primary function of human resource management? - ANSWER Retaining talent

Which primary goal is being realized when an organization has a sufficient, productive workforce to execute a company's mission? - ANSWER Human resource management

What is a primary goal of human resource management? - ANSWER To maintain employment-related legal compliance

How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance? - ANSWER It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change.

Which belief is an example of bias creating barriers to equal treatment in an organization? - ANSWER Extroverted employees are the most effective. 2 / 3

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Which factor in successful organizational change can be provided through effective human resource management? - ANSWER Trust

How does human resource management support organizational leadership? - ANSWER By providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth

Which decision can human resource management assist with during the combination stage of mergers and acquisitions? - ANSWER Which employees to retain

How can human resource managers serve as internal consultants? - ANSWER By helping managers avoid common training pitfalls

What are two uses of a job analysis? - ANSWER Developing a recruiting plan and designing a compensation plan for a particular job

How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their organizations?

• ANSWER They can use metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division to influence

staffing plans.

What should human resource managers use to determine performance metrics? - ANSWER Business goals

Which aspect of an organization is increased when policies of inclusion are adopted? - ANSWER Its talent pool

Why might an organization want to increase its efforts at inclusion and diversity? - ANSWER To reduce negative public relations

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