Week 2 Knowledge Check: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

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1.
Choose the single best answer for each of the questions in the Week 2 Knowledge Check.

Note: The question answers are randomized. You have unlimited attempts available to complete knowledge checks.
2.
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)
Ch. 2, "Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity"
3.
Question 1
1 Point
According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, an employer may pay workers differently for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for ________.
1.
gender
2.
seniority
3.
merit systems
4.
production quantity
4.
Question 2
1 Point
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination based on all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.
1.
religion
2.
color
3.
national origin
4.
cultural orientation
5.
Question 3
1 Point
The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.
1.
unfair business practices
2.
sexual harassment in public schools
3.
job discrimination
4.
accommodations for disabled workers
6.
Question 4
1 Point
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act requires that employers ________.
1.
provide training opportunities
2.
perform background checks
3.
accommodate disabled workers
4.
promote female employees
7.
Question 5
1 Point
According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it is unlawful to ________.
1.
allow juries to determine age discrimination
2.
fire older employees for insubordination
3.
institute a minimum age for employees
4.
require employees to retire at age 65
8.
Question 6
1 Point
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, which of the following is considered a disability?
1.
compulsive gambling
2.
cosmetic disfigurement
3.
homosexuality
4.
voyeurism
9.
Question 7
1 Point
According to the ADA, firms must employ all disabled individuals who apply for positions and provide them with job training when necessary.
1.True
2.False
10.
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)
Ch. 12, "Maintaining Positive Employee Relations"
11.
Question 8
1 Point
A firm's ethics code outlines its mission, vision, appraisal system, and hiring policies.
1.True
2.False
12.
Question 9
1 Point
The principles of conduct governing an individual or a group are referred to as ________.
1.
judgments
2.
ethics
3.
morals
4.
laws
13.
Question 10
1 Point
Which of the following leads to the majority of ethical compromises in the workplace?
1.
feeling peer pressure
2.
meeting scheduling pressures
3.
saving jobs
4.
meeting financial objectives
14.
Question 11
1 Point
According to research, most adults base their work-related ethical decisions on ________.
1.
high-level ethical principles
2.
upward feedback
3.
expectations of co-workers
4.
fears of being punished
15.
Question 12
1 Point
Based on research into ethical behavior in the workplace, which of the following is a TRUE statement?
1.
Punishing unethical behavior fails to alter the behavior of others in the workplace.
2.
Having ethical leaders in an organization reduces the number of unethical decisions.
3.
A code of conduct significantly decreases the number of unethical choices in the workplace.
4.
Employees feel uncomfortable discussing ethics, so it should be avoided.
16.
Question 13
1 Point
According to ethics surveys, which of the following is the underlying factor behind most ethical lapses in the workplace?
1.
unclear standards
2.
distrust of co-workers
3.
personal financial problems
4.
company pressures
17.
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)
Ch. 13, "Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining"
18.
Question 14
1 Point
Right-to-work laws inhibit union formation by ________.
1.
prohibiting any form of union security
2.
leaving the question of union security up to each company
3.
outlawing unions in right-to-work states
4.
making union membership a precondition for employment
19.
Question 15
1 Point
In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement NOT give the union a role?
1.
selection
2.
recruitment
3.
appraisals
4.
dismissal
20.
Question 16
1 Point
Factors that cause workers to unionize include all EXCEPT________.
1.
fear of job loss
2.
low morale
3.
poor communication
4.
good employee relations
21.
Question 17
1 Point
Employees join unions in response to ________.
1.
perceptions of employer unfairness
2.
concerns about worker safety
3.
desires for mandatory arbitration
4.
demands for new technical certification
22.
Question 18
1 Point
The National Labor Relations Board was primarily established for the purpose of ________.
1.
managing the membership of the AFL-CIO
2.
investigating unfair labor practice charges
3.
negotiating contracts on behalf of local unions
4.
overseeing the establishment of local unions
23.
Question 19
1 Point
Which law sought to protect union members from possible wrongdoing on the part of their unions?
1.
Taft-Hartley Act
2.
Landrum-Griffin Act
3.
Norris-LaGuardia Act
4.
Wagner Act
24.
Question 20
1 Point
The Landrum-Griffin Act encouraged union activity by guaranteeing each employee the right to bargain collectively without interference, restraint, or coercion.
1.True
2.False