Question $11$ pts

According to U$.$S$.$ business law, accommodation means

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treating all employees fairly.

making certain that if one employee gets medical leave during a fiscal year, that all other employees get an equal amount of leave during the year.

careful consideration before firing someone and hiring two younger persons to replace him$/$her$.$

providing services for employees according to their specific needs.

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Question $21$ pts

Dan just lost his job. At $44$ years old, he worked as a middle manager at a well$-$known advertising firm for $14$ years. Due to a significant loss of clients, the company had to downsize despite Dan being an exemplary employee and winning several awards. The company decided to let Dan go instead of another middle manager who was in a minority group. In a business setting, this occurrence is referred to as

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reverse discrimination.

forward discrimination.

affirmative action.

affirmative control.

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Question $31$ pts

Laura Benitez was hired as a management trainee by Simulex Corporation through a special program designed to "right past wrongs" by giving females and minorities greater opportunities for employment and advancement. The program is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Laura was hired through a$($n$)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ program.

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discrimination alleviation

cultural diversity

positive response

affirmative action

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Question $41$ pts

The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to

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ensure worker participation in setting the goals and objectives of the company.

establish and communicate clear guidelines for performance appraisals.

limit the authority of management to set job categories and direct worker activities.

negotiate a labor$-$management agreement that both the union and management are willing to accept.

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Question $51$ pts

Mary was recently hired at Marshall Industries as a repairperson. Upon starting her new job, she was informed that if she chose not to join the union representing her fellow repair workers, she would still have to pay a fee to the union. Apparently, Marshall operates under a$($n$)$

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illegal arrangement, since nonmembers can never legally be required to pay fees to unions.

closed shop agreement.

union shop agreement.

agency shop agreement.

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Question $61$ pts

A management executive just left a meeting between his team and the company's union representatives. She headed straight for the CEO's office and she reviewed where things seemed to break down. Union representatives came to the table with three different offers to resolve the insurance and vacation benefits problems laborers were experiencing. Management offered its own resolutions$$two different ones, to be exact. The problem was that a bargaining zone did not emerge. Neither side was willing to consider each other's alternatives. As she reached the CEO's door, he was ready to concede that the negotiations were probably headed to

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collective bargaining.

arbitration.

a vote.

mediation.

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Question $71$ pts

Alyssa's supervisor was so impressed by her work that he named her the employee of the month. This praise from her supervisor is an example of a$($n$)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ reward.

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extrinsic

intrinsic

secondary

extraneous

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Question $81$ pts

All new employees at Madison Lane Manufacturing are specifically trained to use the most efficient production methods. After extensive training, they are placed on an assembly line and expected to perform the same task day after day, using the methods they were taught. The work is boring, but the pay is good. Madison Lane's approach is consistent with the principles of

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management by objectives.

expectancy theory.

scientific management.

human engineering.

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Question $91$ pts

The Hawthorne studies concluded that worker motivation

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increased when managers applied the scientific management approach.

was most affected by monetary incentives.

improved when employees felt like their ideas were respected.

was mainly determined by physical working conditions such as lighting, temperature, and humidity.

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