Test #5 - CHP 14

Question 1

Rights are offset by _____

Answer 1

responsibilities

Responsibilities are obligations to perform certain tasks and duties.

Question 2

A noncompete agreement should grant employees additional _____ beyond regular employment.

Answer 2

consideration

Consideration is something of value that is exchanged in a contract.

Question 3

A primary objective of using employment contracts for protecting trade secrets is to notify employees that they will be privy to _____ information.

Answer 3

sensitive

Sensitive information includes trade secrets and proprietary data.

Question 4

Companies are more likely to use a formal employment contract when _____

Answer 4

employees are hired from outside the organization

Question 5

Roger is asked to agree in his employment contract that he will not work as a trainer for a rival company for a year. This best exemplifies a _____

Answer 5

noncompete agreement

Question 6

_____ bar former employees from soliciting business from former customers and clients for a specified period of time.

Answer 6

nonpiracy agreements

Question 7

Matt signs a contract that gives the company ownership of his innovations. Which of the following statements is true?

Answer 7

the innovation falls under the management and control of the organization

Question 8

Claudia receives verbal promises about work terms. Which of the following is true?

Answer 8

Claudia has an implied contract with the company

Question 9

Employment at will is a common-law doctrine stating that _____

Answer 9

an employer has the right to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever it chooses

Question 10

Which exception to employment at will holds that employees should not be fired as long as they perform their jobs?

Answer 10

implied contract exception

Question 11

Grace is asked to quit for being late. Which of the following is true?

Answer 11

Grace has to give in to her employer’s demands and quit her job

Question 12

The statutory exception to employment at will indicates that _____

Answer 12

protected class characteristics cannot be used as a reason to terminate employees

Question 13

_____ involves the termination of an individual’s employment for reasons that are illegal or improper.

Answer 13

wrongful discharge

Question 14

The process of deliberately making conditions intolerable to get an employee to quit is referred to as _____

Answer 14

constructive discharge

Question 15

Will is mistreated at work after a conflict with his manager. His manager can be held responsible for _____

Answer 15

constructive discharge

Question 16

_____ is reasonable justification for taking employment-related action.

Answer 16

just cause

Question 17

Amber is fired without an investigation. Which of the following is true?

Answer 17

her employer did not follow due process

Question 18

In organizational justice, which of the following is true of distributive justice?

Answer 18

it is the perceived fairness in the allocation of outcomes among employees

Question 19

Ramona encourages open discussion with her team. This indicates the company practices a _____

Answer 19

open-door policy

Question 20

Individuals outside the normal chain of command who solve problems independently are called _____

Answer 20

ombuds

Question 21

The Privacy Act of 1974 applies only to _____

Answer 21

federal agencies and organizations supplying services to the federal government

Question 22

Which of the following is true of the Data Protection Act?

Answer 22

it requires employers to keep personnel records up to date and only retain necessary details

Question 23

According to the Data Protection Act, personnel files and records are usually maintained for _____

Answer 23

three years

Question 24

Individuals who report wrongdoings in the workplace are called _____

Answer 24

whistle-blowers

Question 25

Ken reports his company’s wrongdoing. Which law protects him?

Answer 25

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 26

_____ protects employees from unjust or arbitrary discipline or termination.

Answer 26

due process

Question 27

In the U.S., protection from unreasonable search and seizure:

Answer 27

protects individuals only from government officials

Question 28

Organizations monitor electronic communications to:

Answer 28

protect corporate resources and ensure productivity

Question 29

_____ is the extent to which a person affected by an employment decision feels treated with dignity and respect.

Answer 29

interactional justice

Question 30

Under the FACT Act, which of the following is true during workplace investigations?

Answer 30

employers can hire outside investigators without notifying individuals under investigation

Question 31

Under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which is true?

Answer 31

the scientist cannot be terminated for refusing to take the polygraph test

Question 32

Which of the following is true of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act?

Answer 32

it requires that employees be advised of their right to refuse a polygraph exam

Question 33

Which of the following is true of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988?

Answer 33

it requires government contractors to take steps to eliminate employee drug use

Question 34

A drug-testing policy that employers use for current employees is:

Answer 34

testing only in cases of probable cause

Question 35

_____ provide customary methods of handling activities and are more specific than policies.

Answer 35

procedures

Question 36

A contract that prohibits smoking on company property best exemplifies a _____

Answer 36

rule

Question 37

A typical responsibility of the HR unit is:

Answer 37

designing formal mechanisms for coordinating HR policies

Question 38

Which of the following is typically a responsibility of operating managers for ensuring that policies, procedures, and rules are effectively followed in a company?

Answer 38

Giving feedback on the effectiveness of HR policies and rules

Question 39

Which of the following statements is true of employee handbooks?

Answer 39

The courts have used employee handbooks against employers in lawsuits by charging a broken 'implied' contract.

Question 40

_____ is defined in legal terms as an individual's freedom from unauthorized and unreasonable intrusion into personal affairs.

Answer 40

The right to privacy

Question 41

Which of the following approaches to discipline builds on the philosophy that violations are actions that usually can be corrected constructively without penalty?

Answer 41

The positive discipline approach

Question 42

The goal of the _____ phase of the positive discipline approach to discipline is to heighten employee awareness of organizational policies and rules.

Answer 42

counseling

Question 43

Jennifer has been highly unproductive at work for the last few weeks and is counseled regarding organizational policies and rules by her supervisor. She is then asked to identify solutions to prevent further problems and write them down. When her supervisor feels that these activities are not helping her, she is given a paid day off to prepare an action plan that will help her work on her productivity issues. This best exemplifies the _____

Answer 43

positive discipline approach

Question 44

The greatest difficulty with the positive approach to discipline is that _____

Answer 44

managers have to be trained extensively to become effective counselors

Question 45

In the context of approaches to discipline, the _____ incorporates steps that become increasingly more severe and are designed to change an employee's inappropriate behavior.

Answer 45

progressive discipline approach

Question 46

A(n) _____ is a physical or electronic manual that explains a company's essential policies, procedures, and worker benefits.

Answer 46

employee handbook

Question 47

In the context of a typical progressive discipline process, a second offense requires the employer to _____

Answer 47

give a written reprimand to the offender

Question 48

Chu, an Operating Manager, needs to terminate one of his subordinates, who works on the same floor. The employee, even after several warnings, has been poorly executing work-related duties. Which of the following is the most appropriate medium for dealing with the termination?

Answer 48

A face-to-face meeting

Question 49

A _____ is an agreement in which a terminated employee agrees not to sue the employer in exchange for specified benefits, such as additional severance pay or other consideration.

Answer 49

separation agreement

Question 50

Claudette is being terminated from her position as the Chief Financial Officer of a private university. She has signed an agreement in which she has agreed not to sue the employer in return for certain benefits. The agreement best exemplifies a _____

Answer 50

separation agreement