• 1. How many Reading Assignment 1. How many Reading Assignment Assessments were originally Assessments were originally required (as stated on the syllabus)required (as stated on the syllabus)

• 2. The presentations associated with 2. The presentations associated with both the Firm HR Practice Paper both the Firm HR Practice Paper and the Current HR Practice Article and the Current HR Practice Article Analysis have a similar objective. Analysis have a similar objective. What is it?What is it?

• 3. Throughout history, what has had 3. Throughout history, what has had the biggest impact on HR? the biggest impact on HR?

• 4. In the section on Strategic HR, I 4. In the section on Strategic HR, I mentioned that it is possible to gain mentioned that it is possible to gain a competitive advantage through a competitive advantage through human ________.human ________.

• 5. A loose labor market is when 5. A loose labor market is when there are many job openings. T/F.there are many job openings. T/F.

• 6. What is a legal disadvantage of 6. What is a legal disadvantage of following a promotion from within following a promotion from within policy? policy?

• 7. There’s a critical link between 7. There’s a critical link between your philosophy (or top mgmt’s your philosophy (or top mgmt’s philosophy) and how it translates philosophy) and how it translates into an HR philosophy and then into into an HR philosophy and then into HR _____.HR _____.

8. Which of the following is not a 8. Which of the following is not a major issue confronting HR now and major issue confronting HR now and in the future?in the future?

1. globalization1. globalization

2. diversity2. diversity

3. organizational development3. organizational development

4. retrenchment4. retrenchment

5. outsourcing5. outsourcing

6. nature of work6. nature of work

7. focus on human capital etc.7. focus on human capital etc.

• 9. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was 9. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was followed by another Act entitled followed by another Act entitled Civil Rights Act of …When was this Civil Rights Act of …When was this Act enacted?Act enacted?

• 10. Revised Order #4 requires 10. Revised Order #4 requires businesses who contract with the businesses who contract with the government to conduct a utilization government to conduct a utilization analysis. What is a utilization analysis. What is a utilization analysis?analysis?

• 11. Federal legislation protects 11. Federal legislation protects against age discrimination. At what against age discrimination. At what age are people protected?age are people protected?

• 12. There are two ways courts define 12. There are two ways courts define discrimination. What are they?discrimination. What are they?

• 13. Describe the 4/5ths or 80% rule.13. Describe the 4/5ths or 80% rule.

• 14. What does BFOQ stand for?14. What does BFOQ stand for?

15. According to a local labor-law 15. According to a local labor-law attorney, it’s important to "put the attorney, it’s important to "put the organization in a 'posture' such that: organization in a 'posture' such that: 1.) _____ is not brought against the 1.) _____ is not brought against the organization; 2.) if suit is brought, organization; 2.) if suit is brought, the organization can ______ itself"the organization can ______ itself"

• 16. Lawsuits related to sexual 16. Lawsuits related to sexual harassment often refer to “quid pro harassment often refer to “quid pro quo.” What does that mean?quo.” What does that mean?

• 17. Imagine a sexual harassment 17. Imagine a sexual harassment policy that states that any employee policy that states that any employee who feels sexually harassed must who feels sexually harassed must report it to their supervisor. Is this a report it to their supervisor. Is this a bad idea? Why?bad idea? Why?

18. Regarding a company’s sexual 18. Regarding a company’s sexual harassment policy, it’s harassment policy, it’s recommended to, “Ensure _____ recommended to, “Ensure _____ complaints are investigated.”complaints are investigated.”

• 19. Regarding HR Planning, what is 19. Regarding HR Planning, what is a common statistical technique used a common statistical technique used to forecast demand for future to forecast demand for future personnel? (hint – it begins with an personnel? (hint – it begins with an “r”)“r”)

• 20. In HR Planning, there is a type of 20. In HR Planning, there is a type of planning that attempts to determine planning that attempts to determine the potentially qualified people who the potentially qualified people who could fill typically higher level could fill typically higher level vacancies. It’s called ________ vacancies. It’s called ________ Planning. Planning.

• 21. Name one staffing alternative to 21. Name one staffing alternative to deal with employee surpluses.deal with employee surpluses.

• 22. What does “KSAs” stand for?22. What does “KSAs” stand for?

23. There are two outcomes of job 23. There are two outcomes of job analysis:analysis:

Job _________ , which is associated Job _________ , which is associated with the tasks and duties involved in with the tasks and duties involved in the job, and job _________ , which is the job, and job _________ , which is the knowledge and skills needed to the knowledge and skills needed to do the job. do the job.

• 24. What’s an RJP?24. What’s an RJP?

• 25. Name 2 reasons why it’s 25. Name 2 reasons why it’s important to validate your hiring important to validate your hiring tools.tools.

• 26. Name the type of interview that 26. Name the type of interview that uses the same questions for all uses the same questions for all applicants.applicants.

• 27. Name the type of interview that 27. Name the type of interview that asks candidates to describe previous asks candidates to describe previous experiences.experiences.

• 28. Name the type of interview that 28. Name the type of interview that asks candidates to speculate what asks candidates to speculate what they WOULD do in particular they WOULD do in particular circumstances.circumstances.

• 29. One of the most important things 29. One of the most important things to remember for an orientation to remember for an orientation program is to make it a _____-_____ program is to make it a _____-_____ program.program.

• 30. In training, a performance 30. In training, a performance discrepancy can be represented by a discrepancy can be represented by a gap. What is this gap between?gap. What is this gap between?

• 31. In training, a real concern 31. In training, a real concern pertains to ensuring that training pertains to ensuring that training “stays with” the trainees. This is “stays with” the trainees. This is referred to as “________ prevention.”referred to as “________ prevention.”

• 32. In Performance Management or 32. In Performance Management or Performance Appraisal, it’s Performance Appraisal, it’s important to consider the Eimportant to consider the EP as P as well as the Pwell as the PO relationships. O relationships. Describe each of these relationships.Describe each of these relationships.

• 33. What’s the difference between 33. What’s the difference between comparative and absolute methods comparative and absolute methods of performance appraisal?of performance appraisal?

• 34. The most common PA technique 34. The most common PA technique is MBO. What does MBO stand for?is MBO. What does MBO stand for?

• 35. What are indirect benefits?35. What are indirect benefits?

• 36. Two types of equity are 36. Two types of equity are important to consider when important to consider when establishing a pay structure. What establishing a pay structure. What are they?are they?

• 37. Jobs that are relatively 37. Jobs that are relatively stable in content and found in stable in content and found in many organizations are referred many organizations are referred to as ______ or _______ jobs.to as ______ or _______ jobs.

• 38. When you use an approach that 38. When you use an approach that predominantly compensates the predominantly compensates the person as opposed to the job, it’s person as opposed to the job, it’s commonly referred to as ______ commonly referred to as ______ based pay.based pay.

• 39. The increase in use of benefits 39. The increase in use of benefits was predominantly spurred by was predominantly spurred by __________ regulation.__________ regulation.

• 40. Regarding benefit costs, why is it 40. Regarding benefit costs, why is it important that companies limit their important that companies limit their use of layoffs and whether their use of layoffs and whether their employees apply for unemployment employees apply for unemployment compensation? compensation?

• 41. The definition of employment at 41. The definition of employment at will states that an employee may be will states that an employee may be fired for:fired for:

• - a good cause- a good cause• - no cause- no cause• - a cause ________ wrong- a cause ________ wrong

• 42. State why an implied contract is 42. State why an implied contract is an exception to the employment at an exception to the employment at will doctrine.will doctrine.

• 43. Regarding references, ________ is 43. Regarding references, ________ is a common basis for suit (hint: it a common basis for suit (hint: it begins with a “D”.)begins with a “D”.)

• 44. If you hire someone and they 44. If you hire someone and they cause damage to another person’s cause damage to another person’s property, your company can be sued property, your company can be sued for ________ hiring (hint: it begins for ________ hiring (hint: it begins with an “n”.)with an “n”.)

BONUS QUESTIONBONUS QUESTION

• 45. There are two types of criterion 45. There are two types of criterion related validity studies. Name one. related validity studies. Name one.