1. If an employee violates a company’s policy, an employer:
a Can fire an employee for any reason at any time.
b Can fire an employee with just cause.
c Cannot fire an employee under any conditions.
d None of the above
2. Which of the following can call into question the fairness of promotions?
a Seniority
b Inbreeding
c Nepotism
d All of the above
3. When screening job applicants, businesses often take which of the following into consideration?
a Work experience
b Educational background
c Personality traits
d All of the above
4. Discharging an employee has important effects on:
a The employee
b The reputation of the company
c The employee’s family and community
d All of the above
5. Which of the following best defines nepotism?
a Privileging or promoting employees based on how long they’ve been on a job or with a company.
b The practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.
c The practice of showing favoritism to relatives and close friends.
d None of the above
6. Which of the following best defines a corporate campaign?
a It occurs when unions enlist the cooperation of a company’s creditors to pressure the company to unionize or comply with union demands.
b It occurs when union members refuse to work in response to some grievance.
c It involves workers who have no particular grievance of their own, but who want to support others through striking.
d It occurs when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company.
7. Which of the following best defines seniority?
a Privileging or promoting employees based on how long they’ve been on a job or with a company.
b The practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm.
c The practice of showing favoritism to relatives and close friends.
d None of the above
8. A test is valid if:
a It successfully measures what it is supposed to.
b A candidate would get similar results if he or she took the test multiple times.
c It results in discrimination against people who belong to certain demographic groups.
d It provides no information about the personality of the test taker.
9. Which of the following best defines due process?
a States that employees have the right to leave a company at any time and for any reason.
b Requires that organizations use fair procedures to discipline or discharge employees.
c Requires that reasons for discipline or discharge deal directly with job performance.
d States that employers have a right to terminate an employee’s position at any time and for any reason.
10. Businesses should not discriminate against job applications because of:
a Employment gaps
b Work experience
c Educational background
d Bona fide occupational qualifications
11. Which of the following best defines a direct strike?
a It involves workers who have no particular grievance of their own, but who want to support others through striking.
b It occurs when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company.
c It occurs when people refuse to patronize companies that handle the products of certain companies.
d It occurs when union members refuse to work in response to some grievance.
