1. Which of the following statements is not true regarding safety custom?
A Evidence that defendant violated customary safety precautions of the relevant community is usually sufficient to get plaintiff’s case to the jury.
B A defendant who complied with all safety requirements of a statute might still be negligent.
C In many courts, plaintiff has been allowed to introduce into evidence safety manuals written by private organizations to show that defendant, in failing to follow such manuals, fell below the standard of reasonable care.
D A defendant who fails to comply with a safety custom established by a statute or ordinance may introduce evidence that the statute or ordinance is customarily violated by others in the community as evidence of the defendant’s reasonable conduct

2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the role of the jury in deciding unreasonableness?
A Because reasonableness is a question of fact, the jury always decides this issue.
B Because reasonableness is a question of fact, the jury always decides this issue, subject to the judge’s right to make the ultimate decision.

C Because reasonableness is a question of law, the judge always decides this issue.
D The “fixed standard of reasonableness” approach is now a firmly established legal principle.

3. Based on your reading of the Santiago v. First Student, Inc. case, which of the following statements is true?
A The court indicated that it disbelieved the plaintiff.
B One cannot prove unreasonable risk without establishing specific facts of conduct.
C The nature of an accident was almost always sufficient to show unreasonableness.

D Justifiable speculation is generally sufficient to establish unreasonableness.

4. Which of the following is not an accurate definition of breach of duty.
A An act, the nonoccurrence of which may cause damage to another.
B The defendant’s failure to meet the standard of care.

C The defendant’s failure to act as a reasonable person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
D The unreasonable conduct by the defendant.

Question 1
The HRM unit is considered to be: 
A. action-oriented.
B. people-oriented.
C. globally oriented.
D. All of the above

Question 2 
There is now evidence that an increase in the use of “people first” practices results in all of the following EXCEPT: 
A. a decrease in turnover.
B. lower productivity.
C. higher profits.

D. higher sales.

Question 3 
Generation Y members are also called: 
A. echo boomers.
B. rebounders.

C. tag-along boomers.
D. reformers.

Question 4 
To prepare for Generation Y employees, managers should consider providing more __________ praise. 
A. public
B. written

C. sincere
D. specific

Question 1 
Organizational inefficiencies result in all of the following EXCEPT: 
A. poor productivity.
B. spiraling benefits costs.
C. better quality.
D. dissatisfied workers.

 

Question 2 
A well-formulated HRM strategy will help aggregate and allocate a firm's resources into a unique entity on the basis of all of the following EXCEPT: 
A. internal strengths and weaknesses.
B. the strength of local unions.
C. changes in the environment.
D. anticipated actions of competitors.


Question 3 
Samsung believes that __________ is/are the future of the company. 
A. innovative products
B. sustainable corporate growth
C. people
D. customer satisfaction


Question 4
The letters in ARDM stand for: 
A. acquiring, rewarding, directing, and maintaining.
B. acquiring, routing, directing, and monitoring.
C. acquiring, rewarding, developing, and maintaining.
D. None of the above

Question 1 
Which of the following is a cost associated with labor? 
A. Salaries
B. Bonuses
C. Fringe benefits
D. All of the above


Question 2 
Which of the following occupations is expected to have the fastest employment growth from 2002 to 2012? 
A. Software engineers
B. Home health aides
C. Social and human service assistance
D. Medical assistants


Question 3 
Which of the following is considered a fully developed nation? 
A. Australia
B. Spain
C. India
D. Mexico


Question 4 
A __________ indicates what an organization's key executives hope to accomplish in the long run. 
A. decree
B. strategy
C. doctrine

D. goal

Question 1 
Workers who plan, decide, and solve problems using databases, computer programs, and other technology-driven information sources are called: 
A. knowledge workers.
B. information specialists.
C. computer nerds.
D. technical specialists.


Question 2 
The degree of wholeness in a job, which is the feeling of completing a whole job as opposed to contributing to only a portion of a job, is its: 
A. autonomy.
B. empowerment.
C. task identity.
D. culture.


Question 3 
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective group? 
A. Members function independently.
B. Members participate fully in group discussion.
C. Group goals are clearly developed.
D. Resources are adequate to accomplish group goals.


Question 4 
All of the following are levels of strategy generally applied to HRM activities EXCEPT: 
A. strategic.
B. managerial.
C. directional.
D. operational.

 

 

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