51.Which of the following forms of preferential treatment give hiring preference to members of underutilized groups?
a.Minority positions
b.One-for-one hiring
c.Differential standards
d.Extra consideration in hiring
52.Which of the following is not a recommended step for creating a diversity-friendly workplace?
a.Make diversity a corporate goal.
b.Single out employees of a particular race or ethnicity to handle diversity issues.
c.Start a mentoring program that pairs employees of diverse backgrounds.
d.Establish an internal procedure for employees to report incidents of harassment or discrimination.
53.____ is a nontraditional work-at-home arrangement in which employees typically have an office set up in their home similar to that at the office.
a.Flextime
b.Downtime
c.Telecommuting
d.Hometime
54.In which nontraditional work arrangement does success depend on employee self-discipline because of lack of supervision?
a.Flextime
b.Telecommuting
c.Job sharing
d.Outsourcing
55.Which nontraditional work arrangement allows employees the flexibility of working alternate months or seasons?
a.Flextime
b.Telecommuting
c.Job sharing
d.Outsourcing
56.A consequence of mergers and takeovers is increased ____ because of employees seeking to protect their own jobs at the expense of others.
a.organizational commitment
b.organizational conflict
c.voluntary turnover
d.organizational restructuring
57.Research has identified all but which of the following as a trigger of corporate downsizing?
a.Decreased demand for the firm’s products
b.Technological advances
c.Corporate culture
d.Organizational restructuring
58.All but which of the following might be an alternative to employee layoffs?
a.Job sharing
b.Restricting overtime
c.Using a longer workweek
d.Implementing early retirement programs
59.____ occurs when the structure of a firm is modified to become less hierarchical by cutting out the layer of middle management.
a.Organizational restructuring
b.Organizational upsizing
c.Organizational enrichment
d.Organizational enlargement
60.Which of the following tasks would a management find difficult to carry out in a post-layoff scenario?
a.Retrain employees
b.Reestablish motivation
c.Redeploy employees
d.Retain competencies