An organizational picket may lawfully take place when which of the following is true?

The union wants to attract employees so they will authorize the union to represent them.

There are fewer than 45 days left before the current collective-bargaining agreement expires.

The union wants to attract employees so they will authorize the union to represent them.

The union members are unhappy with their current union and ask a new union to represent them.

The union files a representation petition with the NLRB no later than 15 days after picketing starts.

Project management is a core activity in many organizations today. Which of the following statements best describes the process groups that comprise the project management lifecycle?

The project management lifecycle is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of launching, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

What two elements does the formula in a defined benefit plan examine to determine the pension an employer may provide the employee?

Hourly rate and length of service

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with copyright laws when it comes to organizational development and the usage of materials. There are six categories of protected rights for creators protected by the copyright law. Which of the following is not one of the six categories?

Right to renew the copyright of the work

Right to sell copies of the work

Right to create derivative works

Your organization is aiming to reduce costs by stopping wastes in the production cycle. The company has created a plan that will reward employees 50 percent of the savings from the waste stoppage. What type of compensation plan is your organization offering to employees in this instance?

This is an example of gainsharing

This is an example of profit sharing

This is an example of gainsharing

This is an example of a team incentive

This is an example of a short-term incentive

Bob is a nonexempt employee for his organization. He has worked a full day and has left for home. His commute is two hours one-way. When he arrives home he receives a phone call from his supervisor Dan. An emergency has happened and they need Bob to immediately return to work. How much time is Bob's employer required to pay for Bob's travel in this instance?

50 percent of the total travel time

All organizations need prevoyance, or planning, as a part of a manager's duty. As an HR Professional what is the primary purpose of planning?

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

Directs the project team and staff to accomplish the project scope

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

Communicates the direction of the organization

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve their goals

Health and wellness programs are beneficial for employers because they do what?

Increase productivity, reduce medical costs, and attract top-quality job candidates

Provide on-site opportunities for physical fitness

Require employees to lose weight, stop smoking, and avoid substance abuse

Provide nutrition counseling, exercise programs, and health education programs

Increase productivity, reduce medical costs, and attract top-quality job candidates

What law requires organizations to pay their non-exempt employees one and one half times the regularly hour wage for work that exceeds 40 hours in one week?

Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act

Your organization has decided to implement a suggestion box for employees to anonymously voice their opinions about issues and concerns within the organization. While this approach is good, what must management do with these suggestions for employees to see the value?

Act on the suggestions quickly.

Post the suggestions for everyone to see.

Act on the suggestions quickly.

Fran is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with a new recruit in the HR department. Fran wants to explain the role of HR to the new recruit. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of an HR in an organization?

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides strategic, administrative, and operational services for the entire organization.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides legal and operational services for the entire organization.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides administrative and operational services for the entire organization.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides strategic, administrative, and operational services for the entire organization.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides cultural awareness, administrative, and functional services for the entire organization.

Your organization uses virtual teams to complete projects. Jen is a project manager in this environment and she must act accordingly. All of the following are disadvantages of a virtual team that Jen must overcome except for which one?

Working from home-based offices

During the union-organizing process, how is the bargaining unit determined?

By the National Labor Relations Board

By the employees during the election

Jointly, by the union and the employer

By the National Labor Relations Board

Frank is a manager in his organization and he wants his team to take charge of actions, duties, and work to be completed. Frank would like to delegate more duties to this team to show that he trusts them in their work. If Frank does this what must he also do for the team?

Allow the team to act without waiting for his approval

Review their work to see their performance

Add safeguards to the decisions to review their choices before they're enforced

Allow the team to act without waiting for his approval

Review their decisions to see their effectiveness

A statement of cash flows is a financial report that tells you which of the following?

Where the money used to operate the business came from

The financial condition of the business at a specific point in time

How much money is owed to the company by its customers

The financial results of operations over a period of time

Which of the following exceptions to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act describes a type of employment where employees are paid based on the volume of their production?

Professionally developed test of abilities

Bona fide occupational qualification

Characteristics of high-involvement organizations include all of the following except which?

Pay-for-performance system that clearly links employee behavior to rewards

Decision-making from the bottom up

You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're coaching Thomas on human resources practices, particularly the role of the HR Professional in strategic planning. You tell Thomas the importance of vision, mission, and values of an organization. Thomas asks what the difference is between vision and mission. Which one of the following best describes the difference between vision and mission for an organization?

A vision describes an organization's role, what the organization is, and what the organization wants to become. A mission describes the organization's purpose for being.

A vision is the purpose of a company. A mission is the task the organization aims to accomplish.

A vision describes an organization's role, what the organization is, and what the organization wants to become. A mission describes the organization's purpose for being.

A vision describes the future of the organization while a mission describes the goals of the organization.

A vision describes the organization's role, what the organization is, and what the organization may aspire to be. A mission describes what the organization will definitely become.

Henry is the HR Professional for his organization and he's discussing the status of Amy's employment. Amy earns $87,500 per year and receives a paycheck via direct deposit every two weeks. Amy was hired under the offer of a salary position, but she feels that she is working far more than the agreed 40 hours per week. Based on these scenarios, do you believe Amy is exempt or non-exempt?

Amy is exempt because she is paid on a salary basis.

Amy is not exempt because she is working more than ten percent of her total agreed hours per week.

Amy is not exempt because she is offered bonuses as part of her pay.

Amy is exempt because she is paid on a salary basis.

Amy is exempt because she earns more than $1,000 per week.

An organization is considering a new office in another country. This foreign country is considered to be a high-context culture. What does this mean?

People rely more on nonverbal clues and relationships to discern what is meant.

People rely more on the words of the conversation to discern what is meant.

People rely more on para-lingual aspects of the conversation to discern what is meant.

People rely more on nonverbal clues and relationships to discern what is meant.

People rely on the hierarchy of conversation to discern what is meant.

The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?

McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y

McClelland's acquired needs theory

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Holly is a senior worker in her organization and she is a member of the union. Her position will be eliminated in sixty days and she will be released from the company. Rather than being unemployed, Holly asks the union to move her to a less senior position and release a junior employee. If the union agrees to this, what will this term be known as?

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