What management theory suggests that compensation is a hygiene factor that doesn't motivate workers to excel at performance, but its absence can de-motivate workers?

Herzberg's Theory of Motivation

Data integrity, employment practices liability insurance, OSHA, and workplace violence policies are all examples of which of the following HR functions?

Workforce planning and employment

You have been asked to complete an HR audit of your organization. Which of the following is NOT a tool or technique that's appropriate for an HR audit?

Questionnaires of employees and management

Jennifer wants to form a corporation that will develop software. As she studies the pros and cons of a corporation entity, she learns that there are four distinct characteristics of a corporation. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a corporation?

There is not a central management structure.

Liability is limited to the assets of the corporation.

Life of the corporation can extend beyond the life of the founder.

There is not a central management structure.

Ownership of the corporation can be transferred by selling stock.

Which one of the following best describes Progressive discipline?

Discussion of substandard performance, verbal warning, written warning, and final written warning.

Discussion of substandard performance, written warning, final written warning, termination.

Series of documents of employee's substandard performance prior to each step of discipline or termination.

Series of documents of employee's incompetence or insubordination that precedes an employee's termination.

As a Senior HR Professional you often have to participate in strategic planning for your department and organization. Strategic planning has four phases to its completion. Which of the following is not one of the four phases of strategic planning?

Establish a foundation for the strategy

The Federal Labor Standards Act is something that all HR Professionals should be familiar with. This act clearly defines four areas that affect all employees. Which one of the following is not one of the four areas of employment covered by this act?

Commissions, royalties, and tips

Virginia is the HR Professional for her organization and she is reviewing the details of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. She tells John, one of her staff members, that the ADEA prohibits discrimination on the basis of age for employees and job applicants who are above a certain age. What age does the ADEA apply to employees and job applicants?

All people regardless of their age

Which of the following are the key components of gainsharing?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Employees and management work together for reviewing organizational performance.

If the goals for improvements are met, employees and managers share the success.

The organization and the employees share the financial gains.

Employees and management work together for reviewing organizational performance.

If the goals for improvements are met, employees and managers share the success.

Managers and employees provide their part of salary for charity.

The organization and the employees share the financial gains.

According to the WARN Act, an employer with 200 employees is required to provide 60 days' notice of a mass layoff when which of the following is true?

The employer lays off 5 employees a week for 3 months.

A flood requires that one of the plants be shut down for repairs, and 55 employees are laid off.

The employer lays off 5 employees a week for 3 months.

A major client unexpectedly selects a new vendor for the company's products, and the company lays off 75 employees.

The employer is seeking additional funding and will lay off 70 employees if the funding falls through.

Which one of the following statements is true of a hostile work environment?

A hostile work environment may be created when an individual witnesses the ongoing harassment of a co-worker.

Only a supervisor can create a hostile work environment.

A grievance procedure/policy against discrimination protects employers from hostile work environment claims.

When a single incident of unwanted touching occurs, a hostile work environment has been created.

A hostile work environment may be created when an individual witnesses the ongoing harassment of a co-worker.

Nonexempt employees are not required to be paid to attend training events when four certain conditions are met. Which one of the following is not one of the four conditions to determine if a nonexempt employee should be paid for training?

The event's attendance is documented in performance review

The event must be outside normal work hours

The event's attendance is documented in performance review

The event may not be job related

One purpose of a diversity initiative is to do what?

Increase the effectiveness of the workforce

Increase the organization's ability to attract customers

Increase the effectiveness of the workforce

Which of the following focuses on preventive care and controlling health costs?

Health Maintenance Organization

Exclusive Provider Organization

Health Maintenance Organization

Physician Hospital Organization

Preferred Provider Organization

You are the HR Professional for your organization and management has asked you about the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, management wants to know the threshold of number of employees that require an organization to participate in the act. What is the minimum number of employees that an organization must have in order to be required to participate in the ADA law?

All companies are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?

It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.

It established the minimum retirement age of 65.

It established the minimum working age to be 15.

It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.

It abolished the requirements for workers to be forced to retire.

What is a target-benefit plan?

Uses actuarial formulas to calculate individual pension contribution amounts

Requires an actual deferral-percentage test to be performed each year

Provides a means for employees to become owners of the company

Uses a fixed percentage of employee earnings to defer compensation

Uses actuarial formulas to calculate individual pension contribution amounts

You are the Senior HR Professional in your organization and you're working with Janet, a project manager, to discuss the scope of a new project. Janet and her project team have taken your project scope and segmented it into a visual decomposition of the project work. What has Janet created?

Project Work Breakdown Structure

Before selecting an HRIS system, which of the following questions should be answered?

What information will be converted to the HRIS?

Who will have access to the information stored in the HRIS?

As an SPHR you know that it's important for the management to show recognition for employees that have gone above and beyond what's expected of them. For rewards and recognition to be useful, the employees must be interested in the recognition. What other factor must be true?

The recognition must be genuine.

The recognition must be monetary.

The recognition must be public.

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Spam

Selling illegal goods, money scams etc.

Hate Speech

Serious attack on a group.

Harassment and bullying

Harassing an individual (including doxing)

Harmful activities

Threatening or glorifying violence or serious harm, including self-harm

Adult content (Consensual)

Nudity/Sexual content

Sexual exploitation and abuse (child safety)

Sexually explicit or suggestive imagery or writing involving minors

Sexual exploitation and abuse (adults and animals)

Sexually explicit or suggestive imagery or writing involving non-consenting adults or non-humans

Plagiarism

Reusing content without attribution (link and blockquotes)

Poorly written

Not in English or has very bad formatting, grammar, and spelling

Inappropriate credential

Author's credential is offensive, spam, or impersonation

Other

Ex. Illegal content, incomplete question...

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