Final Exam Questions: Multiple Choice – HRM531

Summary

Human resource management (HRM) is a broad field. It includes hiring, training, and managing employees. This document helps students test their understanding of HRM concepts.

Discipline and Training

Progressive discipline is a process. It starts with an oral warning and can end in dismissal. Training can be costly if it does not achieve its goals. Negative transfer of training is one way this happens.

Rewards and Performance

Nonfinancial rewards are things that make a worker feel good about their job. Performance management is a process. It helps managers give feedback to employees about their job performance.

Legal and Discrimination Issues

Employers must follow laws when hiring and managing employees. Title VII of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act is one such law. Lifestyle discrimination is another issue. It can happen when workers are fired for legal activities outside of work.

Diversity and Downsizing

Organizations may use diversity initiatives to increase creativity and productivity. Downsizing can have indirect costs. These include an increase in the unemployment tax rate.

Key terms

Progressive discipline

A process that starts with an oral warning and can end in dismissal.

Negative transfer of training

Training that does not achieve its goals and hampers performance.

Nonfinancial rewards

Things that make a worker feel good about their job.

Performance management

A process that helps managers give feedback to employees.

Title VII of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act

A law that states top executives can retract bonuses if corporate information is inaccurate.

Lifestyle discrimination

When workers are fired for legal activities outside of work.

Questions this document helps with

• What are the steps in progressive discipline?
• How can training be costly if it does not work?
• What laws do employers need to follow when hiring?

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