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Week 5 Final Exam Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Discrimination laws vary based on state. Research a recent discriminatory event that happened in your state. Discuss at two ... laws that were challenged that made this a discriminatory event. What evidence presented itself that determined the discriminatory practice? What was the outcome? Is there a state where this event would not have been considered discriminatory, if so, why? Share the article of the event within your post. Final GradeSubmitted 11/25/19, 12:03 PM (PST) 144 / 150 1. Review Weeks 1 through 5 Knowledge Checks as part of your preparation for the Final Exam. 2. Question 1 / 3 All of the following are activities performed within the staffing function of the management process EXCEPT ________. Show other options 3. Question 2 / 3 According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, an employer may pay workers differently for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for ________. Show other options 4. Question 3 / 3 ________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns. Show other options 5. Question 4 / 3 ________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill them. Show other options 6. Question 5 / 3 What is the purpose of recruiting? Show other options 7. Question 6 / 3 Steve, an HR manager for IBM, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next 6 months, which means Steve is currently working on ________. Show other options 8. Question 7 / 3 Human resource management is best defined as the process of ________. Show other options 9. Question 8 / 3 Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work; require equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility; and are performed under similar working conditions? Show other options 10. Question 9 / 3 What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process? Show other options 11. Question 10 / 3 The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________. Show other options 12. Question 11 / 3 Theresa, an HR manager, works for a firm that is planning to expand overseas. Theresa is in the process of workforce planning and has already forecasted the firm's labor demand. What should Theresa do next? Show other options 13. Question 12 / 3 Which of the following best explains why HR management is important to all managers? Show other options 14. Question 13 / 3 According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it is unlawful to ________. Show other options 15. Question 14 / 3 Which Supreme Court case was used to define unfair discrimination in conjunction with EEO laws? Show other options 16. Question 15 / 3 Roberta Whitman has recently been hired by Jackson Pharmaceuticals as the senior vice president of human resources. Jackson Pharmaceuticals has a history of problems within its HR department including high employee turnover, EEO violations, inadequate training programs, and benefit enrollment difficulties. With years of experience transforming HR departments in other firms, Whitman believes she can correct the problems at Jackson Pharmaceuticals. Which of the following best supports the argument that Whitman should create embedded HR units and assign relationship managers to each department within the firm? Show other options 17. Question 16 / 3 Which activity involves establishing and maintaining positive employee-employer relationships? Show other options 18. Question 17 / 3 All of the following have been linked to employees' perceiving their employers as fair EXCEPT ________. Show other options 19. Question 18 / 3 In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement NOT give the union a role? Show other options 20. Question 19 / 3 What is the purpose of recruiting? Show other options 21. Question 20 / 3 Todd has been identified by Markam Industries as a high-potential employee in the firm's succession planning process. Which of the following activities would most likely aid in developing Todd's potential? Show other options 22. Question 21 / 3 Which of the following is used by employers to schedule interviews, match candidates with positions, and compile résumé information? Show other options 23. Question 22 / 3 Hiring workers who have criminal backgrounds without proper safeguards is considered ________. Show other options 24. Question 23 / 3 For over 40 years, Golden Creamery has been mixing up fresh, gourmet ice cream for customers. The company originated in Dallas and now boasts stores in 35 states. The business has primarily expanded by selling franchises to qualified candidates. Golden Creamery executives realize that the firm's success depends upon the success of each franchise. In the past, each individual franchise owner determined the best method for screening applicants. However, as the firm grows, Golden Creamery executives want to standardize the hiring process by requiring all franchisees to use the same preemployment tests. Which of the following, if TRUE, supports the argument that Golden Creamery should require franchise owners to use the firm's preemployment tests? Show other options 25. Question 24 / 3 What is the primary goal of employee selection?................................................................. CONTINUED……………………………. [Show More]

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