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HRM 522 Week 5 Midterm Exam Part 2 Version 1 & 2

A midterm exam evaluating HR policies and practices.

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    HRM 522 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM PART 2 VERSION 1 & 2 VERSION 1 Question 1 ________ responsibilities relate to a business’s contributions to stakeholders. Answer Economic Legal Ethical Voluntary Social responsiveness Question 2 Which of the following is not a benefit to businesses of engaging in voluntary responsibilities? Answer Help create an ethical culture and values that can act as a buffer to organizational misconduct Reduce government involvement by providing assistance to stakeholders Develop employee leadership skills Improve employee compensation and retention Improve the quality of life in communities Question 3 The primary objective of U.S. antitrust laws is to Answer protect consumers from high prices and foreign products. prot ect domestic businesses. protect employees. promote strategies that enhance business welfare over consumer welfare. distinguish competitive strategies that enhance consumer welfare from those that reduce it. Question 4 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Answer prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. penalizes the top executives in an organization for misconduct. is basically the same as the Sarbanes - Oxley Act. discourages whistle - blowers from reporti ng misconduct. prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of gender. Question 5 Which of the following acts, passed in response to public outrage over conditions described in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, was the first consumer protection legislation? Answer

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    Civil Rights Act of 1964 Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Magnuson - Moss Warranty Act of 1974 Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 Question 6 Which is not one of the four sources of criminal and civil laws? Answer Judicial law Common law Constitutional law Administrative law Statutory law Question 7 ________ tie(s) an organization’s product(s) directly to a social concern through a marketing program. Answer Voluntary contributions Cause - related marketing Strategic philanthropy Corporate giving Employee benefits Question 8 Cause related marketing can affect consumer ________, if consumers are sympathetic to the cause and the brand and cause are seen as a good fit. Answer individual ethics tastes perceptions budgets buying patterns Question 9 Companies take basic ________ and translate them into core ________. Answer Customs, values Values, principles Cultures, principles Cultures, customs Principles, values Question 10

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    Which of the following is not considered a significant other group in the workplace? Answer Peers Managers Spouses Coworkers Subordinates Question 11 Those who have influence in a work group are referred to as significant others and include Answer peers, managers, coworkers, and subordinates. family members, peers, and coworkers. spouses and friends. employees in similar job situations. employees who hold the same job. Question 12 Which of the following is not an issue that helps in business ethics eval uations and decisions? Answer Ethical issue intensity Individual factors Organizational factors Personal guilt Opportunity Question 13 Which of the following is not one of the six "spheres of influence" to which individuals are subject when confronted with an ethical issue? Answer Educational attainment Workplace Family Legal system Community Question 14 The ________ includes the motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior. Answer Obedience to authority Immediate job context Locus of control Normative approach

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