Question 1611 pts
Yoshiko owns a greeting card store and recently hired a new daytime clerk. The new clerk is learning job skills by performing them under Yoshiko's informal direction. Yoshiko is conducting a(n) ________.
| | apprentice training program |
| | programmed learning program |
| | on-the-job training program |
Question 1621 pts
Doreen is a marketing instructor at the branch office of a local college. When she cannot teach one of her evening classes, she hires her friend Patrick to fill in for her. In this case, Patrick is a(n) ________.
Question 1631 pts
Julia works in the HR department for a large firm. She works at her desk in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. She works from home on Mondays and Fridays so that she can help care for her elderly mother. From this example, we know Julia's company allows ________.
| | permanent part-time schedules |
Question 1641 pts
Which of the following is NOT a part of a typical management development program?
Question 1651 pts
Chelsea is a marketing manager and receives a lump sum payment from her company based on the company's higher-than-normal profits from last year. Chelsea's compensation is called a ________.
| | defined contribution plan |
Question 1661 pts
Victor has no desire to supervise other employees, so his company has no way to offer him promotional opportunities.
Question 1671 pts
Veronica is reentering the workforce after years away caring for her elderly parents. She is making many assumptions about today's workplace. Which of Veronica's assumptions is FALSE?
| | Women may face sexual harassment in the workplace. |
| | Women receive fewer promotions than their male counterparts. |
| | Women battle sexism in the workplace. |
| | Women receive pay equal to their male counterparts. |
| | The number of women in the workforce is growing. |
Question 1681 pts
When plumbers from a local union stopped working during negotiations, management hired replacement plumbers so the effects on their business would be lessened. These replacement plumbers are called ________.
Question 1691 pts
Worldwide Technologies, Inc. has moved its customer service operations to India. In addition to lowering its labor costs, Worldwide also is diversifying its workforce.
Question 1701 pts
What is the retirement age in the United States?
| | whenever the employee stops participating full-time in his/her career |
