07 Feb internal equity

Module 1 Discussion

Having read about psychology’s entrepreneurs and the marketing of industrial psychology,posta considered opinion of why psychology’s testing technology was widely accepted but scientific management was widely criticized. What differences existed between the two that resulted in their having different experiences? What was it about thezeitgeist of the timesthat resulted in these outcomes? If both were introduced (as brand new) to societytomorrow, would the outcome be any different? How would they be accepted if they were introducedtomorrow?

Module 2 Discussion

Post a well-considered paragraph outlining the relationship between morals, ethics, and laws. Use at least 2 academically credible sources, and cite them within (Wikipedia is not an academically credible source). Your textbook does not count as an academically credible source. Discuss at least one thing within corporate Americathat is currently legal, but you feel may be immoral, or one thing that is currently legal, but you feel is perfectly moral. Present your reasoning for why it is or is not moral.

Module 3 Discussion

Now that you’re a little bit familiar with the O*Net from Module 1, I want you to use it to get some information to help you to answer the following discussion question. You know that CEOs make a lot of money, and that they are an important component of organizational leadership. However, the recent economic downturn saw some organizations take government bailouts at taxpayer expense, lay off employees, and still give large bonuses to shareholders and/or CEOs. The question is: are they worth it? Look at the O*net profile for chief executives (Use those words in an occupation keyword search) to inform your answers to the following questions:

Are CEOs paid too much, or are they worth the high compensation packages they receive?
Is it ethical or fair that a CEO receives a bonus when employees are being laid off or having their benefits reduced?
Does high compensation for CEOs actually increase company performance? Remember, in your answers it must be obvious that you have gone to the O*Net (so, include some information from there in your answers).

Module 4 Discussion

Post a well-considered opinion of the BEST way to measure performance and the WORST way to measure performance. Your chapter outlined a great number of ways. Explain why you think the BEST is good, and why you think the WORST is bad. Cite at least one objectively verifiable FACT (a statistic is best) in your response. Do not use Wikipedia as the source for this. Do, however, cite your source in APA format. At the bottom of your post include the full reference citation, just as you would on the reference page of an APA-formatted paper.

Module 2 Quiz 1

Grade Details – All Questions

Question 1. Question : The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973:

Student Answer: is no longer in use

is another name for the ADA

covers the federal government

was declared illegal by the Supreme Court

Question 2. Question : Which of the following is NOT part of the GRE?

Student Answer: analytic

scientific

quantitative

verbal

Question 3. Question : A test asking questions about sexual orientation or belief in God might be illegal due to:

Student Answer: invasion of privacy

adverse impact

tort law

low reliability

Question 4. Question : A supervisor offering a promotion in exchange for sex would fall under the ____ form of sexual harassment.

Student Answer: BFOQ

quid pro quo

sine quo non

hostile environment

Question 5. Question : Which of the following will increase the response rates to mailed surveys?

Student Answer: Include a monetary incentive

Keep the survey under 4 pages

Have a university sponsor the survey

All will increase response rates

Question 6. Question : To ensure that subjects are participating in a study of their own free will, researchers must obtain:

Student Answer: permission from the APA

a writ of mandamus from the participant

informed consent from the participant

a valid control group

Question 7. Question : If you used an email survey, your results would be representative of the population in terms of:

Student Answer: sex

race

both sex and race

neither sex nor race

Question 8. Question : Which of the following would be considered sexual harassment? ____ asking a(n) ____ coworker for a date.

Student Answer: Once / interested

Repeatedly / interested

Once / disinterested

Repeatedly / disinterested

Question 9. Question : If ____ White applicants and ____ Black applicants were hired, adverse impact would occur?

Student Answer: 35 of 50 / 12 of 20

15 of 50 / 2 of 25

12 of 24 / 11 of 25

12 of 20 / 35 of 50

Question 10. Question : The ____ Amendment is most concerned with privacy issues.

Student Answer: 4th

5th

14th

2nd

Question 11. Question : For adverse impact to occur, the minority selection ratio must be less than ____ percent of the majority selection ratio.

Student Answer: 50

30

80

75

Question 12. Question : The courts have clearly ruled that a customer’s satisfaction and/or preference ____ used to determine if a job requirement is a BFOQ.

Student Answer: should be

must be

cannot be

the courts haven’t ruled on this issue

Question 13. Question : In which of the following ADR methods does a neutral third-party make a decision that both sides must abide by?

Student Answer: Binding arbitration

Nonbinding arbitration

Mediation

Negotiation

Question 14. Question : Which of the following survey methods has the lowest response rate?

Student Answer: Interview

Email

Mail

The three have equal response rates

Question 15. Question : I/O psychologists who are involved in ____ study and practice in such areas as employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation.

Student Answer: personnel psychology

organizational psychology

training and development

human factors

Question 16. Question : Organizations have affirmative action plans for one of four reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the four reasons?

Student Answer: Labor union agreement

Desire to be a good citizen

Court order

Consent decree

Question 17. Question : Which of the affirmative action strategies would involve an employer changing the company policy or the way an organization is decorated?

Student Answer: Identification of discriminatory practices

Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities

Recruitment of minority applicants

Recruiting through employee referrals

Question 18. Question : If I went through my employee files to determine what type of person makes the best employee, I would probably be conducting:

Student Answer: archival research

a meta-analysis

a field study

an experiment

Question 19. Question : In order for a case of discrimination to be heard by the courts, the complaint must be filed within ____ days of the discriminatory act.

Student Answer: 120

140

160

180

Question 20. Question : In the past few years, about ____ discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Student Answer: 75,000

180,000

950

10,000

Question 21. Question : AT&G does not have any female employees. Ann Smith applied for a job as a machine operator. Though she did not obtain the minimum score of 40 on the machine operator test, AT&G plans to hire her as part of their new affirmative action plan. There are 10 men who passed the test who did not get hired. Is this legal?

Student Answer: No, an applicant must be qualified to be given preference based on gender or race

No, preference is never allowed

Yes, because AT&G has no women employees, they can do this

Yes, because they are only changing their rules for one person, this would be a reasonable plan

Question 22. Question : There are several affirmative action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which of the following strategies?

Student Answer: Identification of discriminatory practices

Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities

Recruitment of minority applicants

Recruiting through employee referrals

Question 23. Question : “English only” requirements at work are:

Student Answer: always illegal

always legal

are legal if they are job related

legal if most of employees only speak English

Question 24. Question : Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except:

Student Answer: African Americans

Asian Americans

Native American Indians

all three of these are protected races

Question 25. Question : Unlike the Fourteenth Amendment, for an employment practice to be potentially illegal under the Civil Rights Act, the discrimination does not have to:

Student Answer: be continuous

be intentional

effect large groups

show past discrimination

Question 26. Question : Nagy Industries is considering reserving the best parking spots for employees who are 7 months pregnant. Is this legal?

Student Answer: No, giving preference would violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act

No, pregnancy can not be treated better than other short term disabilities

Yes, pregnancy can be treated better than other short term disabilities

Yes, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires companies to provide accommodations

Question 27. Question : The EEOC usually handles alleged violations of:

Student Answer: state laws

federal laws

county laws

none of these

Question 28. Question : Asking a coworker out on a date is sexual harassment if:

Student Answer: he/she is not interested

the request is made several times

both options must occur

either of the two options occurs

Question 29. Question : Which of the following is not an important factor in filing a complaint of age discrimination?

Student Answer: you are at least 40

a younger person was hired to replace you

you were a good employee

all three are important factors

Question 30. Question : Hypotheses are based on:

Student Answer: previous research

logic

theories

all three of these

Module 4 Quiz 2

Grade Details – All Questions

Question 1. Question : The best method(s) to use in analyzing a job appears to be:

Student Answer: the Position Analysis Questionnaire

interviews, observations, and job participation

The Critical Incident Technique

dependent on how the information will be used

Question 2. Question : The extent to which tests or test items sample the content that they are supposed to measure refers MOST specifically to:

Student Answer: face validity

content validity

construct validity

criterion validity

Question 3. Question : In a reference check over the telephone, Bob says that his former employee Ted was a real jerk and couldn’t be trusted. Ted might sue Bob for:

Student Answer: negligent hiring

libel

negligent reference

slander

Question 4. Question : ____ is the systematic acquisition of skills, rules, concepts, or attitudes that result in improved performance.

Student Answer: Training

Motivation

Job analysis

Stress management

Question 5. Question : Based on your text, newspaper advertisements typically ask the applicant to respond in one of four ways. Which of the following is NOT one of the four ways?

Student Answer: Contact a recruiter

Apply in person

Send resume directly to the organization

Send a resume to a blind box

Question 6. Question : Josh conducted a job analysis by convening a panel of experts and having the panel identify the objectives and standards that are to be met by the ideal incumbent. What method of job analysis is Josh using?

Student Answer: PAQ

AET

Nagy-Reilly Approach

Ammerman Technique

Question 7. Question : Supervisors who set goals, provide feedback, and encourage employees to use their training are trying to motivate employees to:

Student Answer: come to training

perform better in training

pay attention during training

transfer what is learned in training to the job

Question 8. Question : An organization has difficulty getting enough qualified applicants from its existing employees to fill a vacant position. As a result, the organization seeks qualified applicants from outside the organization. This best exemplifies:

Student Answer: recruitment

internal recruitment

external recruitment

personnel selection

Question 9. Question : When an organization expects a large response to their newspaper advertisement, they would most likely use which of the following response techniques?

Student Answer: Calling

Send a resume directly to the company

Respond in person

Send a resume to a blind box

Question 10. Question : The gathering, analyzing, and structuring of information about a job’s components, characteristics, and requirements is a process called:

Student Answer: task analysis

job analysis

surveying

job description

Question 11. Question : ____ resumes list jobs in order beginning with the most recent job.

Student Answer: Functional

Psychological

Premordal

Chronological

Question 12. Question : Creating a list of tasks that are thought to be involved with a job, and having job incumbents rate the tasks on scales such as frequency of occurrence and importance, best defines which job analysis method?

Student Answer: Task analysis

Critical incident technique

Job-element approach

Ammerman technique

Question 13. Question : Which training needs assessment technique is concerned with an individual employee’s training needs?

Student Answer: Organizational analysis

Job analysis

Person analysis

Operations analysis

Question 14. Question : When applicants respond to a newspaper advertisement by calling, they should:

Student Answer: practice their first few sentences

be prepared for a short interview

have a resume handy

all three would be great advice

Question 15. Question : When would the use of subordinate ratings of a supervisor be least desirable?

Student Answer: There are only 1 or 2 subordinates

The ratings are anonymous

The ratings will not affect raises

The job is in the public sector

Question 16. Question : Which performance appraisal method assumes that employee performance is normally distributed?

Student Answer: Rank order

Paired comparison

Forced distribution

Forced choice rating

Question 17. Question : Job analysis can serve as a foundation for:

Student Answer: selecting employees

training employees

evaluating employees’ performance

all of these and more

Question 18. Question : To compute a band, one needs the:

Student Answer: standard error

validity

F ratio

mean

Question 19. Question : Which of the following job analysis methods provides information about working conditions?

Student Answer: PAQ

JCI

FJA

AET

Question 20. Question : When personnel professionals are concerned with adverse impact or invasion of privacy associated with a test, they are assessing the:

Student Answer: cost

scoring methods

reliability

potential for legal problems

Question 21. Question : Employment agencies charge the company or the applicant when the applicant takes the job. The amount charged usually ranges from ____ of the applicant’s first year salary.

Student Answer: 5% to 20%

10% to 30%

15% to 40%

20% to 50%

Question 22. Question : According to your text, a performance appraisal instrument focuses on many areas. Which of the following is NOT one of the areas listed in your text?

Student Answer: Traits

Competencies

Tasks

Cognition

Question 23. Question : Which of the following trait categories would include such words as outgoing, talkative, and sociable?

Student Answer: Urbanity

Vigor

Mental agility

Cooperation/consideration

Question 24. Question : About what percent of organizations use Internet recruiters?

Student Answer: 82%

45%

25%

98%

Question 25. Question : How many paragraphs does the typical cover letter contain?

Student Answer: Four

Three

Five

One

Question 26. Question : “Suppose that an angry customer started yelling at you in front of other customers. What would you do?” This type of interview question is an example of a(n):

Student Answer: disqualifier

clarifier

future-focused (situational) question

past-focused question

Question 27. Question : According to a meta-analysis by Waldman and Avolio (1986), older workers ____ than younger workers.

Student Answer: receive higher supervisor ratings and demonstrate higher measures of objective performance

receive lower supervisor ratings but demonstrate higher measures of objective performance

receive higher supervisor ratings but demonstrate lower measures of objective performance

receive lower supervisor ratings and demonstrate lower measures of objective performance

Question 28. Question : The most commonly used method to select employees is:

Student Answer: employment interviews

psychological tests

physical tests

letters of recommendations

Question 29. Question : Gandy and Dye (1989) believe that proper biodata items must:

Student Answer: be job related

deal with events under a person’s control

have answers that are verifiable

all three of these are item standards

Question 30. Question : Salary surveys help establish:

Student Answer: external equity

legality

BFOQ’s

internal equity

Module 4 Assignment

Will the training be done through rotation among various departments?

If yes, please list departments and how long the training in each department is expected to last.

How will this objective be accomplished? Please explain whether the trainees will participate in training seminars, on-the-job training, observational methods, research, and/or meet with clients and other staff, and how each will assist the trainees in reaching the stated objectives.

Please describe your evaluation process, and how frequently the trainee will be evaluated