A controversial test that can help reveal personal philosophy, behavioral patterns, and character traits that are incompatible with the organization's image or purpose...
What is a polygraph test? (page 324)
100
What agency has been called a "toothless tiger"?
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)? (page 332)
100
A law that prohibits most private employers from using lie detectors in "pre-employment testing".
What is the Employee Polygraph Protection Act? (page 325)
100
This law restricts the government or unauthorized parties from eavesdropping on e-mail, fax transmissions, and cell phone conversations. Applies to employers but allows exceptions when consent is granted and/or there is a legitimate business purpose for the surveillance.
What is the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986? (page 328)
100
The US has more of what per employee than any other industrial nation?
What is managers? (page 334)
200
A lack of this can create mental health problems. "being in a bad job is worse than having no job at all"
What is job satisfaction? (page 339)
200
This implies deliberation and free choice.
What is "informed consent"? (page 323)
200
Used properly these can help screen applicants for jobs and current employees for particular assignments by indicating areas of adequacy and inadequacy.
What are personality tests? (page 326)
200
a way of gathering personal information without informed consent.
What is employee monitoring? (page 329)
200
In a given year, how many workers are killed on the job?
What is approximately 5,000? (page 330)
300
Worker Satisfaction depends on such intrinsic factors as a sense of accomplishment, responsibility, recognition, self-development, and self-expression.
What is Frederick Herzberg's contention on worker satisfaction? (page 339)
300
These two factors are still prime causes of workplace accidents, absences, and diminished productivity.
What is fatigue and sleep deprivation? (page 333)
300
Used by 89 of the Fortune 100 companies and taken by more than 2.5 Americans each year.
what is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test? (page 326)
300
leave to have a baby.
What is Maternity leave? (page 335)
300
This Act is responsible for regulating the working conditions.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)? (page 331)
400
This may conflict with an organization's legitimate interests, yet it is acknowledged to be a fundamental right.
What is the right to privacy of employees? (page 317)
400
Employees have a legal right to refuse to ___________ when it exposes them to imminent danger.
What is the right to refuse dangerous work? (page 330)
400
This kind of testing raises questions of test reliability and job relevance. Companies also must consider whether this is really necessary...
What is drug testing? (page 329)
400
Guarantees UNPAID time off for pregnancy for personal or family illness = IF the employer has 50 or more employees.
Who is the United States? (FMLA law) page 335
400
The most common reason for leaving a job?
What is a poor relationship with their immediate supervisor? (page 333)
500
This effect shows that attention and recognition can enhance worker productivity and motivation.
What is the Hawthorne Effect? (page 338-39)
500
Generally, the burden of establishing the legitimacy of infringing on what would normally be considered the personal sphere of the individual falls on whom?
What is the company or organization? (page 319)
500
Showed that postal workers who tested positive for drug use in a pre-employment urine test were at least 50 percent more likely to be fired, injured, disciplined, or absent than those who tested negative.
What is the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)? (page 327)
500
Percentage of employers who offer on-site child care services?
What is 4-6%? (page 336)
500
The general proposition that a firm has a legitimate interest only in employee behavior that significantly influences work performance applies equally to ___________.