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One of your production managers uses incentives to reward employees
for meeting operational objectives. This is the best example of which of
the following leadership styles?
A. Charismatic leadership
B. Transactional leadership
C. Laissez-faire leadership
D. Authoritarian leadership - ANSWER>> B. Transactional leaders are
characterized by a "this for that" style. These leaders use both rewards
and discipline when necessary to accomplish organizational and
departmental objectives.
Consensual romantic relationships at work represent what type of risk?
A. Intimate partner violence
B. Unlawful treatment
C. Sexual harassment
D. None, because it's consensual - ANSWER>> C. Relationships at work,
even those that are consensual, have the potential for issues in which
HR will have to intervene. This includes the risk of sexual harassment
should the relationship become unwanted by either party.
The international gas utility company for which you direct HR does not
have an organized health and safety program for its workers. What
should be your first step?
A. Focus on becoming compliant with international, federal, state, and
local safety standards.
B. Identify the employees who are most at risk and begin safety efforts
with them.
C. Obtain approval for a company-wide incentive program based on
zero accidents or injuries.
,D. Meet with the workers' compensation brokers to assess the cost -
ANSWER>> B. In this high-risk industry, it would be prudent for human
resources to begin building a safety program for those workers who are
most at risk. This effort may include data collection, incentives, and
compliance efforts as part of the overall intervention strategy.
The food distribution center for which you work has seen an increase in
the number of loading-dock workers reporting ankle injuries. What
strategy would be most effective to reduce or eliminate the risk?
A. Require employees to wear high-top steel-toed work boots.
B. Review the injury records for patterns of unsafe behaviors.
C. Conduct a root-cause analysis with a committee made up of dock
workers.
D. Ask the occupational clinic to come in and provide safety training. -
ANSWER>> C. Any time there is an increase in injuries and accidents,
HR should take the time to analyze for root causes. From this, hazard
abatement strategies may be developed and could include new
personal protective equipment requirements or worker training.
The major Internet provider for which you are the VP of human
resources has just experienced the largest customer and employee data
breach in the history of the United States. In an effort to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), you should first do
what?
A. Evaluate the areas where the company's data is still at risk for
hackers
B. Research credit monitoring services to offer affected individuals.
C. Wait to notify investors until the executive team can sell their shares
of - ANSWER>> D. When a data breach of this magnitude occurs, it is
important for HR to help the company respond in accordance with
governing agencies but also in a manner that protects the interests of
both the company and the affected individuals.
,Which of the following are examples of the physical assets that must be
secured to prevent a cybersecurity attack?
A. The employees
B. The buildings
C. The workstations
D. The power lines - ANSWER>> C. Physical assets such as workstations
and servers can be tracked and monitored as part of a company's
efforts to prevent cyberattacks on sensitive company and customer
data.
Establishing a hierarchy of assets helps companies do what when it
comes to data protection?
A. Identify priorities when it comes to building a robust data security
program
B. Determine what skills in data security personnel to hire for
C. Write policies that protect critical assets
D. Purchase external layers of protections, making the data harder to
breach - ANSWER>> A. Establishing a hierarchy of assets helps a
company craft an effective data security program. Building controls for
these assets may include policies, practices, and the deployment of
internal and external resources, but it will be difficult to know where to
deploy the resources without understanding what is most at
risk/important.
The hospital for which you work has hired an outside agency to staff
the parking lot security posts. The guard works only at night and is
unsupervised. Recently there has been a rash of attacks in the area
against security guards in general. What steps should you take to
protect this contingent worker from becoming a victim of workplace
violence?
A. Allow him to carry his personal gun while on duty.
B. Install security cameras that are monitored from the inside.
, C. Make a business case to the bo - ANSWER>> B. In this case, a team
approach may work to help minimize an act of workplace violence.
Security cameras can act as a deterrent to crime. Having the cameras
internally monitored increases the ability for a quick response should
an event occur.
A major sandwich restaurant hires 15-year-old workers to operate a
meat slicer. This may violate which of the following?
A. The Food and Drug Administration
B. Food Safety Management
C. The Fair Labor Standards Act
D. The Occupational Safety and Health Act - ANSWER>> C. The Fair
Labor Standards Act addresses more than just legal compensation; it
also limits the type of work that may be done by minors. In this
example, a meat slicer is considered a hazardous job and is therefore
prohibited for workers between the ages of 14 and 15.
An employee has shared with her manager that she has been
prescribed medicine for her bipolar disorder. Which labor laws may
need to be considered on her behalf?
A. The Americans with Disabilities Act
B. The Occupational Safety and Health Act
C. The Drug-Free Workplace Act
D. Both A and B - ANSWER>> A. Mental illnesses are generally covered
under the Americans with Disabilities Act and apply to employers with
15 or more employees. This employee may need to be reasonably
accommodated as a result of her disability.
A winery employs hundreds of seasonal, temporary workers that are
processed through a staffing agency. Many of them will be working
with hazardous chemicals. Which of the following should you do first to
comply with OSHA's hazard communication standard?
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