Busad 110 - Human Relations in Business » Fall 2022 » CH 16 Quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following areas are ones in which women have not made significant job gains?
A.   Construction
B.   Marketing
C.   Law
D.   Medicine
Question #2
In this type of sexual harassment, a person in a supervisory or managerial position threatens the job security or potential promotion of a subordinate worker who refuses to submit to sexual advances.
A.   Discriminatory harassment
B.   Quid pro quo
C.   Pro bono
D.   Hostile work environment
Question #3
All of the following are problems facing women in the workplace except:
A.   The glass ceiling.
B.   Balancing family and career choices.
C.   The wage gap.
D.   Overrepresentation in sectors.
Question #4
Three store managers for the same retail chain all have the same experience, education, and job performance: Jacinta, a Hispanic female; Sara, a white non-Hispanic female; and Brian, a white male. If their situation is typical, and Brian earns $100,000 per year, how much do Jacinta and Sara earn?
A.   Jacinta earns $53,000 and Sara earns $76,000.
B.   Jacinta earns $85,000 and Sara earns $63,000
C.   Jacinta earns $100,000 and Sara earns $100,000.
D.   Jacinta earns $63,000 and Sara earns $100,000.
Question #5
Which of the following statements are false regarding men in organizations?
A.   They have problems balancing career and family choices.
B.   They have problems keeping women out of top management positions.
C.   They have problems earning more than their female counterparts.
D.   They have problems working with women.
Question #6
Which of the following has an indirect negative impact on women?
A.   Pay structure differences
B.   Company cultures that require 24/7/365 employee availability.
C.   Failure to provide career counseling services.
D.   Discrimination in hiring.
Question #7
Lana and Joe are planning to adopt a daughter. Joe works for a company with 200 employees. Joe qualifies for:
A.   Automatic paid paternity leave.
B.   Nothing.
C.   Twelve weeks' leave because of his child's arrival.
D.   A pay increase to defray the costs of raising a child.
Question #8
Recent studies of working couples show that:
A.   The majority of large companies in the U.S. provide programs to help young fathers to adjust to the increase in work/life stresses caused by parenthood.
B.   Women are less likely to use the "Mommy Track" for their careers than are men to use the "Daddy Track."
C.   For every woman who stays in the workforce after marriage, three others leave the workforce after marriage.
D.   Men are assuming more responsibility for household chores and childcare.
Question #9
Katya works one extra hour each day for nine workdays in exchange for a three-day weekend on alternate weeks. Which plan does Katya's employer provide, according to this example?
A.   Compressed workweek.
B.   Phased retirement
C.   Flextime
D.   Job sharing.
Question #10
One of the most difficult problems in dealing with sexual harassment issues is that:
A.   Women and men no longer have different linguistic styles and workplace etiquette
B.   What constitutes unwelcome or offensive behavior varies widely across individual employees.
C.   Women are exempt from being charged with sexual harassment.
D.   It is legal to "hit on" unmarried employees.

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