Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Midterm: MOS1021 Midterm 1 2014 Fall with Solution
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Practice Questions for MOS 1021--Exam 1
1. Graphologists may score a sample of handwriting similarly, but handwriting does not predict
future performance on a job. Based on this example, graphology may be said to have some
evidence of _____ and no evidence of _____.
a) reliability; criterion-related validity
b) reliability; content validity
c) content validity; criterion-related validity
d) face validity; content validity
e) content validity; construct validity
2. Which of the following best describes the typical order of functions in human resources?
a) job analysisrecruitmentselectionperformance management
b) job analysisworkforce planningselectiontraining and development
c) workforce planningselectiontraining and developmentperformance management
d) recruitmentworkforce planningselectiontraining and development
e) job analysisworkforce planningrecruitmentselectiontraining and development
3. The two products of job analysis are:
a) core competencies and functional competencies.
b) job descriptions and job specifications.
c) job descriptions and job evaluations.
d) job specifications and core competencies.
e) job specifications and KSAOs.
4. An advantage of using incumbents to collect information about jobs is that they are:
a) good at making comparisons across jobs.
b) knowledgeable about the time spent on job tasks.
c) a neutral source of job information.
d) good at understanding new jobs and jobs that do not currently exist.
e) motivated to provide accurate assessments of the importance of job tasks.
5. The job analysis method that rates the extent to which various abilities (e.g., night vision,
oral comprehension) are required for a job is:
a) Common Metric Questionnaire
b) Functional Job Analysis
c) Position Analysis Questionnaire
d) Fleishman Job Analysis System
e) Work Profiling System
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6. The competency modeling approach may be increasing in popularity because:
a) competency modeling is useful in today’s rapidly changing environment.
b) organizations were dissatisfied with the poor reliability of job analysis procedures.
c) compared to job analysis, competency modeling provides a better explanation of required
tasks.
d) the increasing specialization of jobs requires a more rigorous procedure than job analysis.
e) competency modeling is more useful than job analysis in hierarchical organizations.
7. Bus R Us requires that its bus drivers have normal hearing and manual dexterity in order to
transport students safely and avoid accidents on the job. Bus R Us claims that it cannot
accommodate candidates with hearing disabilities due to the safety risk that they pose and the
cost to accommodate their disabilities. This limit beyond which employers are not expected
to accommodate is called:
a) discrimination
b) undue hardship
c) adverse impact
d) bona fide occupational requirement
e) accommodation
8. Regarding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which of the following statements
is false?
a) The Charter governs all Canadians.
b) The Charter has different workplace legislation for different provinces.
c) The Charter guarantees freedom from discrimination both in and beyond the workplace.
d) The Charter guarantees freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity,
colour, religion, sex, age, and disability.
e) The Charter and human rights legislation are different concepts.
9. Sally applied for a position to sell phones at Cell Phone Inc. and had to complete multiple
selection tools. Most likely, Sally would report high face validity when given:
a) an exercise that requires her to work with real customers buying phones in a store setting.
b) a knowledge test that asks questions about each brand of cell phone available on the
market.
c) an interview question that asks which algebra and calculus courses Sally took in high
school.
d) both (a) and (b).
e) all of the above.
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Practice questions for mos 1021--exam 1: graphologists may score a sample of handwriting similarly, but handwriting does not predict future performance on a job. Bus r us claims that it cannot accommodate candidates with hearing disabilities due to the safety risk that they pose and the cost to accommodate their disabilities. Page 2: on the go consulting is an ontario-based consulting firm seeking a junior consultant. The firm wishes to hire someone who is single because it feels that the occasional travel requirements for the job would best fit someone who does not have family responsibilities. Answers: (a) some evidence of reliability and no evidence of criterion-related validity. The example suggested that graphologists (the raters of graphology) may rate handwriting similarly; thus, there is some evidence of reliability. In addition, the example suggests that handwriting does not predict future performance on the job; thus, there is no evidence of criterion-related validity.
