Question :
61.The difficulty with estimating the real incidence of sexual harassment : 1245464
61.The difficulty with estimating the real incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace is contributed to by all but which of the following factors?
a.There is no universal definition of sexual harassment.
b.Men and women have different perceptions of what constitutes sexual harassment.
c.Sexual harassment in the workplace is actually so rare that it is almost impossible to identify when it occurs.
d.Many victims of sexual harassment do not report it.
62.After the 1988 Supreme Court ruling that extended sexual harassment laws to include male as well as female victims, the standard for harassing behave came to be known as the “________ person” standard.
a.logicalc.reasonable
b.tangibled.equivalent
63.In order for a person to be a victim of the technical definition of age discrimination, (s)he would have to be over the age of
a.30.c.50.
b.40.d.60.
64.While being interviewed for a position at a research firm, 39-year-old Grover is asked, “Since you’re significantly older than our usual candidate, we’re concerned that hiring you could lead to a need to replace you sooner than another applicant when you retire.” If Grover does not get the job, would he be able to claim that he was a victim of age discrimination?
a.No, because only workers over the age of 40 are protected from age discrimination in the United States of America.
b.No, because age discrimination can only be applied in cases of denial of early retirement requests.
c.Yes, because he was clearly not hired due to his age and not on the basis of his skills.
d.Yes, because even younger job applicants are protected from being discriminated against on the basis of their age.
65.A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80 twenty-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20 eighty-pound packages. This best exemplifies
a.sexual harassment.c.comparable worth.
b.age discrimination.d.a glass ceiling.
66.Cheung, Kam, & Ngan (2011) found that age discrimination toward people over the age of ____ is frequently seen in Hong Kong.
a.45c.55
b.50d.60
67.Career ________ occurs when there are few advancement opportunities or a lack of challenge in one’s job. It may also take place when a worker decides that he or she is not interested in being promoted within their workplace.
a.stagnationc.cliffing
b.plateauingd.ceilings
68.Although she is well-liked within the organization and in no danger of losing her job, Tammy has not been promoted for some time due to the fact that she has not kept up with the technological advances in her field. Tammy is most likely experiencing
a.the glass ceiling.c.burn out.
b.a career plateau.d.vocational maturity.
69.One way to help people overcome a period of career plateauing is through
a.a KSA assessment.c.forced retirement.
b.demotion.d.retraining.
70.The Kiski Corporation has long been known as having excellent products, a sound business model, and a high level of concern for its employees. The CEO of Kiski notices that several of the company’s veteran employees have not applied for promotion in some time, and are staying at their current level of seniority longer than would be expected. In order to overcome this, what would the CEO be well-advised to do?
a.Ignore the employees and let them figure out how to advance on their own, because research has shown that the only person who can energize an employee is him- or herself.
b.Create a new “advance or retire” program that will encourage employees to either “move up” or “move out.”
c.Leave the employees alone. As the saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
d.Implement retraining programs for these employees to help them develop new skills that will allow them to advance.
