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13. What advice does your text give to organizations that want to use
employment testing in the global arena?
14. Company XYZ is using an aptitude test to measure the applicants’
cognitive abilities. The score of the test can vary from 10 to 100. A score
of 10 indicates very low cognitive abilities whereas a score of 100
indicates exceptional cognitive abilities. A job candidate, Robert,
received a score of 87 when he took the test in April. Robert took the
test again (same test) in June. However, the second time his score was
only 42. What type of problem may this test have?
15. Socialization includes which of the following adjustment
characteristics for most employees?
16. Jim, the vice-president of human resources, is reading the
evaluations from the new round of orientation programs. New
employees report being excited about work, strongly identifying with the
CEO’s speech. Many of them expressed frustration with awareness of
physical facilities, grievance procedures, and benefits options. The major
change has been that now orientation is managed by each employing
division, rather than HRM. What should Jim do?
17. Andrew is a well-known plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. He earns
up to $800,000 a year. He lives in a mansion in Santa Monica and drives
a Jaguar. Many of his patients are Hollywood stars and celebrities.
However, Andrew does not believe that his work is interesting and
meaningful. In fact, he does not like his job. Furthermore, he has
conflicts with his teenage son, Malcolm, who considers that his father is
just “wasting” his talent for money. Andrew feels very bad about it.
Which of the following is true regarding Andrew’s career?
18. Sharon, a student worker in a college food service location, has just
received her first performance appraisal. Her manager told her that her
cleaning and sweeping skills were excellent, but that she needed to show
up to work on time and follow the regulations for lunch hours, breaks,
personal phone calls, and calling out sick. Her performance would be
evaluated again in 30 days. What was the outcome of this appraisal
process?
19. Forced rankings are now found in about three-fourth of all U.S.
organizations