1. Retention activities refer to everything an employer does to encourage employees to continue to work at an organization.

True

False

2. The purpose of assessment centers is to evaluate how well new employees will fit into the organizational culture.

True

False

3. Recruiting from multiple sources is a good way to increase the diversity of the applicant pool.

True

False

4. Effective selection minimizes the risk of harm and the costs of associated lawsuits brought by victims of violent or criminal acts performed by employees who should not have been hired.

True

False

5. Inbreeding results when someone who is unfamiliar with the organization has come to accept its ways of doing things.

True

False

6. The stakeholder of an organization include all but which of the following?

1. Employees.

2. Local Government.

3. Customers.

4. Owners and investors.

7. Which of the following statements about intangible assets is true?

1. Intangible assets can influence a firm’s profitability.

2. Intangible assets are comparatively social in nature.

3. Intangible assets can influence a firm’s ability to innovate and change.

4. All of these statements are true.

8. Social media technologies include all of the following EXCEPT:

1. Blogs.

2. The grapevine.

3. Wikis.

4. Tweets.

9. Complexity is created by:

1. Rapidly evolving competition from around the world.

2. Constant innovations in products and services.

3. The continuous introduction of new technologies.

4. All of the above.

10. People referred to as core employees are closest to the essential work of the organization. All of the following are core employees EXCEPT:

1. Scientists and researchers in pharmaceutical firms.

2. Musicians in orchestras.

3. Maintenance personnel in colleges and universities.

4. Programmers in software development firms.