Question 1

Notification of employee monitoring constitutes consent on the part of the employee to be monitored.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Douglas McGregor rejects Theory X, which holds that

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A)   when explained properly, everyone will favor drug-testing programs.
B)   workers essentially dislike work and will do everything they can to avoid it.
C)   workers basically like work and view it as something natural and potentially enjoyable.
D)   sexual harassment is a form of discrimination.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Informed consent requires that two criteria be met. What are these criteria? Briefly describe each of the criteria.

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Informed consent requires that two crite...

Question 4

Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If a polygraph test is 95 percent accurate, there are unlikely to be any "false positives."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An employee comes and challenges you as to why drug testing is necessary at your workplace. How would you answer him?

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Drug testing is necessary in the workpla...

Question 7

The key purpose of quality of work life (QWL) programs is to involve workers more fully in the production process by seeking their ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Employees have a legal right to refuse to work when it exposes them to imminent danger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Businesses often claim polygraphs are a fast and economical way to verify the information provided by a job applicant.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1928, U.S. Supreme Court Judge Louis D. Brandeis described the right to privacy, or "the right to be left alone," as "the right most valued by men."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Fatigue and stress is less of a health problem than it used to be.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA?

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A)   Critics call OSHA a "toothless tiger".
B)   OSHA regulates the shifts people work.
C)   OSHA says few accidents are caused by sleep deprivation and fatigue.
D)   OSHA states the key to worker safety is improved engineering.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The text states that in the 1970s, "the government conducted a study of work in America ... [and] identified three chief sources of worker dissatisfaction." What are these three sources of worker dissatisfaction?

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The text you're referring to seems to di...

Question 14

Explain how the findings of the Hawthorne experiment could be applied to your workplace.

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The findings of the Hawthorne experiment...

Question 15

One study suggests a positive correlation between job satisfaction and longevity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Privacy

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A)   is an absolute value so corporate interests cannot be considered when it comes to employee privacy.
B)   must be respected if we are to function as complete, self-governing agents.
C)   is something that employees today care less about because of personal sharing on the internet.
D)   is guaranteed by Article 3, section 3, of the Constitution.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Granting workers new responsibilities and respect can benefit the entire?organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The breaking up of jobs into smaller and smaller units, with each worker performing fewer tasks but repeating them thousands of times a day, has contributed to health problems in manufacturing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What moral considerations argue for companies' providing childcare and dealing flexibly with employees' family needs? How can doing so also be cost-effective in the narrow sense?

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There are several moral considerations t...

Question 20

The most accurate statement about workplace safety is:

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A)   workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job
B)   employees, not their employers, are responsible for creating a safe workplace
C)   in an average year, 150 workers are killed on the job
D)   according to experts, industrial accidents "just happen"E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.

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Notification of employee monitoring constitutes consent on the part of the employee to be monitored.

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In 1928, U.S. Supreme Court Judge Louis D. Brandeis described the right to privacy, or "the right to be left alone," as "the right most valued by men."

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Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA?

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Fatigue and stress is less of a health problem than it used to be.

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One study suggests a positive correlation between job satisfaction and longevity.

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Businesses often claim polygraphs are a fast and economical way to verify the information provided by a job applicant.

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Douglas McGregor rejects Theory X, which holds that

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