Questions from Business Foundation

Q: Discuss the challenges and advantages of a diverse workforce, and identify

Discuss the challenges and advantages of a diverse workforce, and identify five major dimensions of workforce diversity. (1) How could a company benefit by investing in assistive technologies for its...

Q: Describe the three phases involved in managing the employment life cycle.

Describe the three phases involved in managing the employment life cycle. (1) Why would a company spend money on outplacement counseling and other services for laid-off employees? (2) Why would a comp...

Q: Explain the steps used to develop and evaluate employees. (

Explain the steps used to develop and evaluate employees. (1) How can employers balance the need to provide objective appraisals that can be compared across the company’s entire workforce with the des...

Q: Identify seven components of professionalism. How much loyalty do employees

Identify seven components of professionalism. How much loyalty do employees owe to their employers? Explain your answer.

Q: Describe the major elements of employee compensation. (1)

Describe the major elements of employee compensation. (1) What are some potential risks or limitations of performance-based pay systems? (2) How does equity theory explain the anger some employees fee...

Q: Identify the most significant categories of employee benefits and services.

Identify the most significant categories of employee benefits and services. (1) Why are stock options a controversial employee benefit, particularly for top executives? (2) What are the risks of inves...

Q: Explain the role of labor unions, and contrast the perspectives of

Explain the role of labor unions, and contrast the perspectives of employees and employers on the issue of unionization. (1) Why is it so difficult to come up with a single conclusive answer about the...

Q: Identify the three most important pieces of labor relations legislation in the

Identify the three most important pieces of labor relations legislation in the 20th century. (1) Why are disputes between labor and management often more complicated than just matters of money? (2) Wo...

Q: Explain how unions are structured, and describe the organizing process.

Explain how unions are structured, and describe the organizing process. (1) Why does the concept of an agency shop exist, since employees in such facilities aren’t required to join the union? (2) Why...

Q: Describe the collective bargaining process. (1) Given the

Describe the collective bargaining process. (1) Given the history of union-management relations, why do you think mediation tends to be so successful at resolving bargaining impasses? (2) Why would an...