Questions from General Business Management

Q: Do you think employers have a right to check into applicants’ backgrounds

Do you think employers have a right to check into applicants’ backgrounds? Even if there is no suspicion of misbehavior? Even if the job poses no security or sensitive risks? Even if the background ch...

Q: Do you think it’s ethical for employers to select applicants on the

Do you think it’s ethical for employers to select applicants on the basis of questions such as, “Dislike loud music” and “Enjoy wild flights of fantasy,” even if the scales that such items measure hav...

Q: 1. If you were an applicant, would the HVP program

1. If you were an applicant, would the HVP program be attractive to you? Why or why not? If you were going to be an offer receiver, which of the three plans would you choose and why? 2. Will the HVP...

Q: Cognitive ability tests are one of the best predictors of job performance

Cognitive ability tests are one of the best predictors of job performance, yet they have substantial adverse impact against minorities. Do you think it’s fair to use such tests? Why or why not?

Q: Given that seniority is not a particularly valid predictor of job performance

Given that seniority is not a particularly valid predictor of job performance, do you think it’s unethical for a company to use it as a basis for promotion? Why or why not?

Q: Vincent and Peter are both sales associates, and are up for

Vincent and Peter are both sales associates, and are up for promotion to sales manager. In the last five years, on a 1=poor to 5=excellent scale, Vincent’s average performance rating was 4.7 and Peter...

Q: Do you think companies should use banding in selection decisions? Defend

Do you think companies should use banding in selection decisions? Defend your position.

Q: Is clinical prediction the fairest way to combine assessment information about job

Is clinical prediction the fairest way to combine assessment information about job applicants, or are the other methods (unit weighting, rational weighting, multiple regression) more fair? Why?

Q: A large financial services organization is thinking of adopting a new staffing

A large financial services organization is thinking of adopting a new staffing strategy for entry into its management training program. The program will provide the trainees all the knowledge and skil...

Q: An organization has a staffing strategy in which it over-hires

An organization has a staffing strategy in which it over-hires by 10% the number of employees it will actually need in any job category in order to ensure it meets its hiring needs. It reasons that so...