Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Employees have been terminated due to their postings on social media.

Employees have been terminated due to their postings on social media. Do you think that social media postings should be a cause for termination? Are there circumstances that might make termination a m...

Q: Can employee turnover be a good thing? Explain. When is

Can employee turnover be a good thing? Explain. When is employee turnover a bad thing?

Q: Training is often used to improve performance problems. Describe when training

Training is often used to improve performance problems. Describe when training would not be expected to improve performance.

Q: Your boss has asked for an evaluation of the effectiveness of a

Your boss has asked for an evaluation of the effectiveness of a training program. Describe the various levels of evaluation you could include in a report to your boss.

Q: Distinguish between career development and advancement. Describe at least two steps

Distinguish between career development and advancement. Describe at least two steps that can be taken to improve development and two that can be taken to improve advancement.

Q: Do you think a company should keep pay secret and demand that

Do you think a company should keep pay secret and demand that all employees not disclose their pay to coworkers? Why or why not?

Q: Outline a set of features that you would put in place if

Outline a set of features that you would put in place if you were asked to design a pay-for-performance system. Based on the materials learned in this chapter, explain why you have suggested each of t...

Q: Many U.S. companies outsource activities, such as manufacturing

Many U.S. companies outsource activities, such as manufacturing, to factories in Asia and Latin America. For example, Nike manufactures shoes in Indonesia and Hewlett-Packard uses electrical parts mad...

Q: Compare and contrast the progressive and positive discipline procedures.

Compare and contrast the progressive and positive discipline procedures.

Q: The administration of discipline usually occurs between a manager and a subordinate

The administration of discipline usually occurs between a manager and a subordinate employee. How can HR staff contribute to the fairness of the administration of discipline? How can HR staff contribu...