Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Place yourself in the position of the manager of a small business

Place yourself in the position of the manager of a small business. Describe situations when ethical performance appraisals for your employees are useful.

Q: Are there disadvantages to a focus on ethics in performance appraisal?

Are there disadvantages to a focus on ethics in performance appraisal? Describe.

Q: If you have a clear code of ethics, do you think

If you have a clear code of ethics, do you think training to challenge unethical behavior would still be needed? Why or why not?

Q: Might challenging someone who is engaging in unethical behavior have some risk

Might challenging someone who is engaging in unethical behavior have some risk? How could this risk be minimized?

Q: Which should drive action planning more, strengths or weaknesses? That

Which should drive action planning more, strengths or weaknesses? That is, is it more important to build on your strengths or to reduce your weaknesses? Explain.

Q: Millions of people use social networking Web sites, such as Facebook

Millions of people use social networking Web sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, to share personal information, including photos and videos, with their friends. Should companies use social networking...

Q: In some work environments, career aspirations are ignored and immediate performance

In some work environments, career aspirations are ignored and immediate performance is the focus. Do you think this lack of attention to career anchors is an ethical issue? Explain why or why not.

Q: Workers can learn about policies, procedures, and so on by

Workers can learn about policies, procedures, and so on by reading electronic or hard-copy documents. What else does mentoring bring to the situation that apparently makes this form of employee develo...

Q: Do you think employers nationwide should be banned from asking applicants about

Do you think employers nationwide should be banned from asking applicants about their compensation history? Do you think the introduction of such a law at the federal level would serve to reduce dispa...

Q: Is the dean's explanation for decreased pay differences by rank and/

Is the dean's explanation for decreased pay differences by rank and/or seniority justifiable?