According to Knowles, there are five key assumptions about how adults learn. One of the assumptions is the learner's need to know. Which of the following statements is best associated with the assumption of the learner's need to know?

A. I'm ready to learn this because what I learn will help me function better in some way.

B. I understand why I need to learn this.

C. What I learn today will help me solve problems at my workplace tomorrow.

D. I've got lots of valuable experience that I want to draw upon to help me as I learn.

An HR audit is designed to help management do what?

A. Improve employee morale.

B. Analyze HR policies, programs, and procedures against applicable legal requirements.

C. Improve HR effectiveness.

D. All of the above.

Heather's organization works with a labor union work force. Heather has heard rumors that the union has been trying to create a hot cargo agreement with a supplier. What is a hot cargo agreement?

A. It forces suppliers to join the union.

B. It's a threat that the union will slow down processing orders for non-union shops.

C. It's an agreement that an employer will stop doing business with a non-union business.

D. It's an agreement to rush orders for union-based businesses.

Which EEO Report must an employer file by September 30 of each year if the employer has 100 or more employees to identify a count of employees by job category, ethnicity, race, and gender?

A. EEO-3 Report

B. EEO-1 Report

C. EEO-5 Report

D. EEO-4 Report

Which of the following organizational structures is characterized by networks instead of traditional hierarchies?

A. Seamless organization

B. Geographic organization

C. Flat organization

D. Matrix organization

You are the HR Professional for your organization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?

A. IRCA-00

B. I-9

C. 1099

D. IRCA-86

John is the Senior HR Professional for his organization. He is working with Nancy to establish an Internal Audit and Reporting System as part of their Affirmative Action Plan. Nancy wants to know why they need this Internal Audit and Reporting System. Which of the following is the best answer for Nancy?

A. The system is used to periodically measure the effectiveness of the affirmative action program.

B. The system is used to periodically measure the utilization of women and minorities in the organization.

C. The system is used to periodically measure the effectiveness of the human resource leadership.

D. The system is used to periodically measure the effectiveness of labor analysis.

Jennifer is the HR Professional for her organization. Her supervisor, Dan, has asked Jennifer to find the Compa-ratio for Sam. Sam earns $40,000 as a mechanic, but the midpoint for a mechanic is actually $50,000. What is the Compa-ratio for Sam?

A. -$10,000

B. 125 percent

C. 80 percent

D. $10,000

One aspect of organizational development is leadership development. According to Pano's model, there are five components needed to bridge the gap between management and leadership. Which component in Pano's Model of Leadership Development states that for you to lead, you must have the permission of the people whom you lead?

A. Establish credibility

B. It's not about you

C. Commit to achieve

D. Align people

A ___________ learning curve begins slowly, with smaller learning increments, but increases in pace and with larger increments as learning continues.

A. Negatively accelerating

B. S-shaped

C. Plateau

D. Positively accelerating