Chapter 8 - Human Resources

A planned reduction in the number of employees needed in a firm to reduce costs and make the business more efficient is called

• analysis

• cafeteria

• culture

• downsizing

The _____ is made up of all the people age 16 and older who are employed or who are looking for a job.

• incentive

• promotion

• union

• workforce

A specific study of a job to identify in detail the job duties and skill requirements is called a job _____

• analysis

• cafeteria

• culture

• downsizing

A(n) _____ plan allocates a certain amount of money to each employee that can be spent on benefits; the employee selects the benefits he prefers.

• analysis

• cafeteria

• culture

• downsizing

What type of system connects an employee's pay to the quality or quantity of the employee's performance?

• incentive

• promotion

• union

• workforce

The advancement of an employee to a position with greater responsibility is called a(n)

• incentive

• promotion

• union

• workforce

The environment in which people work, made up of the atmosphere, behaviors, beliefs, and relationships is called

• analysis

• cafeteria

• culture

• downsizing

An organized group of employees who negotiate with employers about issues, such as wages and working conditions, is called a(n)

• incentive

• promotion

• union

• workforce

Between 2012 and 2022, which of the following occupational categories is expected to grow the fastest?

• business and financial operations

• sales and marketing

• farming, fishing, and forestry

• construction and extraction

All of the following are blue-collar workers EXCEPT

• truck drivers

• accountants

• mechanics

• seamstresses