Which of the following terms refers to an outside vendor that manages HR functions for small businesses?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2A small business owner would most likely use a professional employer organization in order to ________.
A) network with industry professionals
B) automate succession planning
C) handle HR activities like payroll
D) conduct organized labor activities
Question 3The Kohler Effect refers to the observation that:
a. members work harder in a team than they do alone under some conditions.
b. members don't work as hard in a team as they do alone under some conditions.
c. people work less hard in smaller groups than they do in larger groups.
d. people work harder when they are in a flow state.
Question 4Which of the following is NOT one of the primary reasons that small businesses use PEOs?
A) managing overwhelming personnel-related paperwork
B) fulfilling personnel-related legal responsibilities
C) supporting the HR department temporarily
D) acquiring affordable insurance and benefits
Question 5When in the psychologic state of Flow, which of the following is the most true?
a. A person is keenly aware of the time they are spending on the task at hand.
b. For the individual, the process of engaging in the task is its own reinforcement.
c. A person is intimidated by the task.
d. A person is extremely relaxed, and very comfortable with the task at hand.
Question 6Regarding Csikszentmihalyi's model of Flow, when a person is very low in skill ability, and the task is high in complexity, what emotional state might this person experience?
a. Control
b. Flow
c. Anxiety
d. Inspiration
Question 7John owns a family business and wants to avoid any appearance that family members are benefiting unfairly from the sacrifice of others workers. This represents the fairness step of:
A) confront family issues
B) treat people fairly
C) set the ground rules
D) family first
Question 8Roberto makes sure that all non-family member hires at his organization know what their responsibilities are and their potential ability to be promoted. Roberto is engaging in the small business fairness step of:
A) quick, scheduled meetings
B) confront family issues
C) set the ground rules
D) erase privilege
Question 9The belief that a group has in themselves, or their group potency, a significant predictor of actual performance. This thinking we can, contributes to group performance more than the __________.
a. team norms
b. diversity of team members
c. pure cognitive abilities of the team
d. individual, positive illusion biases