Chapter 11
1) A retailer structures and assigns tasks, policies, resources, authority, responsibilities, and rewards through ________.
A) a retail organization
B) human resource management
C) an organization chart
D) job enlargement
Answer: A
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
2) A disadvantage of delegating a retail task to another party is ________.
A) that the designated party may be able to automate the task
B) that the target market may not desire the task
C) the loss of control over the activity
D) that the designated party may conduct the same task for noncompeting retailers
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 311-312
Skill: Terminology/Concept
3) In specialization, each employee is responsible for ________.
A) a clearly defined position
B) a limited range of functions
C) the tasks outlined in his or her job description
D) the quality and quantity of his or her work
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
4) A major advantage of specialization is ________.
A) the need for fewer employees
B) the generation of broad-based potential managers
C) less employee boredom
D) reduced training
Answer: D
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
5) A job description contains an outline of ________.
A) jobs that are classified through product classification
B) job title, objectives, duties, and responsibilities
C) superior/subordinate reporting and communication relationships
D) job objectives mutually agreed upon by employee and superior
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
6) A functional classification for a car dealer would classify jobs into which of the following divisions?
A) subcompact, compact, and SUV
B) sales promotion, repairs, car sales, and store operations
C) new car, new truck, used car, used truck
D) main dealership and branch dealership locations A, B, and C
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Terminology/Concept
7) A product classification for a greeting card retailer would classify jobs into which of the following divisions?
A) Hallmark, American Greetings, and Gibson
B) main store and branch store locations A, B, and C
C) buyer, sales personnel, store manager, and assistant store manager
D) greeting cards, gifts, wrapping paper, and school supplies
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Terminology/Concept
8) The ________ method of job classification places store-based personnel under the direct control of the branch manager.
A) functional
B) interdivisional
C) geographic
D) product
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Terminology/Concept
9) Reporting relationships among employees within a retail firm from the lowest levels to the highest levels are described in the ________.
A) hierarchy of authority
B) job description
C) management by objectives
D) management by exception
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Terminology/Concept
10) In a flat organization, ________.
A) a large number of subordinates reports to one supervisor
B) communication is impeded by the large number of organizational layers
C) too few employees generally report to one executive
D) an organization may appear impersonal to employees
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Terminology/Concept
11) A major advantage of a flat organization is ________.
A) top management's frequent contact with employees
B) quicker response time to the handling of important problems or opportunities
C) the existence of many levels of supervision
D) fewer employees reporting to each manager
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Terminology/Concept
12) A major advantage of a tall retail organization is ________.
A) close employee supervision
B) the large number of employees reporting to one manager
C) quick responsiveness to problems/opportunities within the organization
D) excellent communication between high-ranking and low-ranking employees
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Terminology/Concept
13) The hierarchical relationships within the firm are displayed in a(n) ________.
A) Mazur plan
B) management-by-objectives grid
C) job description
D) organization chart
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Terminology/Concept
14) Which retail institution type has the simplest organization structure?
A) branch location
B) diversified retailer
C) independent
D) variety store
Answer: C
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15) The four functional areas in the Mazur plan are ________.
A) merchandising, publicity, store management, and accounting and control
B) merchandising, store operations, accounting, and finance
C) product, price, promotion, and distribution
D) buying, selling, store operations, and accounting
Answer: A
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
16) Buying and selling is under the control of the ________ in the Mazur plan.
A) buyer
B) marketing manager
C) merchandising manager
D) product manager
Answer: C
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
17) Under the basic Mazur plan, which executive has responsibility for reaching profit goals?
A) buyer
B) store operations manager
C) publicity director
D) director of sales
Answer: A
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
18) Branch store executives are directly responsible to main store retail executives in which form of retail organization?
A) equal store
B) diversified retailer
C) main store control
D) separate store
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Terminology/Concept
19) Centralization of management is practiced in which retail organization form?
A) chain store
B) separate store
C) equal store
D) main store control
Answer: D
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
20) In the main store control organization, ________.
A) decentralization is practiced
B) centralization is practiced
C) merchandise managers are placed in branch stores
D) each branch has autonomy for merchandising and operations
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
21) The main store control organization works best when ________.
A) customers in the branch stores have localized buying preferences
B) the retailer seeks to advertise specialized goods in each market
C) there are few branches and the buying preferences of branch store customers are similar to the main store's customers
D) too little attention has been given to each branch location
Answer: C
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
22) Transferring stock between branches is most difficult in which form of retail organization?
A) equal store
B) separate store
C) main store control
D) multiline retail organization
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
23) The distinct needs of branch store customers are most recognized in which form of retail organization?
A) equal store
B) multiline retail organization
C) main store control organization
D) separate store
Answer: D
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
24) Which form of retail store organization seeks to achieve the benefits of both centralization and decentralization?
A) Mazur plan
B) separate store
C) equal store
D) main store control
Answer: C
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
25) Which form of retail organization separates responsibility for buying and selling?
A) equal store
B) separate store
C) main store control
D) Mazur plan
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Terminology/Concept
26) Buying is centralized and selling is managed locally in the ________ organization format.
A) Mazur plan
B) separate store
C) equal store
D) main store control
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Terminology/Concept
27) Which activity comprises the recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and supervision of retail personnel?
A) store operations
B) human resource management
C) store management
D) pre-training
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 319
Skill: Terminology/Concept
28) The gathering of information about the functions and requirements of each job is referred to as ________.
A) a traditional job description
B) a goal-oriented job description
C) job analysis
D) the hierarchy of authority
Answer: C
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
29) A retailer can determine which criteria are best correlated with job success through the use of a(n) ________.
A) application blank
B) weighted application blank
C) goal-oriented job description
D) job analysis
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
30) Which job selection technique requires that a job candidate score above a minimum cutoff as a pre-condition for being hired?
A) goal-oriented job description
B) application blank
C) weighted application blank
D) job analysis
Answer: C
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
31) The review of company policies and history, as well as a job orientation, are important components of ________.
A) training programs
B) pre-training programs
C) the job description
D) the weighted application blank
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
32) Which employee compensation plan has no fixed-cost component?
A) straight commission plan
B) straight salary plan
C) salary plus commission plan
D) compensation cafeteria
Answer: A
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
33) Which compensation plan allows executives to choose among bonuses, deferred bonuses, stock options, and other fringe benefits?
A) straight commission plan
B) straight salary plan
C) salary plus commission plan
D) compensation cafeteria
Answer: D
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
34) Which of these factors is a form of dissatisfier (minimum expectations)?
A) achievement
B) work conditions
C) responsibility
D) advancement
Answer: B
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
35) Which of these statements about desired goals is correct?
A) Desired goals relate more to the job than to the work environment.
B) A motivated employee requires fulfillment of only dissatisfiers.
C) A fair compensation package is an example of a desired goal.
D) Desired goals can generally influence motivation in only one waynegatively.
Answer: A
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
36) A retailer decided to outsource its logistics operations to FedEx after studying its resources. This illustrates which stage in setting up a retail organization?
A) integrating positions through an organization chart
B) classifying jobs
C) dividing the tasks among channel members
D) grouping the retailer's tasks into jobs
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 311-312
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
37) A problem with extreme specialization of tasks in retailing is ________.
A) high training costs
B) difficulty in hiring personnel with necessary skills
C) employees not being aware of the importance of their tasks to the retailer's overall goals
D) the difficulty of clearly defining job-related tasks
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 312-313
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
38) A major disadvantage of extreme task specialization is ________.
A) poorly defined employee expectations
B) difficulty in hiring personnel with suitable training
C) high training costs
D) poor personnel morale
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
39) A disadvantage of extreme job specialization is high ________.
A) training costs
B) personnel boredom
C) salary expectations
D) need for supervision
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
40) A retailer can overcome problems with extreme task specialization by ________.
A) job rotation and job enlargement
B) raising employee salaries
C) developing a child care center
D) reprimanding employees for lateness
Answer: A
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
41) Employees receive a relatively homogeneous cluster of work tasks when ________.
A) specialization is used properly
B) specialization is used to an extreme degree
C) specialization is used too little
D) a firm has clear reporting responsibilities
Answer: A
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
42) The buyer form of organization within a department store is a form of ________.
A) geographic classification
B) product classification
C) functional classification
D) combination organization chart
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
43) The equal store organization is a form of ________.
A) geographic classification
B) product classification
C) functional classification
D) combination organization chart
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313, 318
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
44) A retailer uses a functional classification system for jobs; in addition, some employees may be placed in special teams relating to interfunctional areas. An employee with two bosses (the functional boss and the team leader) ________.
A) is in an equal store organization
B) is in a flat organization
C) is in a tall organization
D) does not have a clear hierarchy of authority
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313, 314
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
45) A retailer uses different buyers in its main store and its suburban branches so as to better reflect each target market. This illustrates which job classification method?
A) geographic classification
B) product classification
C) functional classification
D) combination classification
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 313
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
46) The overall hierarchy of authority in a retail organization is most clearly described in the firm's ________.
A) organization mission
B) corporate culture
C) job descriptions
D) organization chart
Answer: D
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
47) In comparison to chain retailers, the organization structure of an independent is most likely to be ________.
A) flat
B) tall
C) functional
D) decentralized
Answer: A
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
48) A span of control refers to the number of subordinates reporting to one manager. A firm with a large span of control utilizes a ________ organization.
A) tall
B) flat
C) functional
D) centralized
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
49) Which form of organization results in close employee supervision?
A) flat organization
B) tall organization
C) Mazur plan
D) separate store organization
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
50) Which form of organization is most in accord with the notion of motivation that argues that the average worker dislikes responsibility and prefers to be led?
A) flat
B) tall
C) functional
D) decentralized
Answer: B
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
51) The retailer most likely to have a tall organization is a ________.
A) small independent retailer
B) centralized retailer
C) decentralized retailer
D) main store control-format retailer
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
52) Which form of organization is most in accord with the view of motivation that stresses participatory management?
A) flat
B) tall
C) functional
D) decentralized
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 314
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
53) The Mazur plan most closely corresponds to which method of classifying jobs?
A) combination organization chart
B) product classification
C) geographic classification
D) functional classification
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 316, 317
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
54) A major disadvantage with the Mazur plan is that ________.
A) the distinction between functional areas may be unclear
B) the distinction between line and staff executives may be unclear
C) salespeople report to a buyer who is not on the selling floor
D) it is generally implemented through a tall organization
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 316, 317
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
55) Which form of branch department store organization has the lowest overall costs?
A) decentralized
B) separate store arrangement
C) equal store arrangement
D) main store control
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
56) Which form of branch department store organization has the greatest overall customer orientation?
A) centralized
B) separate store arrangement
C) equal store arrangement
D) main store control format
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
57) The most expensive form of organization for a department store with several large branch stores is ________.
A) separate store
B) equal store
C) centralized plan
D) main store control format
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
58) A separate store organization should be utilized when ________.
A) branches are small and customer tastes are similar
B) branches are large and customer tastes vary by location
C) buying and selling functions need to be differentiated
D) stock needs to be transferred among branches
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
59) The most complex form of retail organization is found in ________ .
A) independents
B) centralized chain retailers
C) decentralized chain retailers
D) diversified retailers
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318-319
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
60) Which recruitment source involves the least degree of screening of potential job candidates?
A) advertisements
B) employment agencies
C) former employees
D) other channel members
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 325
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
61) A firm determines that job candidates for part-time cashier positions that have B or better averages are three times more likely to successfully complete six months with a firm than those with averages less than C. Where in the human resource management process should the firm use this information?
A) job description
B) goal-oriented job description
C) application blank
D) weighted application blank
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 327
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
62) The major difference between an application blank and a weighted application blank is that the weighted application blank is ________.
A) scored to determine if a job candidate meets the minimum cutoff point
B) verified by the use of a polygraph
C) completed by the interviewer
D) verified by checking listed references
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 327
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
63) The major difference between pre-training and training is that pre-training is ________.
A) oriented toward giving personnel human relations skills
B) related to communicating an organization's culture and policies
C) remedial in nature
D) useful for low-level personnel only
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 327-328
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
64) The retail training method which involves no active participation by trainees is ________.
A) case study
B) programmed instruction
C) lecture
D) behavior modeling
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 329
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
65) A major disadvantage of a straight commission plan in comparison to a straight salary plan to the retailer is the ________.
A) lack of management control over an employee's performance of nonselling tasks
B) higher possible overall compensation costs
C) greater incentive to increase productivity
D) ability to attract better employees due to security
Answer: A
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66) An advantage of a compensation cafeteria for top executives is the ability for executives to ________.
A) increase their total compensation
B) tie earnings to productivity
C) receive bonuses that supplement their salary versus salary increases
D) limit their state and federal income taxes through deferring benefits
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 330
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
67) The minimum expectations/desired goals concept is most closely in accord with ________.
A) the notion that only economic inducements really motivate employees
B) the notion that employees can be self-managers and assigned authority
C) high-task specialization
D) a tall organization
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 331
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
68) According to the minimum expectations/desired goals concept, a high salary results in ________.
A) a motivated worker
B) an absence of job dissatisfaction
C) job dissatisfaction
D) job satisfaction
Answer: B
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
69) A retailer seeks input from employees at weekly meetings. Data on store performance is shared with employees and employees are rewarded on the basis of sales per square foot and a store's net profit as a percent of sales. This best illustrates ________.
A) minimum expectations
B) desired goals
C) dissatisfiers
D) a tall organization
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 331
Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
70) A retailer with a supervisory orientation that assumes that the average worker lacks ambition and dislikes responsibility would most likely employ a ________.
A) loosely structured supervision style
B) tightly structured supervision style
C) flat organization
D) policy of promotion from within
Answer: B
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71) A retail customer cannot perform any tasks in a retail channel of distribution.
Answer: FALSE
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
72) Extreme specialization can result in employee boredom.
Answer: TRUE
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73) A firm that has separate managers responsible for buying and selling uses the product method of classifying jobs.
Answer: FALSE
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74) Flat organizations are characterized by good communication between top managers and lower-level employees.
Answer: TRUE
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75) The simplest form of retail organization is most likely to be found in independents.
Answer: TRUE
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76) The Mazur plan is a geographic method of classifying jobs.
Answer: FALSE
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77) The main store control form of organization is the preferred form of retail organization when the buying preferences of branch customers closely resemble those at the main store.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 318
Skill: Terminology/Concept
78) The separate store organization form minimizes problems associated with a blurred image across retail units of a chain.
Answer: FALSE
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Skill: Terminology/Concept
79) The most complex organization forms are found in diversified retailers.
Answer: TRUE
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80) Low experience of retail personnel, long store hours, and high variations in customer demand all contribute to the difficulty in managing retail personnel.
Answer: TRUE
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81) Job analysis precedes the development of job descriptions.
Answer: TRUE
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82) The application blank is designed to predict success and failure for selected positions in retailing.
Answer: FALSE
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83) Pre-training programs are designed to give employees remedial training in mathematics and reading.
Answer: FALSE
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84) Compensation cafeterias are used to provide flexibility in compensation for low-level employees, as well as top management.
Answer: FALSE
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85) Flat organizations assume that employees can be self-managers and assigned authority.
Answer: TRUE
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86) A retail organization provides a structure for satisfying the needs of target market customers, employees, and management.
Answer: TRUE
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87) High task specialization often causes poor morale.
Answer: TRUE
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88) A buyer is responsible for purchases in a branch location. This illustrates a product classification method of classifying jobs.
Answer: FALSE
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89) In general, the flatter the organization, the more responsive it is to changes in the retail environment.
Answer: TRUE
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90) A tall organization is generally used by retailers that advocate high levels of employee involvement.
Answer: FALSE
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91) The traditional Mazur plan reflects the importance of store branch locations.
Answer: FALSE
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92) While the separate store adapts to an area's unique needs, it is costly since it requires duplication of effort and the loss of quantity discounts.
Answer: TRUE
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93) An important means of gathering data in job analysis is observation.
Answer: TRUE
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94) The weights in a weighted application blank are derived using empirical data on successful and unsuccessful employees.
Answer: TRUE
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95) Psychological and achievement tests should be used for all job candidates regardless of level.
Answer: FALSE
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96) Inexpensive tools (such as application blanks) should be used in early personnel screening stages, whereas more expensive tools (such as personal interviews) should be used in later stages due to cost considerations.
Answer: TRUE
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97) Retail training techniques such as role playing and behavior modeling are particularly well suited for store operations personnel.
Answer: FALSE
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98) According to minimum expectations/desired goals concept, the factors that result in job satisfaction are significantly different from those involved in job dissatisfaction.
Answer: TRUE
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99) A firm using a theory of motivation that stresses close supervision of employees is most likely to use a flat organization format.
Answer: FALSE
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100) A firm utilizing the theory of motivation that assumes that employees can be self-managers is likely to use extreme specialization.
Answer: FALSE
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Skill: Applied/Comprehensive/Integrative
101) a. Explain which channel member retail tasks can be typically assigned to specialists.
b. What risk does a retailer have in the division of retail tasks to consumers?
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102) Under what conditions should a retailer classify jobs using a functional classification? ...a product classification? ...a geographic classification? Explain your answers.
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103) a. Develop an organization chart for a stationery retailer with three employees. Describe the rationale used in your organization plan.
b. Develop an organization chart for a department store with five branch locations and a main store. Use the equal store organization format.
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104) a. Differentiate among the main store control format, the separate store, and equal store organizational arrangement as applied to department stores.
b. What are the major advantages and disadvantages of each format?
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105) a. Outline the special organizational needs of diversified retail institutions.
b. How do these differ from the special needs of a department store chain? Explain your answer.
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106) a. Examine the special human resource environment experienced by a typical department store.
b. Develop an employee selection, training, and motivation plan designed to work well in this environment.
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107) Develop a list of nontraditional recruitment sources for a fast-food franchise that is having difficulty staffing its locations with part-time teenagers (due to the reduction in the number of teenagers in the population). Evaluate each source.
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 325
108) a. Differentiate between an application blank and a weighted application blank.
b. Explain how you would develop a weighted application blank to identify job candidates with high potential of success as retail buyers.
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109) Discuss how role playing and behavior modeling can be used to teach and reinforce effective personal selling techniques.
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110) a. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of four alternative compensation plans for retail employees and executives.
b. Under what conditions would you use each compensation plan?
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111) a. Describe how the minimum expectations ("dissatisfiers")/desired goals ("satisfiers")concept changes the traditional view of employee satisfaction.
b. How would you motivate retail employees using the minimum expectations ("dissatisfiers")/desired goals ("satisfiers")concept?
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 290-291
112) a. Differentiate among the three styles of supervising retail employees.
b. Describe how each view of motivation could be implemented in human resource management.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 332
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