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Which of the following is a recommended method for establishing fairness at a family business?

A) requiring family members to telecommute
B) avoiding the hiring of family members
C) eliminating privileges for family members
D) promoting only non-family members

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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According to research,which of the following characteristics is most associated with entrepreneurs?

A) creative
B) indifferent
C) controlling
D) personable

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Jill Roberts owns a flower shop and employs 20 people.Jill lacks the time and knowledge to efficiently handle HR tasks like payroll and benefits management.Which of the following would be most appropriate for Jill in this situation?

How does HR management differ in small and large firms? How do HR systems differ in small and large firms?

Human resource management in small firms is unlike HR management in large firms for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ________.

In most cases,when a company has at least 100 employees,it can afford to hire an HR specialist to handle recruiting,training,and compensating employees.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is available to employers with no more than ________ employees.

Approximately what percentage of people working in the U.S.are employed by small businesses?

All of the following are informal training methods recommended to small businesses EXCEPT ________.

In order to recruit top-quality employees,the majority of small businesses offer retirement benefits.

In most small businesses,which of the following is the lowest priority for managers?

Which of the following is a work-life benefit offered exclusively by small businesses?

Beth recently opened an embroidery business and has four employees who work full-time for her.Which of the following will Beth most likely use to manage her company's human resources tasks?

Which of the following terms refers to the interrelated people,data,technology,and organizational procedures a firm uses to collect,process,store,and disseminate information?

Mark owns a small business that provides engineering consulting services.Mark is new to business ownership,and he has a list of questions he would like answered.Mark has logged on to the EEOC web site to search for answers.Which of Mark's questions is LEAST likely to be addressed on this web site?

What work-life benefits are offered by small firms that are not available with large firms? If given a choice,would you rather work for a small or a large firm? Use specific details to support your argument.

What are the different levels of information systems in an organization? What is the purpose of each?

PEOs enable small businesses to attain insurance and other benefits at lower costs because the PEO absorbs the small company's employees into a larger insurable group.

Human resource management activities,such as training,appraisals,and hiring,are typically formal at small firms but informal at large firms.

When Hank applied for a job with Morton Consulting,he was given the Predictive Index.What was Morton Consulting most likely attempting to measure with the Predictive Index?