With respect to unionization, what is “salting?” What role does it play in the unionization process?

Based on the adverse impact calculations you made in response to Question 1, what are the legal risks for the organization? What kind of validity should the organization have for the Numerical Comprehension test and the Behavioral Interview in order to successfully defend itself if they were charged with discrimination based on these assessments? In your response, be sure to discuss each assessment (test and interview) individually/specifically, and discuss the type of validity that would be appropriate for eachc assessment. Justify/explain your response. 

In class we discussed that some organizations are rethinking their zero tolerance policies on drugs in the workplace. Discuss two factors or criteria that organizations should consider when deciding whether or not to make their drug policies less restrictive. Be sure to mention relevant points from the class discussion.

Later in the same interview, you inquire about the candidate’s experience leading teams by asking the following question:  “Tell me about a situation where you were the leader of a high-performing work team?  What was the situation and what approach did you take to leading your team?”  In response to this question, the candidate says the following:  “I was a member of a team that received an outstanding customer service rating from our client.  Our boss was thrilled and we all received recognition at a recent town hall meeting.  I’m really proud of what we were able to accomplish.”   What would you say next to this candidate in order to obtain a complete behavioral response? Write the EXACT wording of the question you would ask.  Briefly describe (in 1-2 sentences) the rationale behind your question.

You are about to begin interviewing candidates for a management consulting position. Data analysis skills are required for this position, so the hiring manager would like to ask the following question to all candidates: “What type of analysis work do you enjoy doing?” Please edit this question so that it is more likely to encourage the candidate to provide a behavioral response regarding their data analysis skills. Type the exact wording of the edited question. Next, write two possible follow-up/probe questions that you could ask based on your new, edited question.

Based on the adverse impact calculations you made in response to Question 1, what are the legal risks for the organization? What kind of validity should the organization have for the Numerical Comprehension test and the Behavioral Interview in order to successfully defend itself if they were charged with discrimination based on these assessments? In your response, be sure to discuss each assessment (test and interview) individually/specifically, and discuss the type of validity that would be appropriate for eachc assessment. Justify/explain your response. 

Suppose you are a manager who receives a complaint from an employee who feels they are a victim of workplace incivility. Discuss the two most important “next steps” that you should take respond to their complaint. Be sure to describe WHY each best practice/strategy is important or useful.

In the time leading up to a union election, there are things that a manager or company representative can do to discourage a vote for the union by their employees, as well as actions that would be classified as“unfair labor practices.” Describe two actions or behaviors that managers are allowed to engage in while attempting to discourage interest in a union, as well as two actions or behaviors that would be unfair labor practices.

With respect to managing expatriate assignments, discuss the importance of planning for an employee’s repatriation. Please describe two specific activities that you should engage in prior to or during the repatriation process.

What are the phases of the risk management process?