Questions:
1. Describe the four factors that companies can manage to make teams more effective. Specify which of these four factors you feel is of greatest importance in enhancing team performance. Explain the reason for your choice.
2. List and explain the three basic kinds of compensation decisions. Give two examples of what is involved in making each kind of compensation decision. What is a job evaluation? Which kind(s) of compensation decisions are job evaluations directly related to?
3. Explain the nature and intent of federal employment law. Identify the circumstances under which protected characteristics such as gender, age, or religion can be used as the basis for employment isions as well as the circumstances under which a company may be found guilty of illegal discrimination.
4. What are the Big Five personality dimensions? Explain the significance of the Big Five personality dimensions. Specify how one or more of those dimensions might be used to select or place applicants for employment in a particular job or company.
5. Identify the three different methods or paradigms for managing diversity. Specify which level of diversity each paradigm focuses on. Explain which approach you personally believe will make the list contribution to helping U.S. companies manage diversity more effectively in the future.