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Small businesses typically do not provide employee training that emphasizes long-term management skills because of concerns regarding employee turnover.

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For a fee,a small business can receive an on-site safety consultation with an OSHA safety expert to help improve the health and safety systems at the worksite.

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Lynn Wallace owns a cleaning supply store and has 55 employees.Lynn needs to hire an accounts services manager.She wants a simple but formal method for screening applicants that is neither costly nor highly time consuming.Which of the following would be most appropriate for Lynn?

With an intranet-based HRIS,employees can access the benefits home page and find information about their firm's medical and dental plans.

Research indicates that the majority of workplace accidents,especially serious accidents,occur in firms that employ less than 50 workers.

Which of the following best explains why effective communication methods are essential to small businesses?

Elliot owns a catering business and employs 30 people.Elliot is uncertain about when to pay overtime and how to calculate overtime wages.The Web site of which of the following would be the most useful to Elliot?

A ________ can help a small business eliminate extensive HR-related paperwork,stay in compliance with Title VII,OSHA,and pension plan rules,and attain low-cost insurance.

Which of the following is NOT a recognition tool used by most small businesses?

Compressed work weeks,flexible work schedules,and occasional free meals are work-life benefits that small firms use to retain good employees.

Jana owns a dry cleaning business and employs 25 people.She needs a safety and accident checklist that is specific to the dry cleaning industry.Jana would most likely find the information she needs on the ________ web site.

All of the following HR activities are associated with successful high-growth SMEs EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following terms refers to people who create businesses under risky conditions?

Unlike large organizations,small businesses benefit from familiarity with employees and flexibility and informality in HR management.

Which of the following terms refers to a testing method used by small businesses that is based on measuring a candidate's performance on actual basic job tasks?

A PEO handles a client's payroll,Social Security payments,and unemployment insurance,but recruiting and hiring remain the responsibility of the client.

The simplicity of SIMPLE IRAs makes them appropriate for small businesses with 100 or fewer employees.

What is the primary reason that small firms use the Internet for employee training programs?

David owns a small architecture firm with 75 employees.He wants to use a PEO to handle his firm's HR activities.David is in the process of investigating Assure Group,a PEO.Which of the following undermines the argument that David should use Assure Group?

Which of the following is a common characteristic of HR at most small businesses?