What is the term for a companywide plan where the employer contributes its own stock to a trust for employees?

Correct answer: Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Explanation

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a specific type of defined contribution retirement plan that invests primarily in the employer's stock, making employees owners in the company.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the first step in the traditional recruitment and selection process as outlined in Chapter 5?

Question 2

According to the text, what is workforce (or employment or personnel) planning?

Question 3

Which forecasting technique involves studying a firm’s past employment levels over a period of years to predict future needs?

Question 4

In the Recruiting Yield Pyramid example from Chapter 5, how many leads must the firm generate to ultimately hire 50 new accountants?

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT listed as an advantage of filling open positions with internal candidates?

Question 6

What is the ongoing process of systematically identifying, assessing, and developing organizational leadership to enhance performance called?

Question 7

According to a survey cited in the chapter, what percentage of new college graduates filled all externally filled jobs requiring a college degree?

Question 8

What are online systems that help employers attract, gather, screen, compile, and manage applicants called?

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT listed as a key concern for temporary employees?

Question 10

What is the term for having outside vendors supply services that the company's own employees previously did in-house?

Question 11

According to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), what percentage of employer respondents found employee referral programs to be more cost-effective than other recruiting practices?

Question 12

What is the primary purpose of an application form in the prescreening process?

Question 13

What is the term for a graphical method that shows how two variables, such as sales and staffing levels, are related?

Question 14

According to the text, what is a potential drawback of hiring from within?

Question 15

What is the primary reason that finding and attracting qualified candidates is always important, even during times of high unemployment?

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a method for forecasting personnel needs mentioned in the text?

Question 18

What type of information do qualifications or skills inventories primarily contain?

Question 19

According to the text, what is the most common source of applicants for most employers?

Question 20

What is a significant legal risk associated with using online application gathering, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

Question 21

What is the primary function of executive recruiters, also known as headhunters?

Question 22

When recruiting single parents, what two benefits are described as 'big single-parent magnets'?

Question 23

What is the term for a recruiting tactic where union members are hired by nonunion employers for the purpose of organizing?

Question 23

What is the primary purpose of the 'dot-jobs' domain as described in the text?

Question 24

What is the primary advantage of using employee referrals for recruitment?

Question 25

Which law requires most private employers to continue to make health benefits available to separated employees for a time, generally 18 months?

Question 26

In the hospital example for a scatter plot on page 116, a hospital expanding to 1,200 beds would need approximately how many nurses?

Question 27

What is the primary function of a personnel replacement chart?

Question 28

What percentage of employers in a survey who had laid people off recently planned to bring some back?

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the main types of employment agencies discussed in the chapter?

Question 30

The AIDA guide for constructing ads stands for:

Question 31

What type of question on an application form is usually illegal to ask unless it may interfere with job performance?

Question 32

According to Valero Energy's experience, implementing a new labor supply chain tool reduced the time-to-fill an open position to:

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a main topic embraced by workforce planning?

Question 34

What is the primary role of a supervisor in the recruiting process, as discussed in the text?

Question 35

According to the chapter, 'on-demand recruiting services' (ODRS) provide what kind of assistance?

Question 36

When recruiting older workers, what did a survey find was the main concern for 71 percent of baby boomers?

Question 37

What is the term for publicizing an open job to employees, usually by posting it on company intranets or bulletin boards?

Question 38

What is a primary drawback of relying solely on walk-ins and unsolicited applications for recruitment?

Question 39

The chapter mentions that using biodata from application forms can help predict employee tenure and performance. Which is an example of a biodata item?

Question 40

Why do employers use a recruiting yield pyramid?

Question 41

What is a potential negative consequence of having to reject internal candidates after an interview process?

Question 42

According to the text, a recent survey found what percentage of interns turned into job offers?

Question 43

Which of the following is a primary reason for the growing use of contingent or temporary workers?

Question 44

What is the key difference between contingency-based and retained executive recruiters?

Question 45

Why must employers be careful about questions regarding 'membership in organizations' on application forms?

Question 46

What did the Valero Energy example illustrate about the cost per hire after implementing new recruiting tools?

Question 47

Which federal act is NOT cited on page 118 as being relevant to keeping employee data private?

Question 48

What is the main goal of on-campus recruiting for a campus recruiter?

Question 49

According to the chapter, what is a key problem with virtual job fairs?

Question 50

What is the term for a card prepared for a top position in a company that shows possible replacement candidates and their qualifications?