Chad Wants to Build a Start-Up Company with a Small

question 88

Multiple Choice

Chad wants to build a start-up company with a small number of people working for him. He decides to do all the hiring himself. Lucas, a friend of Chad's who is a lawyer, warns Chad about the risk of discrimination complaints he could receive from applicants who are not hired. Which statement best expresses the basis of Lucas's concern about avoiding discrimination?

• A) Interviews are narrow and standardized, so they do not allow interviewers to test the integrity of interviewees with ease.
• B) Interviews are subjective, so they have the potential of assessing candidates based on questions not related to the job.
• C) Interviews are situational, so they provide a means to check the accuracy of information provided by the candidate.
• D) Interviews are expensive, so their validity and reliability are always in question.
• E) Interviews require polygraph tests, which give the interviewer an opportunity to ask questions that can violate the privacy rights of the interviewee.

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Definitions:

Extrinsic Motivation

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Voting

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