Which of the Following Is a True Statement About the Employer-Employee

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement about the employer-employee relationship?

• A) The critical factor in this relationship is control; the employer tells the employee not only what to do but also how to do it.
• B) An employee for a company could not also be an agent at the same time for the company.
• C) One responsibility of an employer is to provide the employee with lifetime work availability.
• D) An employee does not owe a fiduciary duty to his or her employer.
• E) If an employer contracts to paint Mr. Shore's barn and sends the employee out to do the painting, if the employee is not paid he can sue his employer or Mr. Shore for his wage.

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Definitions:

Personality Differences

Variations among individuals in regards to enduring patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Hofstede's Dimensions

A framework for cross-cultural communication, developed by Geert Hofstede, that describes the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members.

Cultural Personality

A term that may refer to the collective personality characteristics, attitudes, and traits shared by people within a particular culture.

Power Distance

A cultural dimension that describes the extent to which individuals within a society accept that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally.