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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem






2. Harassment based on employment decisions; an economic or position consequence for noncompliance.






3. The first level of moral development - in which people make decisions based on selfish reasons; concerned only with external rewards or punishments. A characteristic of managers with authoritarian and coercive styles.






4. Listening to understand without judgment.






5. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






6. Minorities in the workplace.






7. Test used by courts to assess merits of prima facie case of disparate treatment when lacking evidence - requires plaintiff to show he: 1. belongs to protected group -2. has applied and is qualified - 3. was rejected despite qualifications - and 4. th






8. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






9. A career path that is not sequentially interdependent but each of the jobs in the arrangement must be completed before one can advance to the next higher level.






10. The oldest and simplest job evaluation that is based on grouping the jobs based on their relative worth to one another; can only be used on a small number of jobs.






11. Second level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes security of body - employment - resources - morality - family - health - and posterity.






12. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.






13. 1970. A law passed to attempt to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. It's general area of responsibility are: 1.General Industry 2. Maritime 3. Construction 4. Agriculture






14. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.






15. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






16. A program that encourages employers to go beyond the minimum requirements outlined by OSHA. It includes three: 1. Star 2. Merit 3. Demonstration






17. Rewards according to a specific time interval. Results in average and irregular performance.






18. Sexual remarks or actions not targeted at a specific individual.






19. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.






20. Groups of employees who meet to resolve problems and improve the organization.






21. The need for achievement - recognition - responsibility - and growth; they both eliminate job dissatisfaction and stimulate motivation.






22. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.






23. A pension plan in which the main source of retirement funds today - some employers will match contributions to a certain percentage.






24. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






25. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






26. The third level of moral development in which people make decisions based on internalized principles - beliefs - and values. A characteristic of managers that encourage to think for themselves and engage in moral reasoning.






27. Rejection of a higher percentage of protected classes for employment; unintentional discrimination.






28. Group assigned with improving quality.






29. A group with mix of specialists that are assigned rather than voluntary membership.






30. Documents that contain the main information about hazardous material.






31. Evaluating self - considering one's own strengths and weaknesses. Best used for developmental purposes.






32. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






33. Group of healthcare providers that guarantee lower healthcare costs to the employer; seen as a higher quality to the employee.






34. A code of moral principles and values that govern organizational behavior.






35. A trait method that requires the rater to describe the employee's performance in a statement.; fairly subjective and reliant on the manager's ability to write effective statements.






36. Pay by the hour.






37. Right for an employer to terminate an employee for no reason and for the employee to resign for the same.






38. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.






39. A communication of strong and weak points of the employee's performance - and then in which the employee responds with his feelings about the appraisal.






40. The degree in which an individual believes they have control of their fate.






41. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






42. A group of 6-12 that meet regularly to discuss organizational issues.






43. An appraisal error involving groups of ratings given to employees.






44. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.






45. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






46. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






47. Performance appraisal done by fellow employees - usually combined by the manager into a single profile for use. May be the most accurate - but not used due to popularity copntests.






48. The different conditions upon which someone leaves a company; may be voluntary or involuntary.






49. Not reporting to work.






50. A pension plan in which the employer contributes percentage of employer pay to an account that earns interest. When the employee leaves - the amount is rolled up into an individual retirement account (IRA).