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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






3. 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






4. Act that provides individuals and dependents who may lose medical coverage with opportunity to pay to continue coverage.






5. Systems that provide data for Human Resource control and decision making.






6. 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.






7. 1938. Provided basic pay structure for workers. Those that have to be paid are non-exempt and must be paid at least the minimum wage. Those who hold executive or managerial positions are exempt.






8. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






9. An interview that places the applicant in a simulated high stress setting to interview the candidate.






10. An appraisal error based on biases of how the information is selected - evaluated - or organized.






11. Leadership based on the control that management has over rewarding subordinates.






12. 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.






13. A decision based on existing norms.






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






15. An integrated knowledge within an organization that sets it out from the competition.






16. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






17. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






18. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.






19. An appraisal temporal error when the employee is compared to someone previously rated and not independently.






20. An intent to resign from a company that is typically expressed in written communication to the employee's manager.






21. A pension plan in which the amount is specific.






22. Includes other employee benefits - such as health insurance - pension contributions - tuition reimbursement - and legal assistance programs.






23. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.






24. Pay by the hour.






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






26. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






27. Two part-time employees share one full time position.






28. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






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






30. Pay according to the number of units produced.






31. The knowledge - skills - and abilities required for the job.






32. Official discrimination complaint to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - filled by employee.






33. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge






34. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.






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






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






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






38. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






39. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






40. A leader that has an ability to motivate employees to go beyond expectations; less predictable than transactional and embrace new ideas. Charismatic leaders are visionaries; they try to get others to see a better future and their participation in it.






41. Teaching long-term skills.






42. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.






43. The on-the-job method of development for new employees. May be formal or informal.






44. Listening to understand without judgment.






45. A decision based on the principle that the behavior that causes the greatest good for the most is ethical.






46. Performance appraisal that recognizes team accomplishement instead of individual performance - used by companies with a strong total quality management (TQM) emphasis.






47. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.






48. A group of people that rely primarily or exclusively on electronic forms of communication to work together in accomplishing goals.






49. Payment rates above the pay range.






50. A decision based on total impartiality.