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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strength of person's convictions. The higher it is - the more likely one will follow what they believe is ethical in lieu of following unethical impulses.






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






3. Reward given for desired behavior.






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






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






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






7. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






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






9. 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.






10. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






11. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates' needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission; the needs of others are placed above the leader's own needs.






12. Leadership dependent upon one's position within the company.






13. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.






14. Home country nationals that are employees who live and work in a different country than their own.






15. The idea that people with authority are subject to reporting to superiors.






16. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






17. Understanding the duties of the job.






18. Listening to understand without judgment.






19. Employees that are not from the home or host country.






20. Various software programs that write job description and specifications based on job analysis.






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






22. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.






23. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.






24. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






25. A problem in evaluation due to being compared to someone previously evaluated.






26. 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






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






28. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline






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






30. Withdrawal of a reward.






31. Means that people employed in an organization represent different cultural groups and human qualities.






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






33. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






34. Teaching long-term skills.






35. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.






36. A pension plan in which amount of benefits are based on how much is in their account at time of retirement.






37. Involves determining the type and number of individuals needed to get the job done.






38. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






39. A leader that clarifies roles - initiates structure - provides rewards - and is considerate of employees; fair - hardworking - and tolerant; emphasizes job-oriented(not personal) needs.






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






41. Hiring through searching and evaluating internal job postings and existing employee files.






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






43. A decision based on existing norms.






44. Collapses traditional salary grades into a few wide bands and helps eliminate obsession with grades and gives management an enhanced ability to reward on performance.






45. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






46. Services provided for workers to deal with problems that interfere with how they do their jobs.






47. 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






48. Accommodation of several cultures.






49. Performance appraisal that seeks evaluation from internal and external customers.






50. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.