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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. The matching of people with future vacancies.






2. Understanding the duties of the job.






3. Listening to understand without judgment.






4. Identifies the actions that should or should not be seen on the job - used mainly for developmental feedback..






5. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.






6. Voluntary or involuntary reductions in labor.






7. Withdrawal of a reward.






8. Selection of the minority is less than 80 percent of the time - used as a rule of thumb in determining adverse impact.






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






10. 1. Treatment that punishes 2. Orderly behavior in an organization 3. Training that corrects undesirable behavior and develops self control






11. Power based on individual expertise.






12. Helps manager translate measurement framework from strategic to operational goals.






13. Long-term(5 years +) planning reserved for the highest levels of management.






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






15. 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.






16. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






18. Highly trained workers that are a group that perform interdependent tasks.






19. An interview based on a set group of questions so to be compared answers across all candidates. Questions are asked based on job knowledge - job simulation - situational - and work willingness.






20. Unpaid union official that represents the employees when dealing with management.






21. 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.






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






23. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






24. Positive stress that makes some strive to accomplish something.






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






26. A personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.






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






28. 1926. Required employers to collectively bargain with unions. In 1936 - amended to include airlines.






29. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






30. Discipline focused on early correcion of employee misconduct. 1. Conference between employee and supervisor. 2. Second conference when solution did not work 3. Decision-making leave (paid leave)






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






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






33. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






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






35. Rewards according to random times. Results in moderately high and stable performance.






36. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.






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






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






39. A resignation suggested by the employer to the employee.






40. The working conditions - pay - company policies - and interpersonal relationships; they help eliminate job satisfaction - but do not motivate the employee according to the two-factor theory.






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






42. Act that amended age discrimination in employment to include all employee benefits; also provided terminated employees with time to consider group termination or retirement programs and consult an attorney.






43. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.






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






45. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






46. Purposeful discrimination.






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






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






49. Pay according to the number of units produced.






50. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.