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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Group of healthcare providers that guarantee lower healthcare costs to the employer; seen as a higher quality to the employee.






2. A career path that is hiearchical in nature and consists of interdependent sequential jobs.






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






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






5. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






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






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






8. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.






9. Accommodation of several cultures.






10. Understanding the duties of the job.






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






12. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






13. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






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






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






16. Teaching long-term skills.






17. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






18. 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.






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






20. Bottom level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes shelter - food - sleep - breaks - and compensation.






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






22. Listening to understand without judgment.






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






24. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.






25. Law that affects employers with one hundred or more employees and requires the employer to give advance notice of at least sixty days when a plant closing or mass layoff is planned.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






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






32. Seeking to minimize ethnocentrism and moving toward pluralism and ethnorelativism.






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






34. A pension plan in which only the employer funds pensions.






35. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.






36. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.






37. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






38. A time when the individual stops advancing before reaching the next highest level. It is not necessarily a failed effort because not everyone is promoted to the top position and many common career paths are not designed to lead to the top.






39. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)






40. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.






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






42. Performance appraisal by an employee of their superior. Usually evaluates on leadership - oral communication - delegation of authority - coordination of team efforts - and interest in subordinates.






43. 1947. Pro-business act created to counter the pro-labor Wagner Act by banning unfair practices of labor unions. Created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to help resolve grievances.






44. Separation that is typically planned well in advanced - and are well received - celebratory occasions.






45. Organization of healthcare professionals that provide services on a prepaid basis; seen as lower quality to the employee.






46. Quantitative job evaluation that determines the value based on the points assigned to it; uses the point manual.






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






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






49. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.






50. Host country natives that are employees. Usually is shifted to because it is cheaper - gives a good impression on locals - and no adjustment to culture.