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DSST Human Resource Management

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






2. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






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






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






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






6. Rewards according to a random number of behaviors. Results in very high performance.






7. Identification of future candidates for future anticipated vacancies.






8. 1959. Specially tailored to make labor officials responsible for the union's financial affairs - to prevent bully-boy tactics - ensure democratic voting practices within unions - outlaw secondary boycotts - and restrict picketing. Also called Labor-M






9. 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).






10. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






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






12. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






13. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






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






15. Power based on individual expertise.






16. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






17. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






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






19. 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.






20. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






21. When every desired behavior is reinforced; effective when the behavior is new.






22. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






23. A concept Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham formulated after researching job design - focusing on three main parts: core job dimensions - critical psychological states - and employee growth need.






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






25. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






26. Highest level of sexual harassment and would result in a punishable act under the law.






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






28. 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.






29. An attempt by the employer to alter the behavior of the employee by persuasion and motivational incentives.






30. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






31. The matching of people with future vacancies.






32. Defining the characteristics that the organization feels would be a good fit for the vacancies. To recruit - an organization must conduct job analysis - provide a job description - and give job specification.






33. Only suitable defense against discrimination; postulates that age - religion - sex - or nationality is an actual qualification for the job. It does NOT cover race or color.






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






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






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






37. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






38. 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.






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






40. A behavioral method that notes an unusual event that identifies superior or inferior performance by the employee.






41. An early retirement incentive in a form of a cash bonus or increased pension.






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






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






44. Accommodation of several cultures.






45. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






46. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






47. An appraisal distributional error where the rater is reluctant to give high or low marks.






48. An interview that may have no format at all or have open ended questions - but makes it difficult to compare candidates.






49. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






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