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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






2. Sexual harassment that uses rewards; potential for criminal prosecution.






3. Rating based on having certain characteristics.






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






5. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.






6. A pay attached to acquiring new knowledge or skills.






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






8. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






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






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






11. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






13. Listening to understand without judgment.






14. 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.






15. A procedural document designed by the federal government to assist in hiring - promotion - transfer - demotion - dismissal - and referrals.






16. 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.






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






18. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






19. Characterized by an open-line communication between workers and management; values team-input - and facilitates group cooperation without being overly active within the group.






20. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






21. 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.






22. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






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






24. Consists of vertical scales for each dimension of employee's performance.






25. Flexible working hours that allow workers to choose start and end times.






26. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






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






28. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem






29. A pension plan in which the main source of retirement funds today - some employers will match contributions to a certain percentage.






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






31. Reward given for desired behavior.






32. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.






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






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






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






36. Power derived from the degree in which one is admired and people want to emulate them.






37. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.






38. 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.






39. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






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






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






42. Method of performance measurement based on managers' records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective.






43. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






44. The rater checks statements on a list that he believes are characteristic of the employee.






45. 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.






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






47. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.






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






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






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