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






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






3. Can directly align employees with the organizational goals - with evaluation based on profits - sales - etc.






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






5. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






6. Measure the extent which someone has characteristics. Relatively inexpensive - but high potential for errors - and not useful in allocating rewards or promotions.






7. Pay is the same each pay period regardless of hours worked.






8. 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.






9. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






10. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.






11. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.






12. Performance appraisal done by fellow employees - usually combined by the manager into a single profile for use. May be the most accurate - but not used due to popularity copntests.






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






14. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






15. Characterized by dictatorship that dismisses input from team members; decides the term of tasks and who will perform the work to be done.






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






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






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






19. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






20. A step beyond tell and sell; stimulation of growth of the employee by discussing problems - needs - innovations - satisfactions - and dissatisfactions since last appraisal.






21. Pay based on skills and increased job knowledge. Also called skilled based or knowledge based pay.






22. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






23. Focus on the employee's achievements; less subjective - acceptable for employees and supervisors - link individual performance with organizational goals - encourage goal setting - and are good for reward and promotion decisions. However - time consum






24. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






25. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






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






27. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






28. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.






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






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






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






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






33. Listening to understand without judgment.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






39. The survey of the wages paid to employees with similar skill sets in a labor market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a reliable one.






40. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






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






42. A group of 6-12 that meet regularly to discuss organizational issues.






43. 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.






44. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






45. Pay by the hour.






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






47. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






48. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






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






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