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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Official discrimination complaint to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - filled by employee.






2. Rates performance of employee achievement of goals set by manager and the employee.






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






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






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






6. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






7. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






8. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






9. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






10. 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)






11. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.






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






13. 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.






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






15. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






16. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.






17. Cost of living that measures the average prices of products and services over time.






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






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






20. A neutral third party that will make the binding decision between both parties.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Federal agencies and government contractors must comply with anti discrimination practices. Created the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to enforce this.






29. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






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






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






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






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






34. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.






35. When twelve months have been worked at an employer with health insurance - a worker can transfer to another employer with no regard to preexisting conditions.






36. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.






37. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.






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






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






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






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






42. Fourth level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes self-esteem - confidence - achievement - respect of and by others.






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






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






45. 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.






46. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






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






48. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






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






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