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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.
generalized sexual harassment
selection
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
balance sheet approach
2. A form in which accidents that cause death - illness - or injury in the workplace are recorded.
functional job analysis (FJA)
OSHA form 300
Walsh-Healy Act
job analysis
3. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.
contributory pension plan
inappropriate sexual harassment
defined contribution plan
employee involvement (EI) groups
4. A personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.
wage and salary survey
behavior checklist
cafeteria plans
culture shock
5. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.
essay
behavioral performance appraisal method
McDonnell Douglas Test
repatriation
6. Measures what a person is capable of learning.
self-directed team
critical incident
cash compensation
aptitude tests
7. Rewards according to a random number of behaviors. Results in very high performance.
postconventional moral development
preconventional moral development
disparate treatment
variable-ratio reinforcement
8. 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.
transactional leader
human resource planning
Executive Order 11246
recruiting
9. Positive stress that makes some strive to accomplish something.
repatriation
values
eustress
punishment
10. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
hostile environment
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
peer appraisal
11. When some of the desired behavior is reinforced. Can be classified into four groups: fixed-interval - fixed-ratio - variable-interval - and variable-ratio.
encouraged resignation
forced-choice
hourly pay
partial reinforcement
12. Rating based on having certain characteristics.
training
job evaluation
graphic rating scale
EEO-1 Report
13. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.
third-country nationals
critical incident
motivators
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
14. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.
stretch goal
forced-choice
social contract ethical decision
Medical savings account (MSA)
15. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
external locus
skill-based pay
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
16. A decision based on the principle that the behavior that causes the greatest good for the most is ethical.
stress interview
variable-ratio reinforcement
wage and salary survey
utilitarian ethical decision
17. Power derived from the degree in which one is admired and people want to emulate them.
host country nationals
referent power
distress
conventional moral development
18. The different conditions upon which someone leaves a company; may be voluntary or involuntary.
equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws
separations
training
flextime
19. A pay attached to acquiring new knowledge or skills.
Landrum-Griffin Act
unstructured interview
workforce diversity
skill-based pay
20. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.
horizontal career path
contrast error
servant leader
Civil Rights Act
21. Power based on individual expertise.
expatriates
expert power
forced-choice
flextime
22. A group of people that rely primarily or exclusively on electronic forms of communication to work together in accomplishing goals.
OSHA form 300
tell and sell appraisal interview
job ranking system
virtual team
23. An appraisal temporal error when the evaluation is based upon the employee's most recent behavior.
union steward
temporal errors
recency error
cash compensation
24. RIF that is composed of lay-offs - either across the board or through company reorganization that result in fewer available positions.
job enlargement
involuntary reduction
ethnorelativism
diversity awareness training
25. Group of healthcare providers that guarantee lower healthcare costs to the employer; seen as a higher quality to the employee.
hot-stove approach
Society for Human Resource Management
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
charge form
26. 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.
peer appraisal
active listening
contrast effect
labor agreement
27. Pay according to the number of units produced.
cash balance pension plan
ego strength
piecework pay
host country nationals
28. Reward given for desired behavior.
Hay profile method
positive reinforcement
variable-interval reinforcement
Immigration Reform and Control Act
29. A pension plan in which only the employer funds pensions.
involuntary reduction
noncontributory pension plan
job analysis
quality circle
30. Characterized by dictatorship that dismisses input from team members; decides the term of tasks and who will perform the work to be done.
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
contrast error
quid pro quo harassment
authoritarian leadership type
31. Separation that is typically planned well in advanced - and are well received - celebratory occasions.
preconventional moral development
characteristics model
retirement
charismatic leader
32. The ability to influence people to achieve goals for the organization.
virtual team
fair representation
leadership
diversity awareness training
33. Hiring through searching and evaluating internal job postings and existing employee files.
variable-interval reinforcement
behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)
piecework pay
internal selection
34. An situation in which an employer makes work life so difficult for the employee that they have no choice but to resign.
taskforce team
employment-at-will
constructive discharge
fast tracking
35. Job evaluation based on classification of jobs in groups of predetermined wage grades. This is what the federal government uses.
job classification system
authorization card
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
generalized sexual harassment
36. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.
retirement
process improvement team
human resource information system
distress
37. The degree in which an individual believes they have control of their fate.
voluntary protection program (VPP)
peer appraisal
red circle rates
locus control
38. An appraisal temporal error when the employee is compared to someone previously rated and not independently.
problem solving appraisal interview
flextime
productivity
contrast error
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.
affirmative action
wage and salary survey
OSHA form 300
internal selection
40. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.
pay grades
variable-ratio reinforcement
non-cash compensation
self-actualization
41. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.
subordinate appraisal
affirmative action
compressed workweek
host country nationals
42. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
employment-at-will
process improvement team
informal factors
43. The matching of people with future vacancies.
process improvement team
contrast effect
human resource planning
hostile environment
44. Harassment based on employment decisions; an economic or position consequence for noncompliance.
job evaluation
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
esteem needs
quid pro quo harassment
45. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.
pluralism
fast tracking
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
46. Helps manager translate measurement framework from strategic to operational goals.
point system
balanced scorecard (BSC)
human resource information system
negative reinforcement
47. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
cafeteria plans
distress
pay for performance standard
48. A problem in evaluation due to being compared to someone previously evaluated.
business ethics
contrast effect
compressed workweek
conventional moral development
49. Pay based on skills and increased job knowledge. Also called skilled based or knowledge based pay.
distributional errors
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
competence based pay
job analysis
50. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)
extinction
training
unstructured interview
Hay profile method