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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. Two part-time employees share one full time position.
variable-interval reinforcement
career path
job sharing
constructive discharge
2. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.
expatriates
variable-interval reinforcement
self-actualization
pay secrecy
3. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.
subordinate appraisal
Equal Pay Act
leadership
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
4. 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.
structured interview
contrast error
EEO-1 Report
justice ethical decision
5. RIF that is composed of lay-offs - either across the board or through company reorganization that result in fewer available positions.
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
involuntary reduction
pay grades
contributory pension plan
6. Can directly align employees with the organizational goals - with evaluation based on profits - sales - etc.
balanced scorecard (BSC)
safety needs
productivity
career plateauing
7. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.
retirement
informal factors
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
postconventional moral development
8. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline
external locus
diversity awareness training
hot-stove approach
Executive Order 11246
9. A trait method that requires the rater to describe the employee's performance in a statement.; fairly subjective and reliant on the manager's ability to write effective statements.
essay
punishment
point system
voluntary reduction
10. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.
punishment
career path
selection
subordinate appraisal
11. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.
job specifications
pay for performance standard
discipline
wage curve
12. Belief that one culture is superior to another.
ethnocentrism
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
contributory pension plan
learning organization
13. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUBS)
selection
hygiene factors
job evaluation
14. 1938. Provided basic pay structure for workers. Those that have to be paid are non-exempt and must be paid at least the minimum wage. Those who hold executive or managerial positions are exempt.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
trancenders
achievement test
salary pay
15. 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.
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
self-appraisal
halo effect
positive reinforcement
16. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.
pluralism
stretch goal
Davis-Bacon Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
17. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.
structured interview
forced-choice
pay grades
cafeteria plans
18. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.
pay equity
point system
labor agreement
progressive discipline
19. A leader that clarifies roles - initiates structure - provides rewards - and is considerate of employees; fair - hardworking - and tolerant; emphasizes job-oriented(not personal) needs.
transactional leader
development assignments
pay for performance standard
computerized job analysis
20. Hiring through searching and evaluating internal job postings and existing employee files.
servant leader
management by objectives (MBO)
internal selection
employment-at-will
21. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.
positive discipline
fast tracking
critical incident
inappropriate sexual harassment
22. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.
training
coercive sexual harassment
ego strength
safety needs
23. Rating based on having certain characteristics.
utilitarian ethical decision
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
EEO-1 Report
graphic rating scale
24. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
negative reinforcement
coercive sexual harassment
career plateauing
25. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.
ethnorelativism
McDonnell Douglas Test
laissez-faire leadership type
learning organization
26. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
mixed-standard rating scale
EEO-1 Report
self-actualization
27. Rejection of a higher percentage of protected classes for employment; unintentional discrimination.
fixed-ratio reinforcement
behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)
physiological needs
adverse impact
28. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
defined contribution plan
coercive sexual harassment
transformational leader
29. Pay by the hour.
generalized sexual harassment
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
hourly pay
selection
30. Performance appraisal that recognizes team accomplishement instead of individual performance - used by companies with a strong total quality management (TQM) emphasis.
mixed-standard rating scale
extinction
management by objectives (MBO)
team appraisal
31. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.
ego strength
job description
Walsh-Healy Act
critical incident method
32. 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.
punishment
broadbanding
trait performance appraisal method
fair representation
33. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.
negative reinforcement
managing workforce diversity
physiological needs
Immigration Reform and Control Act
34. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.
coercive sexual harassment
forced-choice
customer appraisal
positive reinforcement
35. 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.
partial reinforcement
tell and listen appraisal interview
criminal sexual harassment
project team
36. An attempt by the employer to alter the behavior of the employee by persuasion and motivational incentives.
quality circle
tell and sell appraisal interview
strategic planning
motivators
37. 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.
results performance appraisal method
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
pay grades
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
38. Understanding the duties of the job.
moral rights ethical decision
employment-at-will
job analysis
protected classes
39. Teaching long-term skills.
wage curve
development
Landrum-Griffin Act
cafeteria plans
40. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.
repatriation
laissez-faire leadership type
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
McDonnell Douglas Test
41. Sexual remarks or actions not targeted at a specific individual.
generalized sexual harassment
partial reinforcement
balance sheet approach
point system
42. The different conditions upon which someone leaves a company; may be voluntary or involuntary.
cash balance pension plan
culture shock
separations
consumer price index (CPI)
43. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.
reward leadership
job ranking system
affirmative action
learning organization
44. An extremely hard goal - but not impossible to reach.
horizontal career path
stretch goal
recruiting
reductions-in-force (RIF)
45. Federal agencies and government contractors must comply with anti discrimination practices. Created the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to enforce this.
coercive sexual harassment
Executive Order 11246
voluntary protection program (VPP)
employee involvement (EI) groups
46. A group of 6-12 that meet regularly to discuss organizational issues.
quality circle
flextime
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
silver handshake
47. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.
contributory pension plan
career plateauing
selection
employee involvement (EI) groups
48. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.
job enrichment
development assignments
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
49. The oldest and simplest job evaluation that is based on grouping the jobs based on their relative worth to one another; can only be used on a small number of jobs.
behavior checklist
job ranking system
separations
inappropriate sexual harassment
50. 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.
project team
employment-at-will
characteristics model
values