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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. An integrated knowledge within an organization that sets it out from the competition.






2. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.






3. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






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






5. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






6. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.






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






8. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






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






10. Theory Z people - those that have reached the self-actualization phase.






11. Act that provides individuals and dependents who may lose medical coverage with opportunity to pay to continue coverage.






12. 1. Treatment that punishes 2. Orderly behavior in an organization 3. Training that corrects undesirable behavior and develops self control






13. A code of moral principles and values that govern organizational behavior.






14. 1947. Pro-business act created to counter the pro-labor Wagner Act by banning unfair practices of labor unions. Created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to help resolve grievances.






15. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.






16. Not reporting to work.






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Purposeful discrimination.






21. An organization that has generated a list of recommendation for executing an effective diversity initiative.






22. Group specifically to provide a new product or service.






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. A decision based on the long-term interests of an individual.






27. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.






28. Leadership based on the control that management has over rewarding subordinates.






29. A personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.






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






31. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






32. A decision based on existing norms.






33. A decision based on total impartiality.






34. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






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






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






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






38. A pension plan in which the employer contributes percentage of employer pay to an account that earns interest. When the employee leaves - the amount is rolled up into an individual retirement account (IRA).






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






40. Identification of future candidates for future anticipated vacancies.






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






42. Selection of the minority is less than 80 percent of the time - used as a rule of thumb in determining adverse impact.






43. The on-the-job method of development for new employees. May be formal or informal.






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






45. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






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






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






48. An attempt by the employer to alter the behavior of the employee by persuasion and motivational incentives.






49. An appraisal distributional error where the rater is reluctant to give high or low marks.






50. Documents that contain the main information about hazardous material.







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