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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.






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






6. An situation in which an employer makes work life so difficult for the employee that they have no choice but to resign.






7. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






8. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.






9. Two part-time employees share one full time position.






10. An interview that places the applicant in a simulated high stress setting to interview the candidate.






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






12. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






13. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.






14. Training designed to make people recognize and address their own prejudices.






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






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






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






18. An appraisal temporal error when the evaluation is based upon the employee's most recent behavior.






19. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






20. The first level of moral development - in which people make decisions based on selfish reasons; concerned only with external rewards or punishments. A characteristic of managers with authoritarian and coercive styles.






21. Minorities in the workplace.






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






23. Official discrimination complaint to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - filled by employee.






24. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






25. Strength of person's convictions. The higher it is - the more likely one will follow what they believe is ethical in lieu of following unethical impulses.






26. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






27. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






28. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






29. Rewards according to random times. Results in moderately high and stable performance.






30. A group of people that rely primarily or exclusively on electronic forms of communication to work together in accomplishing goals.






31. 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).






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






33. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






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






35. Withdrawal of a reward.






36. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






37. RIF that is composed of lay-offs - either across the board or through company reorganization that result in fewer available positions.






38. Accommodation of several cultures.






39. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.






40. When some of the desired behavior is reinforced. Can be classified into four groups: fixed-interval - fixed-ratio - variable-interval - and variable-ratio.






41. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.






42. A time when the individual stops advancing before reaching the next highest level. It is not necessarily a failed effort because not everyone is promoted to the top position and many common career paths are not designed to lead to the top.






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






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






45. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






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






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






48. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.






49. 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.






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