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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






2. Belief that things happen due to luck or chance.






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






4. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






5. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.






6. Includes other employee benefits - such as health insurance - pension contributions - tuition reimbursement - and legal assistance programs.






7. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






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






15. Payment rates above the pay range.






16. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.






17. Rewards according to a random number of behaviors. Results in very high performance.






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






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






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






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






22. Test that measure what a person can do right now.






23. Method of performance measurement based on managers' records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective.






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






25. A pension plan in which the main source of retirement funds today - some employers will match contributions to a certain percentage.






26. 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.






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






28. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Rating based on having certain characteristics.






32. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






33. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






34. Long-term(5 years +) planning reserved for the highest levels of management.






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






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






37. A leader that has an ability to motivate employees to go beyond expectations; less predictable than transactional and embrace new ideas. Charismatic leaders are visionaries; they try to get others to see a better future and their participation in it.






38. Hiring through searching and evaluating internal job postings and existing employee files.






39. 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.






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






41. 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).






42. Characterized by dictatorship that dismisses input from team members; decides the term of tasks and who will perform the work to be done.






43. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.






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






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






46. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






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






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






49. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






50. Rating based on comparison than a standard.