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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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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. An situation in which an employer makes work life so difficult for the employee that they have no choice but to resign.






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






4. The rater checks statements on a list that he believes are characteristic of the employee.






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






6. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.






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






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






9. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






10. Seeking to minimize ethnocentrism and moving toward pluralism and ethnorelativism.






11. Systems that provide data for Human Resource control and decision making.






12. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






13. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.






14. A decision based on total impartiality.






15. Host country natives that are employees. Usually is shifted to because it is cheaper - gives a good impression on locals - and no adjustment to culture.






16. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






17. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






18. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.






19. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.






20. 1970. A law passed to attempt to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. It's general area of responsibility are: 1.General Industry 2. Maritime 3. Construction 4. Agriculture






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. An intent to resign from a company that is typically expressed in written communication to the employee's manager.






27. The knowledge - skills - and abilities required for the job.






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






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






30. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






31. Sexual harassment that is nonthreatening - but causes co-worker discomfort.






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






33. Voluntary or involuntary reductions in labor.






34. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.






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






36. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






37. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






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






39. Federal agencies and government contractors must comply with anti discrimination practices. Created the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to enforce this.






40. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.






41. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






42. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






43. An appraisal error based on biases of how the information is selected - evaluated - or organized.






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






45. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.






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






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






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






49. A form in which accidents that cause death - illness - or injury in the workplace are recorded.






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







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