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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.






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






3. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






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






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






6. 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.






7. A resignation in which an employee chooses to resign without provocation from the employer.






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






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






10. 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).






11. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.






12. Accommodation of several cultures.






13. 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.






14. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






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






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






17. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






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






19. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






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






21. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






22. Groups of employees who meet to resolve problems and improve the organization.






23. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






24. Teaching long-term skills.






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






26. 1936. Responsible for prevailing minimum wage in a locality. Regular working hours identified as 8 per day and 40 per week; and time and a half for additional; no employment for convicts and children.






27. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






28. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






29. Harassment based on employment decisions; an economic or position consequence for noncompliance.






30. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






31. Power derived from the degree in which one is admired and people want to emulate them.






32. A career path that is not sequentially interdependent but each of the jobs in the arrangement must be completed before one can advance to the next higher level.






33. Services provided for workers to deal with problems that interfere with how they do their jobs.






34. A decision based on existing norms.






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






36. The working conditions - pay - company policies - and interpersonal relationships; they help eliminate job satisfaction - but do not motivate the employee according to the two-factor theory.






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






38. Only suitable defense against discrimination; postulates that age - religion - sex - or nationality is an actual qualification for the job. It does NOT cover race or color.






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






40. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






41. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.






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






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






44. Involves determining the type and number of individuals needed to get the job done.






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






46. Performance appraisal by an employee of their superior. Usually evaluates on leadership - oral communication - delegation of authority - coordination of team efforts - and interest in subordinates.






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






48. 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.






49. Measure the extent which someone has characteristics. Relatively inexpensive - but high potential for errors - and not useful in allocating rewards or promotions.






50. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






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