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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. An organization that has generated a list of recommendation for executing an effective diversity initiative.






2. Voluntary or involuntary reductions in labor.






3. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






4. Group assigned with improving quality.






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






6. A decision based on existing norms.






7. Pay by the hour.






8. 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.






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






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






11. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






12. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






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






15. 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.






16. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.






17. Identification of future candidates for future anticipated vacancies.






18. The matching of people with future vacancies.






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






20. The need for achievement - recognition - responsibility - and growth; they both eliminate job dissatisfaction and stimulate motivation.






21. Reward given for desired behavior.






22. 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.






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






24. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.






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






26. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






27. 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.






28. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.






29. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.






30. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






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






32. 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).






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






34. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.






35. Purposeful discrimination.






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






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






38. Job evaluation based on classification of jobs in groups of predetermined wage grades. This is what the federal government uses.






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






40. When every desired behavior is reinforced; effective when the behavior is new.






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






42. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






43. An early retirement incentive in a form of a cash bonus or increased pension.






44. 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.






45. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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