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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






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






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






4. The survey of the wages paid to employees with similar skill sets in a labor market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a reliable one.






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






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






7. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






8. Cost of living that measures the average prices of products and services over time.






9. Purposeful discrimination.






10. 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.






11. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






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






14. The second level of moral development in which people make decisions that conform to societal expectations. A characteristic of managers who encourage work collaboration.






15. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






16. 1959. Specially tailored to make labor officials responsible for the union's financial affairs - to prevent bully-boy tactics - ensure democratic voting practices within unions - outlaw secondary boycotts - and restrict picketing. Also called Labor-M






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Sexual harassment that uses rewards; potential for criminal prosecution.






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






23. Leadership dependent upon one's position within the company.






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






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






26. An appraisal error involving groups of ratings given to employees.






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






28. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






29. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






30. The curve in the scattergram that identifies the worth of jobs and wages.






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






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






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






34. Breeds mistrust in the workplace; fairly excepted practice in private industry.






35. A behavioral method that notes an unusual event that identifies superior or inferior performance by the employee.






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






37. An appraisal distributional error where the rater is reluctant to give high or low marks.






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






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






40. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge






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






42. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.






43. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






44. Withdrawal of a reward.






45. An appraisal temporal error in which the appraiser inflates the evaluation because of a mutual connection.






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






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






48. Performance appraisal that seeks evaluation from internal and external customers.






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






50. Rating based on comparison than a standard.