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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. Pay is the same each pay period regardless of hours worked.
defined contribution plan
McDonnell Douglas Test
salary pay
virtual team
2. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.
referent power
third-country nationals
motivators
restricted policy
3. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.
workforce diversity
cafeteria plans
error of leniency or strictness
transformational leader
4. Can directly align employees with the organizational goals - with evaluation based on profits - sales - etc.
productivity
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
authoritarian leadership type
active listening
5. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.
contributory pension plan
coercive leadership
selection
ego strength
6. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.
transformational leader
project team
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUBS)
defined benefit plan
7. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
process improvement team
job enrichment
pay grades
8. Sexual harassment that is nonthreatening - but causes co-worker discomfort.
inappropriate sexual harassment
virtual team
vesting
taskforce team
9. Minorities in the workplace.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
self-appraisal
protected classes
Immigration Reform and Control Act
10. Payment rates above the pay range.
taskforce team
red circle rates
burnout
referent power
11. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.
servant leader
job enlargement
halo effect
problem solving appraisal interview
12. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.
McDonnell Douglas Test
retirement
fixed-ratio reinforcement
consumer price index (CPI)
13. A decision based on existing norms.
contrast error
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
Civil Rights Act
social contract ethical decision
14. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.
taskforce team
values
progressive discipline
customer appraisal
15. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
project team
job rotation
stress interview
16. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.
Society for Human Resource Management
EEO-1 Report
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
distributional errors
17. A leader that clarifies roles - initiates structure - provides rewards - and is considerate of employees; fair - hardworking - and tolerant; emphasizes job-oriented(not personal) needs.
job simplification
distributional errors
repatriation
transactional leader
18. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.
transformational leader
cash compensation
pay for performance standard
employee involvement (EI) groups
19. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.
job ranking system
piecework pay
virtual team
vesting
20. Performance appraisal that recognizes team accomplishement instead of individual performance - used by companies with a strong total quality management (TQM) emphasis.
fixed-ratio reinforcement
distress
team appraisal
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
21. Documents that contain the main information about hazardous material.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
separations
criminal sexual harassment
achievement test
22. An situation in which an employer makes work life so difficult for the employee that they have no choice but to resign.
constructive discharge
noncontributory pension plan
Long-term disability (LTD) insurance
disparate treatment
23. 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.
disparate treatment
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
compressed workweek
24. 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).
variable-interval reinforcement
individualistic ethical decision
cash balance pension plan
recruiting
25. Act that provides individuals and dependents who may lose medical coverage with opportunity to pay to continue coverage.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
diversity awareness training
customer appraisal
competence based pay
26. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.
error of leniency or strictness
Medical savings account (MSA)
restricted policy
subordinate appraisal
27. Defining the characteristics that the organization feels would be a good fit for the vacancies. To recruit - an organization must conduct job analysis - provide a job description - and give job specification.
authorization card
recruiting
vesting
justice ethical decision
28. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.
flextime
Walsh-Healy Act
positive reinforcement
job evaluation
29. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.
transformational leader
salary pay
job sharing
positive reinforcement
30. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.
competence based pay
retirement
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
job enrichment
31. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.
virtual team
social needs
cash balance pension plan
balanced scorecard (BSC)
32. Groups of employees who meet to resolve problems and improve the organization.
employee involvement (EI) groups
charge form
locus control
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
33. Purposeful discrimination.
disparate treatment
process improvement team
eustress
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
34. A resignation in which an employee chooses to resign without provocation from the employer.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
unencouraged resignation
workforce diversity
generalized sexual harassment
35. The idea that people with authority are subject to reporting to superiors.
subordinate appraisal
accountability
behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)
self-directed team
36. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.
internal selection
tell and listen appraisal interview
360-degree appraisal
partial reinforcement
37. Evaluation based on factor-by-factor of development and comparison. Comparison against key jobs within the organization.
stress interview
factor comparison system
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
critical incident method
38. The degree in which an individual believes they have control of their fate.
vertical career path
locus control
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
stress interview
39. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Medical savings account (MSA)
equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws
error of leniency or strictness
40. Unpaid union official that represents the employees when dealing with management.
team appraisal
job enlargement
union steward
human resource information system
41. 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.
subordinate appraisal
hygiene factors
Society for Human Resource Management
computerized job analysis
42. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.
coercive sexual harassment
pay grades
consumer price index (CPI)
fixed-interval reinforcement
43. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
affirmative action
stretch goal
factor comparison system
44. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.
justice ethical decision
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
tell and listen appraisal interview
45. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline
hot-stove approach
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
value-added compensation
referent power
46. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.
structured interview
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
business ethics
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
47. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
pay equity
subordinate appraisal
48. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.
eustress
distress
self-actualization
constructive discharge
49. A pay attached to acquiring new knowledge or skills.
skill-based pay
trancenders
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
variable-ratio reinforcement
50. An appraisal error based on biases of how the information is selected - evaluated - or organized.
stretch goal
temporal errors
Equal Pay Act
positive reinforcement
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