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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pay by the hour.






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






3. A leader that has an ability to motivate employees to go beyond expectations; less predictable than transactional and embrace new ideas. Charismatic leaders are visionaries; they try to get others to see a better future and their participation in it.






4. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






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






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






7. Group of healthcare providers that guarantee lower healthcare costs to the employer; seen as a higher quality to the employee.






8. 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.






9. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






10. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






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






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






13. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.






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






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






16. Identifies the actions that should or should not be seen on the job - used mainly for developmental feedback..






17. 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).






18. Teaching long-term skills.






19. Listening to understand without judgment.






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






21. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






22. Second level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes security of body - employment - resources - morality - family - health - and posterity.






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






24. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






25. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.






26. Not reporting to work.






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






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






29. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






30. An organization that has generated a list of recommendation for executing an effective diversity initiative.






31. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






32. Highly trained workers that are a group that perform interdependent tasks.






33. Highest level of sexual harassment and would result in a punishable act under the law.






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






35. Accommodation of several cultures.






36. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






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






38. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






39. Evaluating self - considering one's own strengths and weaknesses. Best used for developmental purposes.






40. Consists of vertical scales for each dimension of employee's performance.






41. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)






42. Payment rates above the pay range.






43. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






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






45. An integrated knowledge within an organization that sets it out from the competition.






46. Bottom level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes shelter - food - sleep - breaks - and compensation.






47. The third level of moral development in which people make decisions based on internalized principles - beliefs - and values. A characteristic of managers that encourage to think for themselves and engage in moral reasoning.






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






49. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






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







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