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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Belief that things happen due to luck or chance.






2. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.






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






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






5. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






6. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.






7. 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.






8. Purposeful discrimination.






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






10. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






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






12. Various software programs that write job description and specifications based on job analysis.






13. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.






14. 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.






15. Focus on the employee's achievements; less subjective - acceptable for employees and supervisors - link individual performance with organizational goals - encourage goal setting - and are good for reward and promotion decisions. However - time consum






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






17. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.






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






28. Theory Z people - those that have reached the self-actualization phase.






29. 1926. Required employers to collectively bargain with unions. In 1936 - amended to include airlines.






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






31. A problem in evaluation due to being compared to someone previously evaluated.






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






33. 1947. Pro-business act created to counter the pro-labor Wagner Act by banning unfair practices of labor unions. Created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to help resolve grievances.






34. Quantitative job evaluation that determines the value based on the points assigned to it; uses the point manual.






35. A neutral third party that will make the binding decision between both parties.






36. Strength of person's convictions. The higher it is - the more likely one will follow what they believe is ethical in lieu of following unethical impulses.






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






38. Discipline focused on early correcion of employee misconduct. 1. Conference between employee and supervisor. 2. Second conference when solution did not work 3. Decision-making leave (paid leave)






39. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






41. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






43. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






44. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






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






46. Not reporting to work.






47. Unpaid union official that represents the employees when dealing with management.






48. Employees that are not from the home or host country.






49. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.






50. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline