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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. 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.






2. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.






3. The on-the-job method of development for new employees. May be formal or informal.






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






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






6. An attempt by the employer to alter the behavior of the employee by persuasion and motivational incentives.






7. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






8. Minorities in the workplace.






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






14. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.






15. A pay attached to acquiring new knowledge or skills.






16. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.






17. An interview that places the applicant in a simulated high stress setting to interview the candidate.






18. 1. Treatment that punishes 2. Orderly behavior in an organization 3. Training that corrects undesirable behavior and develops self control






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






20. 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.






21. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.






22. Training designed to make people recognize and address their own prejudices.






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






24. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






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






26. Not reporting to work.






27. Payment rates above the pay range.






28. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.






29. Listening to understand without judgment.






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






31. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.






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






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






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






35. Insurance that pays for nursing homes and medical-related costs to old age and illness.






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






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






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






39. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem






40. Causes loss of productivity - frustration - or depression.






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






46. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






47. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






48. An interview based on a set group of questions so to be compared answers across all candidates. Questions are asked based on job knowledge - job simulation - situational - and work willingness.






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






50. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.