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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. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.






2. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






3. The first level of moral development - in which people make decisions based on selfish reasons; concerned only with external rewards or punishments. A characteristic of managers with authoritarian and coercive styles.






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






5. Evaluation based on factor-by-factor of development and comparison. Comparison against key jobs within the organization.






6. Positive stress that makes some strive to accomplish something.






7. A career path that is not sequentially interdependent but each of the jobs in the arrangement must be completed before one can advance to the next higher level.






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






9. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






10. Selection of the minority is less than 80 percent of the time - used as a rule of thumb in determining adverse impact.






11. When twelve months have been worked at an employer with health insurance - a worker can transfer to another employer with no regard to preexisting conditions.






12. A code of moral principles and values that govern organizational behavior.






13. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.






14. When some of the desired behavior is reinforced. Can be classified into four groups: fixed-interval - fixed-ratio - variable-interval - and variable-ratio.






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






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






17. Withdrawal of a reward.






18. A group of 6-12 that meet regularly to discuss organizational issues.






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






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






21. A communication of strong and weak points of the employee's performance - and then in which the employee responds with his feelings about the appraisal.






22. A step beyond tell and sell; stimulation of growth of the employee by discussing problems - needs - innovations - satisfactions - and dissatisfactions since last appraisal.






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






24. An appraisal error based on biases of how the information is selected - evaluated - or organized.






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






26. 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)






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






28. Understanding the duties of the job.






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






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






31. Reward given for desired behavior.






32. Means that people employed in an organization represent different cultural groups and human qualities.






33. A pension plan in which amount of benefits are based on how much is in their account at time of retirement.






34. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






35. 1936. Responsible for prevailing minimum wage in a locality. Regular working hours identified as 8 per day and 40 per week; and time and a half for additional; no employment for convicts and children.






36. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






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






38. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.






39. Pay based on skills and increased job knowledge. Also called skilled based or knowledge based pay.






40. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






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






47. A procedural document designed by the federal government to assist in hiring - promotion - transfer - demotion - dismissal - and referrals.






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






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






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