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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. A time when the individual stops advancing before reaching the next highest level. It is not necessarily a failed effort because not everyone is promoted to the top position and many common career paths are not designed to lead to the top.






2. An appraisal temporal error when the evaluation is based upon the employee's most recent behavior.






3. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates' needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission; the needs of others are placed above the leader's own needs.






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






5. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.






6. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






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






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






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






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






11. Law that affects employers with one hundred or more employees and requires the employer to give advance notice of at least sixty days when a plant closing or mass layoff is planned.






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






13. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






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






15. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






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






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






18. A pension plan in which only the employer funds pensions.






19. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.






20. A decision based on total impartiality.






21. Fourth level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes self-esteem - confidence - achievement - respect of and by others.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Can directly align employees with the organizational goals - with evaluation based on profits - sales - etc.






27. Pay by the hour.






28. A program that encourages employers to go beyond the minimum requirements outlined by OSHA. It includes three: 1. Star 2. Merit 3. Demonstration






29. 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.






30. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. A decision based on the long-term interests of an individual.






36. Rates performance of employee achievement of goals set by manager and the employee.






37. Rewards according to a random number of behaviors. Results in very high performance.






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






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






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






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






42. Performance appraisal that recognizes team accomplishement instead of individual performance - used by companies with a strong total quality management (TQM) emphasis.






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






44. 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)






45. A trait method that requires the rater to describe the employee's performance in a statement.; fairly subjective and reliant on the manager's ability to write effective statements.






46. 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






47. Method of performance measurement based on managers' records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective.






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






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






50. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.