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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Various software programs that write job description and specifications based on job analysis.






2. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






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






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






6. A group with mix of specialists that are assigned rather than voluntary membership.






7. A resignation suggested by the employer to the employee.






8. Includes other employee benefits - such as health insurance - pension contributions - tuition reimbursement - and legal assistance programs.






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






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






11. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.






12. 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.






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






14. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






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






16. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.






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






18. An situation in which an employer makes work life so difficult for the employee that they have no choice but to resign.






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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).






23. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.






24. An extremely hard goal - but not impossible to reach.






25. 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)






26. 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






27. Act that provides individuals and dependents who may lose medical coverage with opportunity to pay to continue coverage.






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






29. Helps manager translate measurement framework from strategic to operational goals.






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






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






32. Purposeful discrimination.






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






34. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.






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






36. Listening to understand without judgment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






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






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






46. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






47. Host country natives that are employees. Usually is shifted to because it is cheaper - gives a good impression on locals - and no adjustment to culture.






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






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






50. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.