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HRI Certification
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certifications
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Further refine and divide the organizational goals and departmental objectives into smaller components that focus on an individual's contribution
Individual performance of objectives
Involuntary termination
Benchmark
Preventable crisis
2. The originator and developer of the information that will be communicated
Formal communication
Listening
Interpersonal communication
Information sender
3. A document outlining specific actions to take in the event of an emergency - crisis - or unexpected event
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Laws
Contingency plan
Minutes
Facilitator
4. A condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the resources he or she has available either personally or socially
Internal communication
Listening
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Laws
Stress
5. Providing encouragement - listening more than telling - and promoting team discussions
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Delegation
Problem-solving model
Supporting
6. A report written by management reiterating the problem and its solution
Stress
Supporting
Organizational communication
Documentation
7. Costs that management cannot control
Problem-solving team
Standard
Noncontrollable costs
Negotiation
8. The ability to attend closely to what another person is saying to capture the essence of a message being communicated
Listening
Facilitator
Strategic priority
Performance review cycles
9. Refers to the need to feel a part of a group
Floaters
Certification
Voluntary termination
Inclusion
10. An official record of key points discussed or covered at a meeting - as well as anything that might have been decided or completed during the meeting
Semivariable costs
Time-off request policy
Scheduling
Minutes
11. Team members can analyze and solve problems effectively together
Time Management
Delegation
Performing
Time-off request policy
12. A visible space to write those ideas or topics that are important and brought up in a meeting - but that cannot be addressed
Parking lot
Facilitator
Workplace Ethics
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Laws
13. Govern unemployment compensation
SWOT analysis
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Laws
Agenda
Preventable crisis
14. Someone who can play the role of a wise advisor for you
Mentor
Compensation
Negotiation
Preventable crisis
15. Represent a select few of the highest concerns of the company
Strategic priority
Standard
Management
Affection
16. A quick - interactive activity that prepares people to focus on the meeting and its objectives
Information sender
Benchmark
Certification
Warm-up activity
17. A law that requires all employers to pay employees minimum wage plus overtime for any hours worked over forty per week
Problem solving
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Brainstorming
Terminable acts
18. Tend to be associated with management positions since they are fixed dollar amounts for compensation
Deployment chart
Salaries
Communication
Organizational communication
19. A federal law that allows eligible employees to take an extended amount of time off for medical and other personal reasons
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Compensation
Information sender
Performing
20. Guidelines and procedures that explain how employees must notify management if they are unable to work
Employee absence policy
Information receiver
Controllable costs
Action meetings
21. A catastrophe that can be precluded from happening
Preventable crisis
Formal communication
Debrief meeting
Mediation
22. Meetings involving a group or team whose purpose is to tackle a problem
Crisis
Principles
Interfunctional team
Problem-solving meetings
23. Set by management to ensure the operation's profitability
Storming
Payroll standards
Action plan
Brainstorming
24. All types of wages combined with other rewards or benefits that the employee receives as part of a package
Compensation
Self-directed teams
Nonverbal communication
Wage
25. The many expressions and movements of a speaker that convey additional information about the message being given
Problem-solving meetings
Nonverbal communication
Nepotism
Wage
26. Employees who have the ability to perform more than one job on a regular basis within a foodservice operation
Planning
Professional Development
Performance review cycles
Floaters
27. Refers to the need to exercise leadership and apply authority over others
Control
Facilitator
Covers
Conflict resolution
28. A specific description or statement of what a manager wants to achieve
Meeting
Motivation
Objective
Mission Statement
29. A group of individuals who operate as a unit for an assigned task or goal
Employee absence policy
Formal communication
Information meetings
Team
30. Those costs that have both a fixed and variable element - such that one part will not change as sales volume changes - whereas the other part will change
Semivariable costs
Spin
Action item
Nonverbal communication
31. A projection of sales - costs - and profit that is used to guide day-to-day operational decisions
Arbitration
Networking
Problem-solving meetings
Budget
32. Comprised of the numerous messages and information that convey operational procedures - policies - and announcements to a wide variety of audiences
Organizational communication
Scheduling
Wage
Management schedule
33. Any message presented to staff to create a cohesive and productive workforce
Internal communication
SWOT analysis
Mission Statement
Covers
34. A list of topics that will be reviewed or dealt with at a meeting
Involuntary termination
Agenda
Management
Networking
35. A method of collecting ideas from all participants without criticism or judgment
Brainstorming
Standard
Problem
Standard
36. Someone who assists in making the meeting run easier
Media policy
Facilitator
Stress Management
Forming
37. Meetings in which the purpose is to generate a list of ideas or creative solutions to an issue confronting the organization
Meeting
Brainstorming meetings
Shift leaders
Vision Statement
38. An estimate of future sales based on historical sales records and other information viewed as relevant by management
Documentation
Value Statement
Delegation
Sales projections
39. Includes key personnel to be notified in the event of a crisis - such as each member of management
Contact list
Brainstorming meetings
Team
Problem-solving model
40. Indicates that you have demonstrated a high level of skill and have met specific performance requirements by participating in a rigorous process to become certified
Progressive disciplinary action
Control
Alternative
Certification
41. A process for developing employees' abilities to do tasks other than the ones they are regularly assigned to do
Affection
Cross-training
Objective
Goal
42. A catastrophe that cannot be stopped from happening
Semivariable costs
Conflict resolution
Unpreventable crisis
Planning
43. Sees team members settling their differences and developing more cohesive and trusting work relationships
Norming
Value Statement
Encoding
Noncontrollable costs
44. Brief meetings in which the goal is to decide and commit to action
Collective bargaining agreement
Personal treatment
Action meetings
Noncontrollable costs
45. A situation in which management must terminate an employee for one of four reasons - including lack of work for the individual - lack of funding - unsatisfactory performance - or violating a company policy
Professional Development
Involuntary termination
Communication
Leadership
46. A binding contract formed from the pay ranges - along with other working conditions agreed to by both management and labor
Collective bargaining agreement
Minutes
Problem solving
Parking lot
47. Costs that management can control
Controllable costs
Warm-up activity
Semivariable costs
Evacuation
48. A process that assists the employee in improving his or her performance - and bringing it up to standards to avoid termination procedures
Progressive disciplinary action
Brainstorming
Nonverbal communication
Stress Management
49. A strategy developed in advance for dealing with newspaper - television - and radio reporters regarding the company's reaction to a crisis
Media policy
Control
Crew schedule
Action item
50. Actions by an employee that typically cause immediate termination
Terminable acts
Listening
Message channel
SWOT analysis