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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. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






2. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






3. Home country nationals that are employees who live and work in a different country than their own.






4. The rater checks statements on a list that he believes are characteristic of the employee.






5. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






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






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






8. A decision based on existing norms.






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






10. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






11. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge






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






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






14. 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.






15. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






16. A leader that has an ability to motivate employees to go beyond expectations; less predictable than transactional and embrace new ideas. Charismatic leaders are visionaries; they try to get others to see a better future and their participation in it.






17. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






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






19. Belief that things happen due to luck or chance.






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






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






22. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






23. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






24. 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.






25. Power based on individual expertise.






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






27. Two part-time employees share one full time position.






28. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.






29. 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.






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






31. 1959. Specially tailored to make labor officials responsible for the union's financial affairs - to prevent bully-boy tactics - ensure democratic voting practices within unions - outlaw secondary boycotts - and restrict picketing. Also called Labor-M






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






33. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






34. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






35. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






36. 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.






37. Withdrawal of a reward.






38. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. Performance appraisal that seeks evaluation from internal and external customers.






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






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






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






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






50. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.