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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)






2. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.






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






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






5. Groups of employees who meet to resolve problems and improve the organization.






6. Characterized by an open-line communication between workers and management; values team-input - and facilitates group cooperation without being overly active within the group.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.






11. 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.






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






13. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






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






15. 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.






16. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






17. The second level of moral development in which people make decisions that conform to societal expectations. A characteristic of managers who encourage work collaboration.






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






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






20. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






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






22. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






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






24. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






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






26. Accommodation of several cultures.






27. Involves determining the type and number of individuals needed to get the job done.






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






29. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.






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






31. Theory Z people - those that have reached the self-actualization phase.






32. Characterized by dictatorship that dismisses input from team members; decides the term of tasks and who will perform the work to be done.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Pay according to the number of units produced.






40. The survey of the wages paid to employees with similar skill sets in a labor market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a reliable one.






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






42. Leadership based on the control that management has over rewarding subordinates.






43. Pay by the hour.






44. Teaching long-term skills.






45. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






46. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






47. Evaluating self - considering one's own strengths and weaknesses. Best used for developmental purposes.






48. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.






49. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.






50. The degree in which an individual believes they have control of their fate.