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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. 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.






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






3. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.






4. Highly trained workers that are a group that perform interdependent tasks.






5. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






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






7. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






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






9. Positive stress that makes some strive to accomplish something.






10. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.






11. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






12. The need for achievement - recognition - responsibility - and growth; they both eliminate job dissatisfaction and stimulate motivation.






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






14. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






15. The different conditions upon which someone leaves a company; may be voluntary or involuntary.






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. Group assigned with improving quality.






18. Quantitative job evaluation that determines the value based on the points assigned to it; uses the point manual.






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






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






21. Power based on individual expertise.






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






23. Voluntary or involuntary reductions in labor.






24. 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.






25. An interview based on a set group of questions so to be compared answers across all candidates. Questions are asked based on job knowledge - job simulation - situational - and work willingness.






26. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






27. Pay is the same each pay period regardless of hours worked.






28. Means that people employed in an organization represent different cultural groups and human qualities.






29. A career path that is not sequentially interdependent but each of the jobs in the arrangement must be completed before one can advance to the next higher level.






30. Strength of person's convictions. The higher it is - the more likely one will follow what they believe is ethical in lieu of following unethical impulses.






31. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






32. 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.






33. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






39. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






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






41. When some of the desired behavior is reinforced. Can be classified into four groups: fixed-interval - fixed-ratio - variable-interval - and variable-ratio.






42. Group specifically to provide a new product or service.






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






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






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






46. A decision based on total impartiality.






47. A form in which accidents that cause death - illness - or injury in the workplace are recorded.






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






49. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






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