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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






2. A flexible benefit plan for the employee - letting them choose the benefits best suited to their personal needs and situation.






3. A problem in evaluation due to being compared to someone previously evaluated.






4. Law that affects employers with one hundred or more employees and requires the employer to give advance notice of at least sixty days when a plant closing or mass layoff is planned.






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






6. Defining the characteristics that the organization feels would be a good fit for the vacancies. To recruit - an organization must conduct job analysis - provide a job description - and give job specification.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Separation that is typically planned well in advanced - and are well received - celebratory occasions.






11. Selection of the minority is less than 80 percent of the time - used as a rule of thumb in determining adverse impact.






12. Rating based on having certain characteristics.






13. Various software programs that write job description and specifications based on job analysis.






14. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






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






16. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Identification of future candidates for future anticipated vacancies.






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






23. The oldest and simplest job evaluation that is based on grouping the jobs based on their relative worth to one another; can only be used on a small number of jobs.






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






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






26. The idea that people with authority are subject to reporting to superiors.






27. 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.






28. 1. Treatment that punishes 2. Orderly behavior in an organization 3. Training that corrects undesirable behavior and develops self control






29. An appraisal temporal error in which the appraiser inflates the evaluation because of a mutual connection.






30. Power based on individual expertise.






31. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






32. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






33. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.






34. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






35. A resignation in which an employee chooses to resign without provocation from the employer.






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






37. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






38. Performance appraisal by an employee of their superior. Usually evaluates on leadership - oral communication - delegation of authority - coordination of team efforts - and interest in subordinates.






39. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






40. A pension plan in which the amount is specific.






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






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






43. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






45. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






46. 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.






47. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






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






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






50. 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.