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DSST Human Resource Management

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1. Seeking to minimize ethnocentrism and moving toward pluralism and ethnorelativism.






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






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






4. Performance appraisal done by fellow employees - usually combined by the manager into a single profile for use. May be the most accurate - but not used due to popularity copntests.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Consists of vertical scales for each dimension of employee's performance.






8. Sexual harassment that is nonthreatening - but causes co-worker discomfort.






9. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






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






11. Quantitative approach to job analysis that assumes all parts of the job relate to data - people - and things.






12. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






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






14. Helps manager translate measurement framework from strategic to operational goals.






15. The ability to influence people to achieve goals for the organization.






16. The knowledge - skills - and abilities required for the job.






17. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates' needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission; the needs of others are placed above the leader's own needs.






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






19. Identifies the actions that should or should not be seen on the job - used mainly for developmental feedback..






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






21. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






23. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






24. Employees that are not from the home or host country.






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






26. Only suitable defense against discrimination; postulates that age - religion - sex - or nationality is an actual qualification for the job. It does NOT cover race or color.






27. Second level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes security of body - employment - resources - morality - family - health - and posterity.






28. A concept Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham formulated after researching job design - focusing on three main parts: core job dimensions - critical psychological states - and employee growth need.






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






30. Cost of living that measures the average prices of products and services over time.






31. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






32. Rating based on having certain characteristics.






33. Rewards according to a specific time interval. Results in average and irregular performance.






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






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






36. A group of people that rely primarily or exclusively on electronic forms of communication to work together in accomplishing goals.






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






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






39. 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.






40. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






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. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






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






44. Insurance that pays for nursing homes and medical-related costs to old age and illness.






45. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.






46. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






47. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






48. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






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






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







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