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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Belief that things happen due to luck or chance.






2. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.






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






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






5. Rewards according to random times. Results in moderately high and stable performance.






6. 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.






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






8. Understanding the duties of the job.






9. Reporting criminal activity to the government.






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






11. Systems that provide data for Human Resource control and decision making.






12. 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.






13. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






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






15. An early retirement incentive in a form of a cash bonus or increased pension.






16. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






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






18. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






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






20. A resignation suggested by the employer to the employee.






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






22. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






23. Method of performance measurement based on managers' records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective.






24. Reward given for desired behavior.






25. Power based on individual expertise.






26. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






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






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






29. Services provided for workers to deal with problems that interfere with how they do their jobs.






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






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






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






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






34. An intent to resign from a company that is typically expressed in written communication to the employee's manager.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






41. 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






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






43. A leader that clarifies roles - initiates structure - provides rewards - and is considerate of employees; fair - hardworking - and tolerant; emphasizes job-oriented(not personal) needs.






44. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






45. 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.






46. The working conditions - pay - company policies - and interpersonal relationships; they help eliminate job satisfaction - but do not motivate the employee according to the two-factor theory.






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






48. Focus on the employee's achievements; less subjective - acceptable for employees and supervisors - link individual performance with organizational goals - encourage goal setting - and are good for reward and promotion decisions. However - time consum






49. An organization that has generated a list of recommendation for executing an effective diversity initiative.






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