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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. Bottom level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes shelter - food - sleep - breaks - and compensation.






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






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






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






5. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






12. Job evaluation based on classification of jobs in groups of predetermined wage grades. This is what the federal government uses.






13. A program that encourages employers to go beyond the minimum requirements outlined by OSHA. It includes three: 1. Star 2. Merit 3. Demonstration






14. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. Test used by courts to assess merits of prima facie case of disparate treatment when lacking evidence - requires plaintiff to show he: 1. belongs to protected group -2. has applied and is qualified - 3. was rejected despite qualifications - and 4. th






22. Highest level of sexual harassment and would result in a punishable act under the law.






23. Teaching short-term skills. May be 'on-the-job' or 'off-the-job'.






24. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






25. A neutral third party that will make the binding decision between both parties.






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






27. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.






28. Long-term(5 years +) planning reserved for the highest levels of management.






29. Group of healthcare providers that guarantee lower healthcare costs to the employer; seen as a higher quality to the employee.






30. 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.






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






32. Hiring through searching and evaluating internal job postings and existing employee files.






33. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






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






35. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






36. 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.






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






38. Reward given for desired behavior.






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






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






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






42. A decision based on the principle that the behavior that causes the greatest good for the most is ethical.






43. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.






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






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






46. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






47. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






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






49. A decision based on total impartiality.






50. Evaluation based on factor-by-factor of development and comparison. Comparison against key jobs within the organization.







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