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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. Purposeful discrimination.






2. Collapses traditional salary grades into a few wide bands and helps eliminate obsession with grades and gives management an enhanced ability to reward on performance.






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






4. 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






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






6. Giving something unpleasant for an undesired behavior.






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






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






9. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






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






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






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






13. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.






14. An interview that may have no format at all or have open ended questions - but makes it difficult to compare candidates.






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






16. 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.






17. Diversity as a result of acquisitions and mergers - which is a forced diversification of the workplace.






18. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






19. 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.






20. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.






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






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






23. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






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






25. Unpaid union official that represents the employees when dealing with management.






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






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






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






29. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.






30. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






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






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






33. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.






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






35. 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.






36. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)






37. Power based on individual expertise.






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






39. Test that measure what a person can do right now.






40. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






41. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






42. Statement authorizing union to act as their representative.






43. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






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






45. Not reporting to work.






46. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.






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






48. Rewards according to a random number of behaviors. Results in very high performance.






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






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