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






2. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






3. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.






4. The matching of people with future vacancies.






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






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






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






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






9. Purposeful discrimination.






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






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






12. 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.






13. A career path that is not sequentially interdependent but each of the jobs in the arrangement must be completed before one can advance to the next higher level.






14. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






15. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem






16. 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.






17. 1947. Pro-business act created to counter the pro-labor Wagner Act by banning unfair practices of labor unions. Created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to help resolve grievances.






18. A decision based on total impartiality.






19. A step beyond tell and sell; stimulation of growth of the employee by discussing problems - needs - innovations - satisfactions - and dissatisfactions since last appraisal.






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






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






22. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






23. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






24. Includes other employee benefits - such as health insurance - pension contributions - tuition reimbursement - and legal assistance programs.






25. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






26. 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.






27. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






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






29. A decision based on existing norms.






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






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






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






33. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.






34. Minorities in the workplace.






35. 1914. No forbidding the existence of a union.






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Pay by the hour.






45. Official discrimination complaint to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - filled by employee.






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






47. Discipline focused on early correcion of employee misconduct. 1. Conference between employee and supervisor. 2. Second conference when solution did not work 3. Decision-making leave (paid leave)






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






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






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