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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.






2. A decision based on total impartiality.






3. Pay by the hour.






4. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.






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






6. 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.






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






8. Measure the extent which someone has characteristics. Relatively inexpensive - but high potential for errors - and not useful in allocating rewards or promotions.






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






10. RIF that is composed of lay-offs - either across the board or through company reorganization that result in fewer available positions.






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






12. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






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






14. Understanding the duties of the job.






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






16. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






17. A pension plan in which only the employer funds pensions.






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






19. 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.






20. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






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






22. Evidence suggesting selection precludes members from protected classes.






23. An appraisal temporal error when the evaluation is based upon the employee's most recent behavior.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






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






29. A pension plan in which the amount is specific.






30. A leader that has an ability to motivate employees to go beyond expectations; less predictable than transactional and embrace new ideas. Charismatic leaders are visionaries; they try to get others to see a better future and their participation in it.






31. Characterized by an open-line communication between workers and management; values team-input - and facilitates group cooperation without being overly active within the group.






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






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






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






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






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






37. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.






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






39. Measures what a person is capable of learning.






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






41. Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes morality - creativity - spontaneity - problem solving - lack of prejudice - and acceptance of facts.






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






43. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






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






45. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.






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






47. Leadership dependent upon one's position within the company.






48. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






50. A trait method that requires the rater to describe the employee's performance in a statement.; fairly subjective and reliant on the manager's ability to write effective statements.