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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.
contributory pension plan
cross-functional team
unencouraged resignation
piecework pay
2. Pay by the hour.
cross-functional team
hourly pay
ego strength
union steward
3. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)
trait performance appraisal method
authorization card
Hay profile method
laissez-faire leadership type
4. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.
job rotation
justice ethical decision
individualistic ethical decision
behavior observation scales (BOS)
5. Insurance that pays for nursing homes and medical-related costs to old age and illness.
Long-term disability (LTD) insurance
social needs
job analysis
pay secrecy
6. 1926. Required employers to collectively bargain with unions. In 1936 - amended to include airlines.
job enlargement
vertical career path
Railway Labor Act
internal locus
7. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.
job ranking system
forced-choice
job analysis
hot-stove approach
8. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.
telecommuting
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
burnout
fixed-ratio reinforcement
9. Cost of living that measures the average prices of products and services over time.
piecework pay
consumer price index (CPI)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
10. 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.
host country nationals
unstructured interview
reductions-in-force (RIF)
flextime
11. Accommodation of several cultures.
skill-based pay
succession planning
pluralism
hourly pay
12. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.
affirmative action
career path
internal selection
authoritarian leadership type
13. 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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
self-actualization
labor agreement
charismatic leader
14. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.
structured interview
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Equal Pay Act
fixed-interval reinforcement
15. An appraisal temporal error when the evaluation is based upon the employee's most recent behavior.
repatriation
career path
recency error
pay equity
16. 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.
contributory pension plan
recruiting
pay for performance standard
360-degree appraisal
17. An attempt by the employer to alter the behavior of the employee by persuasion and motivational incentives.
trait performance appraisal method
tell and sell appraisal interview
horizontal career path
vertical career path
18. 1936. Responsible for prevailing minimum wage in a locality. Regular working hours identified as 8 per day and 40 per week; and time and a half for additional; no employment for convicts and children.
Walsh-Healy Act
strategic diversity management
human resource information system
constructive discharge
19. Rating based on comparison than a standard.
mixed-standard rating scale
four-fifths rule
wage and salary survey
job enrichment
20. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.
halo effect
behavioral performance appraisal method
repatriation
job simplification
21. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.
ego strength
achievement test
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
internal locus
22. 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.
charismatic leader
Davis-Bacon Act
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
23. 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.
trait performance appraisal method
managing workforce diversity
preconventional moral development
adverse impact
24. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.
unencouraged resignation
Hay profile method
fixed-ratio reinforcement
job classification system
25. Training designed to make people recognize and address their own prejudices.
horizontal career path
contrast error
authorization card
diversity awareness training
26. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.
self-directed team
Medical savings account (MSA)
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
coercive leadership
27. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
postconventional moral development
functional job analysis (FJA)
telecommuting
behavioral performance appraisal method
28. Power based on individual expertise.
error of central tendency
expert power
point system
manager/supervisor appraisal
29. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
fast tracking
computerized job analysis
charge form
30. Theory Z people - those that have reached the self-actualization phase.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
Walsh-Healy Act
cash compensation
trancenders
31. 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.
restricted policy
job ranking system
team appraisal
postconventional moral development
32. Minorities in the workplace.
computerized job analysis
learning organization
protected classes
democratic leadership type
33. Not reporting to work.
critical incident method
absenteeism
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
unstructured interview
34. Belief that one culture is superior to another.
ethnocentrism
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
training
pay for performance standard
35. Group assigned with improving quality.
process improvement team
subordinate appraisal
managing workforce diversity
positive discipline
36. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.
values
recruiting
piecework pay
alternative resolution procedure (ARD)
37. Rejection of a higher percentage of protected classes for employment; unintentional discrimination.
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
adverse impact
preconventional moral development
process improvement team
38. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.
safety needs
team appraisal
pay for performance standard
trancenders
39. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.
distress
contrast error
piecework pay
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
40. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.
job enlargement
human resource planning
management by objectives (MBO)
characteristics model
41. A neutral third party that will make the binding decision between both parties.
arbitrator
constructive discharge
reductions-in-force (RIF)
manager/supervisor appraisal
42. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.
fair representation
equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws
Medical savings account (MSA)
conventional moral development
43. 1970. A law passed to attempt to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. It's general area of responsibility are: 1.General Industry 2. Maritime 3. Construction 4. Agriculture
self-directed team
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
job classification system
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
44. Test that measure what a person can do right now.
core competencies
achievement test
constructive discharge
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
45. When every desired behavior is reinforced; effective when the behavior is new.
motivators
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
hot-stove approach
continuous reinforcement
46. 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.
job ranking system
behavioral performance appraisal method
virtual team
Hay profile method
47. Long-term(5 years +) planning reserved for the highest levels of management.
productivity
strategic planning
quid pro quo harassment
career plateauing
48. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.
extinction
pay equity
accountability
structured interview
49. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.
cafeteria plans
reductions-in-force (RIF)
labor agreement
strategic planning
50. Reward given for desired behavior.
positive reinforcement
structured interview
referent power
selection