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






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






3. 1. Treatment that punishes 2. Orderly behavior in an organization 3. Training that corrects undesirable behavior and develops self control






4. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.






5. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






6. An organization that has generated a list of recommendation for executing an effective diversity initiative.






7. Method of performance measurement based on managers' records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective.






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






9. Pay according to the number of units produced.






10. An appraisal error involving groups of ratings given to employees.






11. Payment rates above the pay range.






12. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






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






14. Leadership based on the control that management has over rewarding subordinates.






15. Withdrawal of a reward.






16. Highly trained workers that are a group that perform interdependent tasks.






17. A pension plan in which the employer contributes percentage of employer pay to an account that earns interest. When the employee leaves - the amount is rolled up into an individual retirement account (IRA).






18. Performance appraisal by an employee of their superior. Usually evaluates on leadership - oral communication - delegation of authority - coordination of team efforts - and interest in subordinates.






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






20. Evaluating self - considering one's own strengths and weaknesses. Best used for developmental purposes.






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






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






23. Teaching long-term skills.






24. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.






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






26. A behavioral method that notes an unusual event that identifies superior or inferior performance by the employee.






27. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






28. Sexual harassment that is nonthreatening - but causes co-worker discomfort.






29. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






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






31. A use of motivators to increase satisfaction.






32. 1993. Applies to employers with fifty or more employees. Paternal and maternal leave covered under this act.






33. A communication of strong and weak points of the employee's performance - and then in which the employee responds with his feelings about the appraisal.






34. Breeds mistrust in the workplace; fairly excepted practice in private industry.






35. Group assigned with improving quality.






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






37. Power derived from the degree in which one is admired and people want to emulate them.






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






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






40. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.






41. 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.






42. Listening to understand without judgment.






43. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






44. 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.






45. When twelve months have been worked at an employer with health insurance - a worker can transfer to another employer with no regard to preexisting conditions.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. An appraisal temporal error when the employee is compared to someone previously rated and not independently.