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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. RIF that is composed of lay-offs - either across the board or through company reorganization that result in fewer available positions.






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






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






4. The combination of various appraisal systems to give the manager and employee the best view into the performance.






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






6. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






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






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






9. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






10. Law that affects employers with one hundred or more employees and requires the employer to give advance notice of at least sixty days when a plant closing or mass layoff is planned.






11. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.






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






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.






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






15. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






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






17. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.






18. 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.






19. An interview that places the applicant in a simulated high stress setting to interview the candidate.






20. A form in which accidents that cause death - illness - or injury in the workplace are recorded.






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






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






23. Characterized by dictatorship that dismisses input from team members; decides the term of tasks and who will perform the work to be done.






24. Reward given for desired behavior.






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






26. Purposeful discrimination.






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






28. A decision based on the principle that the behavior that causes the greatest good for the most is ethical.






29. A procedural document designed by the federal government to assist in hiring - promotion - transfer - demotion - dismissal - and referrals.






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






31. 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.






32. Test used by courts to assess merits of prima facie case of disparate treatment when lacking evidence - requires plaintiff to show he: 1. belongs to protected group -2. has applied and is qualified - 3. was rejected despite qualifications - and 4. th






33. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






34. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.






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






36. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






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






38. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






39. Team formed to solve a major organizational issue.






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






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






42. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.






43. A career path that is hiearchical in nature and consists of interdependent sequential jobs.






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






45. Means that people employed in an organization represent different cultural groups and human qualities.






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






47. An organization that is participatory in problem solving - improving - and increasing capabilities.






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






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






50. 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