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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 both employer and employee fund pensions.






2. Pay by the hour.






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






4. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.






5. Insurance that pays for nursing homes and medical-related costs to old age and illness.






6. 1926. Required employers to collectively bargain with unions. In 1936 - amended to include airlines.






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






8. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






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






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.






11. Accommodation of several cultures.






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






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. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






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






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.






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






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.






19. Rating based on comparison than a standard.






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






21. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.






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.






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.






24. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.






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






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






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






28. Power based on individual expertise.






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






30. Theory Z people - those that have reached the self-actualization phase.






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.






32. Minorities in the workplace.






33. Not reporting to work.






34. Belief that one culture is superior to another.






35. Group assigned with improving quality.






36. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.






37. Rejection of a higher percentage of protected classes for employment; unintentional discrimination.






38. Compensation tied to a reward for effort and performance.






39. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






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






41. A neutral third party that will make the binding decision between both parties.






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






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






44. Test that measure what a person can do right now.






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






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.






47. Long-term(5 years +) planning reserved for the highest levels of management.






48. How an employee perceives his compensation relative to others within the organization.






49. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.






50. Reward given for desired behavior.