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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. 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
job simplification
business ethics
McDonnell Douglas Test
coercive sexual harassment
2. An appraisal distributional error where the rater is reluctant to give high or low marks.
error of central tendency
authoritarian leadership type
cross-functional team
unencouraged resignation
3. An intent to resign from a company that is typically expressed in written communication to the employee's manager.
motivators
esteem needs
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
resignation
4. 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.
behavioral performance appraisal method
job evaluation
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
conventional moral development
5. The second level of moral development in which people make decisions that conform to societal expectations. A characteristic of managers who encourage work collaboration.
Civil Rights Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
flextime
conventional moral development
6. A resignation suggested by the employer to the employee.
development
accountability
encouraged resignation
values
7. Rejection of a higher percentage of protected classes for employment; unintentional discrimination.
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
managing workforce diversity
adverse impact
voluntary protection program (VPP)
8. Power derived from the degree in which one is admired and people want to emulate them.
referent power
utilitarian ethical decision
host country nationals
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
9. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates' needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission; the needs of others are placed above the leader's own needs.
authorization card
negative reinforcement
retirement
servant leader
10. Belief that one culture is superior to another.
encouraged resignation
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
referent power
ethnocentrism
11. Pay according to the number of units produced.
retirement
peer appraisal
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
piecework pay
12. 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
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
Landrum-Griffin Act
quality circle
13. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.
reductions-in-force (RIF)
orientation
coercive leadership
restricted policy
14. Basic individual beliefs about right and wrong.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
values
conventional moral development
15. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.
tell and sell appraisal interview
ethnocentrism
selection
Landrum-Griffin Act
16. An extremely hard goal - but not impossible to reach.
results performance appraisal method
career plateauing
stretch goal
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
17. Evaluation based on factor-by-factor of development and comparison. Comparison against key jobs within the organization.
selection
team appraisal
human resource planning
factor comparison system
18. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.
self-directed team
manager/supervisor appraisal
absenteeism
succession planning
19. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.
value-added compensation
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Executive Order 11246
behavioral performance appraisal method
20. A pension plan in which amount of benefits are based on how much is in their account at time of retirement.
safety needs
defined contribution plan
Walsh-Healy Act
expert power
21. Third level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes friendship - family - and interaction.
Executive Order 11246
accountability
Walsh-Healy Act
social needs
22. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.
positive discipline
internal locus
safety needs
distress
23. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.
job sharing
compressed workweek
problem solving appraisal interview
learning organization
24. Accommodation of several cultures.
encouraged resignation
pluralism
cafeteria plans
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
25. An interview that may have no format at all or have open ended questions - but makes it difficult to compare candidates.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
continuous reinforcement
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
unstructured interview
26. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.
negative reinforcement
business ethics
EEO-1 Report
burnout
27. Rates performance of employee achievement of goals set by manager and the employee.
cross-functional team
physiological needs
management by objectives (MBO)
ethnorelativism
28. 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.
career path
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
job ranking system
Hay profile method
29. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline
customer appraisal
negative reinforcement
EEO-1 Report
hot-stove approach
30. Seeking to minimize ethnocentrism and moving toward pluralism and ethnorelativism.
managing workforce diversity
job classification system
contrast error
job specifications
31. A personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.
culture shock
human resource planning
inappropriate sexual harassment
hostile environment
32. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.
self-appraisal
job classification system
Civil Rights Act
individualistic ethical decision
33. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.
behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)
discipline
moral rights ethical decision
laissez-faire leadership type
34. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.
defined contribution plan
Norris-La Guardia Act
behavior observation scales (BOS)
hostile environment
35. Reporting criminal activity to the government.
job rotation
forced-choice
generalized sexual harassment
whistleblowing
36. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.
distress
balance sheet approach
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
37. Group specifically to provide a new product or service.
preconventional moral development
project team
red circle rates
pluralism
38. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.
job ranking system
Davis-Bacon Act
cash balance pension plan
physiological needs
39. An integrated knowledge within an organization that sets it out from the competition.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
core competencies
job sharing
401(k) savings plan
40. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.
ethnorelativism
charge form
Medical savings account (MSA)
reward leadership
41. A pay attached to acquiring new knowledge or skills.
job evaluation
job sharing
skill-based pay
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUBS)
42. Minorities in the workplace.
adverse impact
protected classes
Immigration Reform and Control Act
human resource information system
43. Services provided for workers to deal with problems that interfere with how they do their jobs.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
results performance appraisal method
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
balanced scorecard (BSC)
44. Characterized by an open-line communication between workers and management; values team-input - and facilitates group cooperation without being overly active within the group.
democratic leadership type
telecommuting
affirmative action
Norris-La Guardia Act
45. Belief that things happen due to their own responsibility.
referent power
internal locus
recruiting
criminal sexual harassment
46. Focus on the employee's achievements; less subjective - acceptable for employees and supervisors - link individual performance with organizational goals - encourage goal setting - and are good for reward and promotion decisions. However - time consum
consumer price index (CPI)
results performance appraisal method
compressed workweek
job description
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.
Walsh-Healy Act
unstructured interview
consumer price index (CPI)
mixed-standard rating scale
48. Voluntary or involuntary reductions in labor.
reductions-in-force (RIF)
fixed-interval reinforcement
Medical savings account (MSA)
error of leniency or strictness
49. Developed in response to a majority dominating the workforce.
vesting
affirmative action
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
50. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.
telecommuting
Clayton Act
voluntary protection program (VPP)
halo effect
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