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DSST Human Resource Management
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1. Binding document with terms or conditions or rules.
labor agreement
coercive sexual harassment
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
2. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
fair representation
cash compensation
resignation
3. Home country nationals that are employees who live and work in a different country than their own.
expatriates
legitimate leadership
error of central tendency
computerized job analysis
4. The rater checks statements on a list that he believes are characteristic of the employee.
behavior checklist
social needs
functional job analysis (FJA)
coercive leadership
5. Rating based on comparison than a standard.
authoritarian leadership type
retirement
mixed-standard rating scale
job specifications
6. The act of returning to the country of origin after an international assignement.
value-added compensation
tell and sell appraisal interview
repatriation
pay equity
7. A problem in appraisal in which an employee is given the same grade on all dimensions based on a few attributes.
silver handshake
internal locus
balanced scorecard (BSC)
halo effect
8. A decision based on existing norms.
taskforce team
preconventional moral development
social contract ethical decision
wage curve
9. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.
preconventional moral development
forced-choice
Railway Labor Act
EEO-1 Report
10. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.
legitimate leadership
Davis-Bacon Act
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
functional job analysis (FJA)
11. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge
job classification system
culture shock
silver handshake
progressive discipline
12. Harassment based on employment decisions; an economic or position consequence for noncompliance.
pay equity
Immigration Reform and Control Act
subordinate appraisal
quid pro quo harassment
13. An employer-created fund for laid off employees to draw from on top of unemployment benefits.
mixed-standard rating scale
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUBS)
discipline
hot-stove approach
14. 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.
subordinate appraisal
development assignments
Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)
distributional errors
15. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
training
leadership
Immigration Reform and Control Act
16. 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.
coercive sexual harassment
job analysis
charismatic leader
project team
17. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.
laissez-faire leadership type
positive discipline
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
succession planning
18. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.
pay grades
servant leader
succession planning
factor comparison system
19. Belief that things happen due to luck or chance.
Landrum-Griffin Act
external locus
graphic rating scale
individualistic ethical decision
20. A pension plan in which amount of benefits are based on how much is in their account at time of retirement.
recency error
repatriation
defined contribution plan
Executive Order 11246
21. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.
job evaluation
expert power
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
balance sheet approach
22. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.
succession planning
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
similar to me error
23. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.
competence based pay
Medical savings account (MSA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
24. A time when the individual stops advancing before reaching the next highest level. It is not necessarily a failed effort because not everyone is promoted to the top position and many common career paths are not designed to lead to the top.
job sharing
hot-stove approach
career plateauing
four-fifths rule
25. Power based on individual expertise.
coercive leadership
self-appraisal
hygiene factors
expert power
26. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.
diversity awareness training
broadbanding
solicitation sexual harassment
informal factors
27. Two part-time employees share one full time position.
democratic leadership type
learning organization
job sharing
Clayton Act
28. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.
absenteeism
partial reinforcement
resignation
transformational leader
29. A trait method that requires the rater to describe the employee's performance in a statement.; fairly subjective and reliant on the manager's ability to write effective statements.
essay
hourly pay
core competencies
external locus
30. A method that evaluates based on: 1. Knowledge 2. Accountability 3. Mental Activity (KAMA)
Hay profile method
ethnocentrism
charge form
peer appraisal
31. 1959. Specially tailored to make labor officials responsible for the union's financial affairs - to prevent bully-boy tactics - ensure democratic voting practices within unions - outlaw secondary boycotts - and restrict picketing. Also called Labor-M
physiological needs
separations
peer appraisal
Landrum-Griffin Act
32. An interview that places the applicant in a simulated high stress setting to interview the candidate.
horizontal career path
culture shock
stress interview
hygiene factors
33. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.
third-country nationals
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
fixed-ratio reinforcement
fixed-interval reinforcement
34. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.
job specifications
taskforce team
behavior observation scales (BOS)
authorization card
35. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.
critical incident
hostile environment
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
error of central tendency
36. 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.
esteem needs
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
achievement test
preconventional moral development
37. Withdrawal of a reward.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act
justice ethical decision
extinction
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
38. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.
manager/supervisor appraisal
generalized sexual harassment
distributional errors
ego strength
39. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.
accountability
career path
restricted policy
team appraisal
40. The curve in the scattergram that identifies the worth of jobs and wages.
point system
wage curve
graphic rating scale
repatriation
41. Advancing to the next level in the minimum time required in the current position.
consumer price index (CPI)
recruiting
fast tracking
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
42. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.
subordinate appraisal
job rotation
restricted policy
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
43. A group of 6-12 that meet regularly to discuss organizational issues.
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
repatriation
quality circle
44. 1938. Provided basic pay structure for workers. Those that have to be paid are non-exempt and must be paid at least the minimum wage. Those who hold executive or managerial positions are exempt.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
job rotation
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification (WARN)
45. Performance appraisal that seeks evaluation from internal and external customers.
unstructured interview
forced-choice
customer appraisal
strategic diversity management
46. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.
productivity
critical incident method
business ethics
laissez-faire leadership type
47. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.
error of leniency or strictness
point system
positive discipline
continuous reinforcement
48. Pay based on skills and increased job knowledge. Also called skilled based or knowledge based pay.
contributory pension plan
competence based pay
internal locus
cross-functional team
49. Sexual harassment that uses rewards; potential for criminal prosecution.
factor comparison system
solicitation sexual harassment
recruiting
positive reinforcement
50. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.
wage and salary survey
job enrichment
legitimate leadership
moral rights ethical decision