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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Compensation useful in advancing organizational goals.






2. Removal of something unpleasant for desire behavior.






3. A pension plan in which amount of benefits are based on how much is in their account at time of retirement.






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






5. Consists of vertical scales for each dimension of employee's performance.






6. An interview that may have no format at all or have open ended questions - but makes it difficult to compare candidates.






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






8. 1935. Referred to as the Magna Carta of Labor. Guarantees the right to form labor movements.






9. Accommodation of several cultures.






10. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge






14. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






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






16. Teaching long-term skills.






17. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






18. A group with mix of specialists that are assigned rather than voluntary membership.






19. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






20. The working conditions - pay - company policies - and interpersonal relationships; they help eliminate job satisfaction - but do not motivate the employee according to the two-factor theory.






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






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






23. 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.






24. Sexual remarks or actions not targeted at a specific individual.






25. An early retirement incentive in a form of a cash bonus or increased pension.






26. Purposeful discrimination.






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






28. Right for an employer to terminate an employee for no reason and for the employee to resign for the same.






29. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






30. Fourth level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes self-esteem - confidence - achievement - respect of and by others.






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






32. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline






33. An appraisal distributional error where the rater is reluctant to give high or low marks.






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






35. When some of the desired behavior is reinforced. Can be classified into four groups: fixed-interval - fixed-ratio - variable-interval - and variable-ratio.






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






37. 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






38. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Employees that are not from the home or host country.






44. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






45. Hands-off approach over all decision-making without any further involvement unless asked to participate.






46. 1986. Used to control the hiring - recruiting - or referring of people not eligible to work in the US. Uses the form I-9.






47. The knowledge - skills - and abilities required for the job.






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






49. Reward given for desired behavior.






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