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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. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






2. Quantitative job evaluation that determines the value based on the points assigned to it; uses the point manual.






3. 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.






4. An integrated knowledge within an organization that sets it out from the competition.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 1974. Main federal legislation responsible for controlling employee benefit and retirement plans.






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






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






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






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






15. Accommodation of several cultures.






16. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






17. Includes the social environment of the workplace and informal work groups.






18. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






19. An appraisal temporal error when the employee is compared to someone previously rated and not independently.






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






21. A program that encourages employers to go beyond the minimum requirements outlined by OSHA. It includes three: 1. Star 2. Merit 3. Demonstration






22. A code of moral principles and values that govern organizational behavior.






23. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






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






25. 1990. Employers cannot discriminate against people with physical or mental capabilities - and must make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities or religious preferences.






26. An appraisal error based on biases of how the information is selected - evaluated - or organized.






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






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






29. Documents that contain the main information about hazardous material.






30. The ability to influence people to achieve goals for the organization.






31. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.






32. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






33. 194-point questionnaire with five-point scale to determine the degree in which tasks are performed.






34. Sexual harassment that uses rewards; potential for criminal prosecution.






35. A personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.






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






37. Highly trained workers that are a group that perform interdependent tasks.






38. 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.






39. Compensation system that equals American money to foreign money on terms of purchasing power.






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






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






42. 1932. Labor legislation that outlawed 'yellow dog' contracts and forbade federal courts from issuing injunctions to restrain strikes - boycotts - and peaceful picketing.






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






44. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






45. Organization of healthcare professionals that provide services on a prepaid basis; seen as lower quality to the employee.






46. A step beyond tell and sell; stimulation of growth of the employee by discussing problems - needs - innovations - satisfactions - and dissatisfactions since last appraisal.






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






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






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






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






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