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HRI Certification
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certifications
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Discussion between involved people with the goal of reaching an agreement that both can accept
Cross-training
Negotiation
Meeting
Management schedule
2. A federal law that allows eligible employees to take an extended amount of time off for medical and other personal reasons
Problem-solving model
Principles
Controllable costs
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
3. The person for whom the communication is intended
Information receiver
Terminable acts
Departmental/team objectives
Management
4. Meetings in which the purpose is to generate a list of ideas or creative solutions to an issue confronting the organization
Sexual harassment
Goal
SWOT analysis
Brainstorming meetings
5. Any unwelcome sexual advance - request for sexual favors - or any conduct of a sexual nature
Nepotism
Sexual harassment
Root cause
Time-off request policy
6. A situation in which management must terminate an employee for one of four reasons - including lack of work for the individual - lack of funding - unsatisfactory performance - or violating a company policy
Information receiver
Stress Management
Nepotism
Involuntary termination
7. Refines the vision statement by stating the purpose of the organization to employees and customers
Documentation
Problem-solving meetings
Salaries
Mission Statement
8. Differs from other forms of communication in that there are usually only a few participants involved (often just two people) - the individuals are in close proximity to each other as shown - and the feedback is immediate
Master schedule
Merit pay
Interpersonal communication
Spin
9. Meetings that are scheduled on a regular basis between the employee and employer to discuss the employee's job performance and additional pay - if any - for the coming year
Warm-up activity
Nepotism
Performance review cycles
Objective
10. The norms regarding how meetings are run - how participants should interact - and what behavior is acceptable
Work styles
Problem
Controllable costs
Ground rules
11. Process in which a third party listens and reviews facts and makes a decision to settle the conflict
Decoding
Documentation
Sexual harassment
Arbitration
12. A catastrophe that cannot be stopped from happening
Empathy
Internal communication
Management
Unpreventable crisis
13. Uses a definite format that involves a set of questions to chart the employee's response
Performance review cycles
Measurable results
Structured exit interview
Value Statement
14. The reality of the project sets in for the team and various interpersonal conflicts begin to surface
Contingency plan
Problem
Storming
Voluntary termination
15. Costs that management cannot control
Nepotism
Noncontrollable costs
Budget
Information meetings
16. A conversation without prepared questions
Message
Information receiver
Unstructured exit interview
Inclusion
17. Outcomes that can be assessed by some means within the areas of performance - learning - and perception
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Salaries
Personal treatment
Measurable results
18. Identifying what tasks - actions - and other events need to happen as a result of the meeting - as well as setting a date and time for the next meeting
Empathy
Forming
Next steps
Mission Statement
19. A strategy developed in advance for dealing with newspaper - television - and radio reporters regarding the company's reaction to a crisis
Payroll standards
Media policy
Minutes
Bonuses
20. Any sound that interferes with clear reception
Environmental noise
Storming
Terminable acts
Ground rules
21. The act of identifying with the feelings - thoughts - or attitudes of another person
Next steps
Payroll standards
Empathy
Core values
22. A thought-out process presented in a logical sequence - which must be followed to arrive at a reasonable conclusion
Problem solving
Preventable crisis
Ground rules
Standard
23. Infrequent speeches - presentations - lengthy memos - or reports that require systematic planning and developments
Formal communication
Unpreventable crisis
Objective
Planning
24. The state of acting in a collaborative and cooperative effort to create positive results for the achievement of a common goal
Teamwork
Exit interview
Spin
Message context
25. Includes key personnel to be notified in the event of a crisis - such as each member of management
Collective bargaining agreement
Floaters
Control
Contact list
26. The sum of activities a person performs to meet goals and/or to further his or her career
Wage
Mediation
Professional Development
Unpreventable crisis
27. An estimate of future sales based on historical sales records and other information viewed as relevant by management
Management schedule
Sales projections
Listening
Unstructured exit interview
28. To explore all of a problem's potential causes
Informal communication
Strategic priority
Problem-solving model
Certification
29. An event that happens without warning and normally affects a number of people
Personal treatment
Sexual harassment
Crisis
Minutes
30. An assembly of people for the purpose of discussing or making decisions about some topics
Problem-solving team
Meeting
Structured exit interview
Performance review cycles
31. Guidelines for conduct that have enduring and lasting value to a society or organization
Measurable results
Principles
Leadership
Mediation
32. Refers to the need to develop relationships with people as individuals or in groups
Floaters
Covers
Payroll standards
Affection
33. Personal characteristics that are work-related
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Laws
Work styles
Interfunctional team
Mission Statement
34. Someone who can play the role of a wise advisor for you
Mentor
Root cause
Storming
Stress Management
35. A question or situation that needs an answer or a solution
Problem
Formal communication
Information sender
Certification
36. A potential solution to a problem
Master schedule
Affection
Alternative
Principles
37. Meetings involving a group or team whose purpose is to tackle a problem
Benchmark
Minutes
Vision Statement
Problem-solving meetings
38. Expand the responsibilities of a particular group of employees
Teamwork
Nonverbal communication
Interfunctional team
Team
39. Putting a positive thought into the public's mind following a negative situation
Spin
Master schedule
Accountability
Nepotism
40. The process of removing customers and employees from the premises when a crisis occurs
Stress
Workplace Ethics
Goal
Evacuation
41. Meals to be served
Brainstorming
Covers
Message context
Informal communication
42. All types of wages combined with other rewards or benefits that the employee receives as part of a package
Strategic priority
Compensation
Sexual harassment
Payroll standards
43. A condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the resources he or she has available either personally or socially
Stress
Measurable results
Action item
Personal treatment
44. A list of topics that will be reviewed or dealt with at a meeting
Merit pay
Historical sales information
Agenda
Goal
45. Refers to the need to feel a part of a group
Structured exit interview
Preventable crisis
Inclusion
Arbitration
46. The execution of processes and the use of tools that increase a person's efficiency and productivity
Time Management
Conflict resolution
Value Statement
Master schedule
47. A group of individuals who operate as a unit for an assigned task or goal
Informal communication
Team
Involuntary termination
Control
48. Simply stated criteria used to determine whether a goal has been met
Standard
Media policy
Norming
Control
49. Dollar amounts in addition to the regular wage and salary
Bonuses
Negotiation
Self-disclosure
Controllable costs
50. All opportunities that managers have to talk with their employees on a one-to-one basis or in small groups
Informal communication
Interpersonal communication
Self-directed teams
Terminable acts