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HRI Certification
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The person for whom the communication is intended
Formal communication
Information receiver
Progressive disciplinary action
Mentor
2. Sees team members settling their differences and developing more cohesive and trusting work relationships
Norming
Message context
Delegation
Principles
3. A document outlining specific actions to take in the event of an emergency - crisis - or unexpected event
Motivators/Satisfiers
Action meetings
Contingency plan
Certification
4. Simply an account of past sales volumes in a foodservice operation
Documentation
Sales projections
Cross-functional team
Historical sales information
5. Factors that incite an employee to put out more effort and enthusiasm for his or her job
Negotiation
Motivators/Satisfiers
Brainstorming meetings
Environmental noise
6. A hybrid of favoritism in which a manager favors a relative for special assignments or promotions
Supporting
Nepotism
Progressive disciplinary action
Evacuation
7. A template used for creating weekly employee schedules
Call/emergency meetings
Problem-solving model
Root cause
Master schedule
8. The ability to inspire and motivate employees to behave in accordance with the vision of an organization and to accomplish the organization's goals
Storming
Cross-functional team
Leadership
Action plan
9. The degree of responsibility an individual has to an activity
Accountability
Organizational communication
Communication
Information sender
10. Guidelines for conduct that have enduring and lasting value to a society or organization
Problem
Personal treatment
Controllable costs
Principles
11. Comprised of the numerous messages and information that convey operational procedures - policies - and announcements to a wide variety of audiences
Alternative
Objective
Organizational communication
Scheduling
12. The execution of processes and the use of tools that increase a person's efficiency and productivity
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Time Management
Noncontrollable costs
Individual performance of objectives
13. Intact work units of a small group of employees who manage many daily operational issues with little supervision
Self-directed teams
Warm-up activity
Vision Statement
Listening
14. Formulating the details of a meeting beforehand so you and the participants know what should occur during it
Planning
Benchmark
Action item
Spin
15. A standard by which something can be measured or judged
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Objective
Benchmark
Formal communication
16. Meetings in which the purpose is to generate a list of ideas or creative solutions to an issue confronting the organization
Brainstorming meetings
Employee absence policy
Compensation
Mission Statement
17. Includes key personnel to be notified in the event of a crisis - such as each member of management
Networking
Crisis
Contact list
Performing
18. An official record of key points discussed or covered at a meeting - as well as anything that might have been decided or completed during the meeting
Minutes
Professionalism
Arbitration
Leadership
19. Costs that management cannot control
Evacuation
Message
Preventable crisis
Noncontrollable costs
20. Actions by an employee that typically cause immediate termination
Terminable acts
Problem solving
Nepotism
Negotiation
21. A report written by management reiterating the problem and its solution
Compensation
Brainstorming
Merit pay
Documentation
22. Set by management to ensure the operation's profitability
Encoding
Payroll standards
Control
Salaries
23. A catastrophe that can be precluded from happening
Preventable crisis
Individual performance of objectives
Motivators/Satisfiers
Directing
24. 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
Brainstorming meetings
Problem
Interpersonal communication
Call/emergency meetings
25. Costs that management can control
Exit interview
Management schedule
Controllable costs
Information sender
26. Indicates that you have demonstrated a high level of skill and have met specific performance requirements by participating in a rigorous process to become certified
Nonverbal communication
Action meetings
Certification
Forming
27. Meals to be served
Stress Management
Covers
Communication
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
28. Brief meetings in which the goal is to decide and commit to action
Strategic priority
Structured exit interview
Salaries
Action meetings
29. Shows which job classifications are essential or primary to staff and which are secondary
Problem-solving meetings
Deployment chart
Strategic priority
Budget
30. A process for developing employees' abilities to do tasks other than the ones they are regularly assigned to do
Cross-training
Self-directed teams
Action meetings
Affection
31. Handing a task over to a subordinate and assigning either authority - responsibility - or both to that person to carry out a specific activity
Professional Development
Delegation
Favoritism
Listening
32. Connecting with several people to build relationships that may result in career advancement - industry updates and knowledge or career enhancements
Workplace Ethics
Budget
Principles
Networking
33. The act of identifying with the feelings - thoughts - or attitudes of another person
Information meetings
Empathy
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Certification
34. A federal law that allows eligible employees to take an extended amount of time off for medical and other personal reasons
Individual performance of objectives
Objective
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Problem
35. Process in which a neutral third party facilitates a discussion of difficult issues and negotiates an agreement
Facilitator
Time Management
Favoritism
Mediation
36. A meeting between the employer and employee when the employee leaves the company
Exit interview
Self-disclosure
Work styles
Management
37. Refers specifically to the pay that an employee receives as a result of working for the organization and is a subcategory to compensation
Accountability
Wage
Performance standard
Message
38. An event that happens without warning and normally affects a number of people
Work styles
Cross-training
Crisis
Next steps
39. Statements of desired results
Brainstorming meetings
Goal
Individual performance of objectives
Warm-up activity
40. A thought-out process presented in a logical sequence - which must be followed to arrive at a reasonable conclusion
Problem-solving model
Progressive disciplinary action
Collective bargaining agreement
Problem solving
41. A strategy of steps to carry out so that a problem does not recur
Internal communication
Call/emergency meetings
Action meetings
Action plan
42. A projection of sales - costs - and profit that is used to guide day-to-day operational decisions
Budget
Certification
Affection
Merit pay
43. The main connection between the sender and receiver
Cross-training
Communication
Message
Self-directed teams
44. A tool used to identify Strengths and Weaknesses and to examine Opportunities and Threats employees face in the organization
SWOT analysis
Nonverbal communication
Brainstorming meetings
Brainstorming
45. These objectives link to the organizational goals and help produce the desired outcome
Problem
Interfunctional team
Departmental/team objectives
Agenda
46. Refers not only to a person demonstrating exceptional industry skills and knowledge but also consistently conducting themselves with high standards
Action meetings
Accountability
Goal
Professionalism
47. Created for the specific purpose of solving an immediate problem
Accountability
Problem-solving team
Work styles
Team
48. A list of topics that will be reviewed or dealt with at a meeting
Agenda
Deployment chart
Budget
Nepotism
49. The state of acting in a collaborative and cooperative effort to create positive results for the achievement of a common goal
Media policy
Delegation
Teamwork
Next steps
50. To plan or appoint employees to work at a certain time and date
Internal communication
Documentation
Scheduling
Standard