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HRI Certification
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certifications
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Instructions:
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. A catastrophe that can be precluded from happening
Preventable crisis
Arbitration
Organizational communication
Core values
2. Refers to a wide range of processes that encourages solutions to problems that do not require formal grievance steps within an organization
Conflict resolution
Covers
Principles
Organizational goals
3. A projection of sales - costs - and profit that is used to guide day-to-day operational decisions
Budget
Call/emergency meetings
Problem solving
Stress
4. Occurs when an employee - of his or her own free will - decides to leave an organization
Storming
Voluntary termination
Arbitration
Motivation
5. Any unwelcome sexual advance - request for sexual favors - or any conduct of a sexual nature
Voluntary termination
Sexual harassment
Value Statement
Certification
6. Teams are getting to know each other - in addition to learning what will be required of them in order to achieve their assigned goal
Progressive disciplinary action
Mission Statement
Forming
Payroll standards
7. A strategy of steps to carry out so that a problem does not recur
Covers
Strategic priority
Accountability
Action plan
8. Guidelines and procedures that explain how employees must notify management if they are unable to work
Standard
Employee absence policy
Collective bargaining agreement
Nonverbal communication
9. The person for whom the communication is intended
Information receiver
Time Management
Problem solving
Objective
10. Intact work units of a small group of employees who manage many daily operational issues with little supervision
Self-directed teams
Information meetings
Crisis
Merit pay
11. The originator and developer of the information that will be communicated
Information sender
Individual performance of objectives
Conflict resolution
Semivariable costs
12. The receiver's process of translating the sender's message into a meaningful form
Problem solving
Cross-training
Action meetings
Decoding
13. All opportunities that managers have to talk with their employees on a one-to-one basis or in small groups
Interpersonal communication
Encoding
Professional Development
Informal communication
14. A process of working with and through others to get a significant task or project completed
Documentation
Motivation
Delegation
Parking lot
15. Refers not only to a person demonstrating exceptional industry skills and knowledge but also consistently conducting themselves with high standards
Mission Statement
Workplace Ethics
Listening
Professionalism
16. A standard by which something can be measured or judged
Benchmark
Vision Statement
Sales projections
Involuntary termination
17. A criterion set by management that measures the quality and quantity of an employee's work
Terminable acts
Norming
Directing
Performance standard
18. Uses a definite format that involves a set of questions to chart the employee's response
Directing
Cross-training
Structured exit interview
Crew schedule
19. A list of topics that will be reviewed or dealt with at a meeting
Agenda
Crew schedule
Individual performance of objectives
Contingency plan
20. Being unfairly partial to one or more employees
Favoritism
Bonuses
Formal communication
Information sender
21. The environment that a message travels through
Voluntary termination
Interpersonal communication
Message context
Supporting
22. Factors that incite an employee to put out more effort and enthusiasm for his or her job
Motivators/Satisfiers
Mentor
Covers
Evacuation
23. The norms regarding how meetings are run - how participants should interact - and what behavior is acceptable
Workplace Ethics
Benchmark
Nonverbal communication
Ground rules
24. Any message presented to staff to create a cohesive and productive workforce
Professionalism
Warm-up activity
Internal communication
Favoritism
25. The many expressions and movements of a speaker that convey additional information about the message being given
Time-off request policy
Nonverbal communication
Collective bargaining agreement
Ground rules
26. Employees who - inaddition to their regularly assigned tasks - train new hires and perform other functions assigned by management
Performance review cycles
Shift leaders
Brainstorming
Control
27. A document outlining specific actions to take in the event of an emergency - crisis - or unexpected event
Negotiation
Storming
Covers
Contingency plan
28. The budgeted dollar amount for each type of cost
Standard
Mediation
Cross-functional team
Goal
29. A report written by management reiterating the problem and its solution
Terminable acts
Documentation
Teamwork
Communication
30. Involves telling the group what specifically needs to be accomplished - establishing guidelines - and providing specifics on the five Ws (who - what - when where - why) and how
Team
Directing
Strategic priority
Warm-up activity
31. A tool used to identify Strengths and Weaknesses and to examine Opportunities and Threats employees face in the organization
SWOT analysis
Stress
Action item
Crew schedule
32. Refers to the need to exercise leadership and apply authority over others
Forming
Performance review cycles
Inclusion
Control
33. A meeting between the employer and employee when the employee leaves the company
Planning
Control
Exit interview
Stress
34. Shows which job classifications are essential or primary to staff and which are secondary
Norming
Core values
Deployment chart
Teamwork
35. Any sound that interferes with clear reception
Ground rules
Commissions
Environmental noise
Individual performance of objectives
36. The ability to inspire and motivate employees to behave in accordance with the vision of an organization and to accomplish the organization's goals
Collective bargaining agreement
Information sender
Objective
Leadership
37. A catastrophe that cannot be stopped from happening
Preventable crisis
Unpreventable crisis
Covers
Media policy
38. Process in which a third party listens and reviews facts and makes a decision to settle the conflict
Exit interview
Information receiver
Professional Development
Arbitration
39. Someone who assists in making the meeting run easier
Environmental noise
Objective
Information receiver
Facilitator
40. 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
Departmental/team objectives
Historical sales information
Performance review cycles
Collective bargaining agreement
41. A strategy developed in advance for dealing with newspaper - television - and radio reporters regarding the company's reaction to a crisis
Bonuses
Conflict resolution
Team
Media policy
42. 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
Certification
Commissions
Media policy
Internal communication
43. A specific description or statement of what a manager wants to achieve
Organizational goals
Objective
Action meetings
Empathy
44. Costs that management cannot control
Noncontrollable costs
Documentation
Crew schedule
Delegation
45. Represent a select few of the highest concerns of the company
Arbitration
Strategic priority
Documentation
Problem-solving team
46. A process for developing employees' abilities to do tasks other than the ones they are regularly assigned to do
Cross-training
Professional Development
Sales projections
Scheduling
47. Costs that management can control
Ground rules
SWOT analysis
Supporting
Controllable costs
48. Tend to be associated with management positions since they are fixed dollar amounts for compensation
Salaries
Stress
Debrief meeting
Value Statement
49. A federal law that allows eligible employees to take an extended amount of time off for medical and other personal reasons
Call/emergency meetings
Management schedule
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Collective bargaining agreement
50. Comprised of the numerous messages and information that convey operational procedures - policies - and announcements to a wide variety of audiences
Conflict resolution
Organizational communication
Employee absence policy
Sales projections