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Human Resource Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Supports the integration of human resources planning with business planning






2. For a few predetermined key jobs - points are allotted and wage rates for such key jobs are fixed






3. Matching ratings with employee behavior






4. The proces of making a list of the exact tasks or activities that an individual in a specific job does






5. Ideal traits for a position






6. Rating employees on a list of traits or job requirements






7. A questionnaire technique of job analysis - computer administered for job analysis - developed by Saville and Holdsoworth






8. the identification of team and or individual strengths and weakness is most accurately reflective of which process?






9. A person's knowledge skills - abilities and other characteristics






10. Is a test validation method that determines if a test measure traits or constructs that are import to the performance of a job






11. Scientific analysis of your handwriting






12. A listing of what a job includes such as tasks duties and responsibilities - analysis is the process of creating the job description)






13. Method is one of the simplest jobs are compared to each other based on the overall worth of the job






14. Rates employees as a group from best to worst on a particular area






15. Self determination theory






16. Is a specific scientific way of categorizing exactly what skills and tasks a specific job requires






17. Allows the employees to express their feelings about the appraisal and vent any feelings






18. Is devised in respect to recruitment -employee development-motivation and engagement






19. Intrinsic / extrinsic motivation


20. The primary concerns of industrial psychology is which the basic relations in industry between worker and machine






21. Questionaire technique of job analysis -developed by McCormick-Jeanneret and Mecham






22. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique






23. Indicates that exceptions can result in the achievement of self-fulfilling prohecies






24. A variation of simple ranking job evaluation plans orders all jobs from lowest to highest based on coparing the worth of each job






25. Grades are defined by the requirements found to be common to sereral tasks spanning different departments






26. Represents unintentional employment discrimination






27. Stocks go into a trust






28. Determining performance based on a written example of past behavior and future plans






29. Personnel evaluation method seeking the measurement of employee work effictiveness






30. A set of compensable factors are identified as determining the worth of jobs






31. How essential job tasks are related to the job






32. Uses a 5-10 vertical scales






33. Capitalistic philosophy holding that business owners were entitled to complete control over employees






34. A specific kind of behavioral system is based on the critical incident technique and these scales are developed in the same fashion with one exception






35. Because management of nonunion firms generally offered higher wages and benefits to reduce the chance those employees would seek union representation






36. Rating employees as a group from best to worst on a particular area






37. Comparing each employee to every other employee in a particular area






38. Physiology - safety - security - belongingness self esteem - self actualization


39. Represents intentional discrimination






40. Moves the person out of the production area to learn a new skill






41. When an employee is taught information - asked questions - and reviews the answers with the trainer






42. Based on the concept of the organization as an open system with the primary work group as a subsystem of the total organization






43. Based on the Hegelian principle of achieving oneness of Mind through a three step process of thesis antithesis and synthesis - originally as a way to obtain the opinion of experts without necessarily bringing them together face to face






44. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves






45. Regulates power between labor and management - prohibits management from using unfair labor practices like discouraging union membership






46. Paid per piece completed instead of per hour






47. Matches rating with employee behavior






48. The ideal requirements of a job or person






49. Job evaluation designed for managers






50. Method of job analysis used to identify work behaviors that classify in good and poor performance