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Human Resource Management
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1. Capitalistic philosophy holding that business owners were entitled to complete control over employees
two factor of motivation
laissez-faire capitalism
Job Design
Mosaic model
2. Is the procedure that allows current employees of an organization to apply for a posted job opening when they have the qualifications for the job
job bidding
job descritions
behavorial observation scale (BOS)
Critical Incident technique
3. A systematic assessment of job content - it establishes the worth of a job in terms of salary or wage compared to other jobs
job evaluation
Alderfer's ERG theory
critical incident technique
behaviorally anchored rating scale
4. Human resource management has moved from organizations that were structured in what terms of style?
job description
behavorial observation scale (BOS)
flexible
psychomotor
5. Is a questionnaire technique of job analysis used to collect information from incumbents and supervisors - 151 job tasks rated in terms of importance
ESOP
Critical Incident technique
Mosaic model
Environmental Stress
6. Background noise
work methods analysis
delphi technique
eustress
Environmental Stress
7. Criteria - economic considerations-technical considerations - time and space-skill requirements-machinery - industrial relations
classification method
narrative forms
work methods analysis
job design
8. Technique of job analysis that was developed by Harvey as a worker oriented job analysis instrument designed to have applicability to a broad range of exempt and non exempt jobs 41 questions +62 _80 _ 53 - 47
xtrinsic compensation
psychomotor
CMQ model
KSA model
9. Intrinsic / extrinsic motivation
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10. A listing of what a job includes such as tasks duties and responsibilities - analysis is the process of creating the job description)
job description
Tell and sell interview
Paired comparison
Performance appraisal
11. Job evaluation designed for managers
decertification
Performance appraisal
Hay Plan
ranking system
12. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs
vestibule training
variable pay system
work methods analysis
Graphology
13. 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
ranking method
xtrinsic compensation
ranking system
delphi technique
14. Indicates that exceptions can result in the achievement of self-fulfilling prohecies
work methods analysis
Tell and sell interview
pygmalion effect
ethical decisions
15. Rating employees as a group from best to worst on a particular area
ethical decisions
job relatedness
steps to recruiting
alternation ranking
16. A set of compensable factors are identified as determining the worth of jobs
alternation ranking method
ethical decisions
factor comparison
Scanlon plan
17. Comparing each employee to every other employee in a particular area
open system approach
geocentric approach to staffing
paired comparison method
Factor Comparison
18. Rating employees on a list of traits or job requirements
Critical Incident technique
Alderfer's ERG theory
graphic rating scale
methods of job evaluation
19. Represents unintentional employment discrimination
alternation ranking method
predictive validity test
Disparte impact
two tiered pay scale
20. Is a specific scientific way of categorizing exactly what skills and tasks a specific job requires
job analysis
Scanlon plan
KSAO
bias errors
21. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique
human resource strategy
job analysis methods
alternation ranking
psychomotor
22. Stocks go into a trust
ESOP
graphic rating scale
Graphology
job design
23. Describes work such as advertising that is done for a client without a contract or job order
job analysis
eustress
Work profiling System - WPS model
job speculation
24. Is the ideal traits for a position (self starting - works well under pressure - familiar with office machines)
steps to recruiting
spillover effect
Hay Plan
job design
25. Because management of nonunion firms generally offered higher wages and benefits to reduce the chance those employees would seek union representation
spillover effect
Performance appraisal
Work profiling System - WPS model
global staffing method
26. Moves the person out of the production area to learn a new skill
paired comparison method
behaviorally anchored rating scale
human resource strategy
vestibule training
27. A specific kind of behavioral system requires job incumbents and their supervisors to identify performance incidents on the job behaviors and behavioral outcomes
Scanlon plan
competency based management
Critical Incident technique
competency based pay
28. Personnel evaluation method seeking the measurement of employee work effictiveness
job descritions
trait method
tell and listen interview
ESOP
29. Comparing each employee to every other employee
paired comparison method
industrial psychology
job evaluation
BARS
30. 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
industrial psychology
BARS
delphi technique
flexible
31. Self determination theory
construct validity
Edward Deci
spillover effect
CMQ model
32. Ethics can be legislated - Procurement Integrity Act and the Corporate and Auditing Accountability Responsibility and transparency act are examples
ethical decisions
delphi technique
classification method
RIF
33. Ranking - factor comparison the classification and the point method
job analysis methods
open system approach
flexible
methods of job evaluation
34. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions
job evaluation
Scanlon plan
pygmalion effect
paired comparison method
35. Technique of job analysis that was developed by the Employement and Training Administration of the US
bias errors
job description
human resource strategy
FJA - Functional job analysis
36. A variation of simple ranking job evaluation plans orders all jobs from lowest to highest based on coparing the worth of each job
decertification
Paired comparison
To determine rate of pay
job design
37. Stress that we can use positively for our personal growth
job design
flexible
eustress
RIF
38. Regulates power between labor and management - prohibits management from using unfair labor practices like discouraging union membership
bias errors
methods of job evaluation
NLRB
spillover effect
39. Hygiene factors -created by Frederick Herzberg
Factor Comparison
two factor of motivation
Tell and sell interview
job design
40. Is a test validation method that determines if a test measure traits or constructs that are import to the performance of a job
eustress
construct validity
human resource strategy
job bidding
41. A questionnaire technique of job analysis - computer administered for job analysis - developed by Saville and Holdsoworth
network path
KSA model
Work profiling System - WPS model
PAQ method
42. How essential job tasks are related to the job
two factor of motivation
A degree
job relatedness
factor comparison
43. Questionaire technique of job analysis -developed by McCormick-Jeanneret and Mecham
PAQ method
Work profiling System - WPS model
job specification
job analysis
44. Matches rating with employee behavior
behaviorally anchored rating scale
classification method
BARS
job analysis
45. Purpose of job evaluation
Environmental Stress
To determine rate of pay
Paired comparison
the fastest growing area of EEOC complaints are those related to
46. The proces of making a list of the exact tasks or activities that an individual in a specific job does
industrial psychology
job analysis
Factor Comparison
construct validity
47. Is when a union's right revoked as the exclusive bargaining agent for workers
decertification
job design
goal setting theory
geocentric approach to staffing
48. Requires the rater to use persuasion to change the employees behavior
Edward Deci
xtrinsic compensation
job specification
Tell and sell interview
49. Theory posits that there are three groups of core needs - existence relatedness and growth
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50. Is the process used to collect information about the duties responsibilities necessary skills outcomes and work environment of a particular job
NLRB
job analysis
paired comparison method
spillover effect