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Human Resource Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a specific scientific way of categorizing exactly what skills and tasks a specific job requires






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






3. Are written statements that describe the duties - responsibilities - most important contributions and outcomes - required qualifications of candidates and reporting relationship and coworkers






4. Theory posits that there are three groups of core needs - existence relatedness and growth


5. Age discrimination






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






7. Is the ideal traits for a position (self starting - works well under pressure - familiar with office machines)






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






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






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






11. Contains hands on skills






12. Categorizing exactly what skills and tasks a specific job requires






13. Matches rating with employee behavior






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






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






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






17. Ranking - factor comparison the classification and the point method






18. 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






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






20. Job evaluation designed for managers






21. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique






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






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






24. Is a formal and systematic approach to analyzing jobs and categorizing them in regard to their relative worth in an organization - compensation factors






25. 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






26. Background noise






27. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions






28. Represents unintentional employment discrimination






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






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






31. Happen in the performance evaluation process when the rater evaluates the employee based on the raters negative or positive opinion of the employee






32. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves






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






34. Represents intentional discrimination






35. Uses host country national for all positions - polycentric staffing






36. The ideal requirements of a job or person






37. Hires the best regardless of what country the employees come from






38. Self determination theory






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






40. Based on employee's depth of knowledge






41. Represents unintentional discrimination






42. Requires the rater to use persuasion to change the employees behavior






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






44. Comparing each employee to every other employee






45. Compensation programs that are tied to increases in productivity and profits






46. the minimal qualifications required for a particular job are referred to as...






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






48. How essential job tasks are related to the job






49. Ideal traits for a position






50. 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