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Human Resource Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Describes work such as advertising that is done for a client without a contract or job order






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






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






4. Is when a union's right revoked as the exclusive bargaining agent for workers






5. A systematic assessment of job content - it establishes the worth of a job in terms of salary or wage compared to other jobs






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






7. Is the process used to collect information about the duties responsibilities necessary skills outcomes and work environment of a particular job






8. Jobs are ranked on the basis of responsibilities and duties and their importance to overall company objectives






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






10. Stress that we can use positively for our personal growth






11. Criteria - economic considerations-technical considerations - time and space-skill requirements-machinery - industrial relations






12. Technique of job analysis that was developed by the Employement and Training Administration of the US






13. Hygiene factors -created by Frederick Herzberg






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






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






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






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






18. Ideal traits for a position






19. Purpose of job evaluation






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






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






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






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






24. Is knowledge and the affective domain contains feelings and attitudes






25. 30 percent of employees require what?






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






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






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






29. Is a method of job analysis to observe and record behavior






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






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






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






33. Self determination theory






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






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


36. Supports the integration of human resources planning with business planning






37. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs






38. Paying new hires at a lower rate






39. Is a questionnaire technique of job analysis used to collect information from incumbents and supervisors - 151 job tasks rated in terms of importance






40. 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






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






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






43. Intrinsic / extrinsic motivation


44. Includes both monetary and non-monetary rewards






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






46. Scientific analysis of your handwriting






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






48. Is used to take the employee qualifications discovered in the job analysis and group them in terms of knowledge






49. Consider the needs - build an applicant pool - evaluate the applicants - hire and train






50. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves