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Human Resource Management
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1. Indicates that exceptions can result in the achievement of self-fulfilling prohecies
pygmalion effect
Disparate treatement
KSAO
job analysis
2. Moves the person out of the production area to learn a new skill
eustress
vestibule training
behaviorally anchored rating scale
flexible
3. Is the process used to collect information about the duties responsibilities necessary skills outcomes and work environment of a particular job
laissez-faire capitalism
job analysis
industrial psychology
Critical Incident Method
4. Because management of nonunion firms generally offered higher wages and benefits to reduce the chance those employees would seek union representation
job specification
BARS approach
trait method
spillover effect
5. Intrinsic / extrinsic motivation
6. Hygiene factors -created by Frederick Herzberg
job analysis
eustress
two factor of motivation
critical incident technique
7. How essential job tasks are related to the job
critical incident technique
job relatedness
A degree
piece rate
8. Purpose of job evaluation
To determine rate of pay
job analysis
CMQ model
decertification
9. Jobs are ranked on the basis of responsibilities and duties and their importance to overall company objectives
Work profiling System - WPS model
narrative forms
ranking system
A degree
10. A listing of what a job includes such as tasks duties and responsibilities - analysis is the process of creating the job description)
job specification
Job Design
KSA model
job description
11. Is the ideal traits for a position (self starting - works well under pressure - familiar with office machines)
KSAO
paired comparison method
job design
variable pay system
12. Human resource management has moved from organizations that were structured in what terms of style?
competency based pay
flexible
alternation ranking method
Critical Incident Method
13. the identification of team and or individual strengths and weakness is most accurately reflective of which process?
CMQ model
ombudsperson
job description
Performance appraisal
14. Stress that we can use positively for our personal growth
eustress
graphic rating scale
human resource strategy
job analysis
15. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs
work methods analysis
behavorial observation scale (BOS)
job evaluation
Hay Plan
16. Matches rating with employee behavior
tell and listen interview
behaviorally anchored rating scale
piece rate
ombudsperson
17. The proces of making a list of the exact tasks or activities that an individual in a specific job does
KSAO
job speculation
job analysis
ethical decisions
18. Is a specific scientific way of categorizing exactly what skills and tasks a specific job requires
Paired comparison
alternation ranking
job analysis
job specification
19. Comparing each employee to every other employee
spillover effect
A degree
paired comparison method
pygmalion effect
20. specific kind of behavioral system displays illustrations of positive incidents of job performance for various job dimensions
Critical Incident Method
BARS
behavorial observation scale (BOS)
job analysis
21. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves
Alderfer's ERG theory
Critical Incident technique
ranking method
network path
22. Physiology - safety - security - belongingness self esteem - self actualization
23. Ideal traits for a position
steps to recruiting
trait method
paired comparison method
Job Design
24. 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
spillover effect
CMQ model
BARS approach
FJA - Functional job analysis
25. Allows the employees to express their feelings about the appraisal and vent any feelings
tell and listen interview
human resource strategy
classification method
job description
26. Comparing each employee to every other employee in a particular area
paired comparison method
FJA - Functional job analysis
job design
NLRB
27. Criteria - economic considerations-technical considerations - time and space-skill requirements-machinery - industrial relations
ranking system
job design
methods of job evaluation
the fastest growing area of EEOC complaints are those related to
28. A specific kind of behavioral system requires job incumbents and their supervisors to identify performance incidents on the job behaviors and behavioral outcomes
Critical Incident technique
Environmental Stress
Graphology
factor comparison
29. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions
Scanlon plan
job analysis
spillover effect
NLRB
30. Represents unintentional discrimination
disparate impact
job description
Work profiling System - WPS model
pygmalion effect
31. When an employee is taught information - asked questions - and reviews the answers with the trainer
KSAO
ESOP
programed learning
job specification
32. Are written statements that describe the duties - responsibilities - most important contributions and outcomes - required qualifications of candidates and reporting relationship and coworkers
BARS approach
Edward Deci
job descritions
Disparate treatement
33. Based on the concept of the organization as an open system with the primary work group as a subsystem of the total organization
Critical Incident Method
job description
open system approach
cognitive domain
34. the minimal qualifications required for a particular job are referred to as...
ranking method
BARS
job specification
Disparte impact
35. Based on the notion that individuals sometimes have a drive to reach a clearly defined end state
job bidding
job evaluation
job specification
goal setting theory
36. Uses a 5-10 vertical scales
cognitive domain
vestibule training
BARS approach
methods of job evaluation
37. The primary concerns of industrial psychology is which the basic relations in industry between worker and machine
industrial psychology
spillover effect
human resource strategy
predictive validity test
38. Is devised in respect to recruitment -employee development-motivation and engagement
human resource strategy
behavorial observation scale (BOS)
xtrinsic compensation
piece rate
39. Is knowledge and the affective domain contains feelings and attitudes
variable pay system
direct observation
Herzberg's two factor theory
cognitive domain
40. Often lead to reduced productivity - layoffs have indirect and direct costs
paired comparison method
Hay Plan
geocentric approach to staffing
RIF
41. Personnel evaluation method seeking the measurement of employee work effictiveness
trait method
CMQ model
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
job analysis
42. Is a test validation method that determines if a test measure traits or constructs that are import to the performance of a job
construct validity
eustress
Factor Comparison
open system approach
43. Happen in the performance evaluation process when the rater evaluates the employee based on the raters negative or positive opinion of the employee
bias errors
job analysis
Disparte impact
Factor Comparison
44. Is a questionnaire technique of job analysis used to collect information from incumbents and supervisors - 151 job tasks rated in terms of importance
Mosaic model
pygmalion effect
job relatedness
Critical Incident technique
45. Rating employees on a list of traits or job requirements
job evaluation
graphic rating scale
job design
predictive validity test
46. Is a method of job analysis to observe and record behavior
ranking system
direct observation
Job Design
Disparte impact
47. A person's knowledge skills - abilities and other characteristics
KSA model
classification method
KSAO
piece rate
48. Background noise
Environmental Stress
predictive validity test
alternation ranking method
job descritions
49. Technique of job analysis that was developed by the Employement and Training Administration of the US
Mosaic model
job specification
FJA - Functional job analysis
Job Design
50. Represents unintentional employment discrimination
BARS approach
Tell and sell interview
Paired comparison
Disparte impact