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Human Resource Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Is a test validation method that determines if a test measure traits or constructs that are import to the performance of a job






2. 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






3. Comparing each employee to every other employee






4. Relies on critical incidents






5. Human resource management has moved from organizations that were structured in what terms of style?






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






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


8. Background noise






9. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions






10. Age discrimination






11. Self determination theory






12. Purpose of job evaluation






13. Hygiene factors -created by Frederick Herzberg






14. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






26. The ideal requirements of a job or person






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique






33. Stocks go into a trust






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






35. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves






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






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






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






39. Scientific analysis of your handwriting






40. Matching ratings with employee behavior






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






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






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






44. Represents unintentional discrimination






45. specific kind of behavioral system displays illustrations of positive incidents of job performance for various job dimensions






46. Job evaluation designed for managers






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






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






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






50. Paid per piece completed instead of per hour