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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. Stocks go into a trust






2. A specific kind of behavioral system requires job incumbents and their supervisors to identify performance incidents on the job behaviors and behavioral outcomes






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






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






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






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






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






8. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions






9. Describes work such as advertising that is done for a client without a contract or job order






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






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






12. Self determination theory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The ideal requirements of a job or person






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 30 percent of employees require what?






29. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs






30. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves






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






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






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






34. Includes both monetary and non-monetary rewards






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






36. Age discrimination






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






38. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique






39. Ideal traits for a position






40. Matches rating with employee behavior






41. Based on the concept of the organization as an open system with the primary work group as a subsystem of the total organization






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






43. Represents unintentional discrimination






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






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






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






47. Ethics can be legislated - Procurement Integrity Act and the Corporate and Auditing Accountability Responsibility and transparency act are examples






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






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






50. An applicant is tested - hired then evaluated by their current supervisor