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Human Resource Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Is used to describe manual and repetitive production jobs






2. Path that describes both vertical and horizontal moves






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






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






5. Paying new hires at a lower rate






6. Comparing each employee to every other employee






7. Matches rating with employee behavior






8. Direct observation - work methods - critical incident technique






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Job evaluation designed for managers






17. Purpose of job evaluation






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Contains hands on skills






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






26. Paid per piece completed instead of per hour






27. 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






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


29. Hygiene factors -created by Frederick Herzberg






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






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






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






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






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






36. Self determination theory






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






38. Matching ratings with employee behavior






39. Keeping a record of an employees positive or negative behavior






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






41. 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






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






43. Gainshareing - incentives for employee suggestions






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






45. Relies on critical incidents






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






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






48. An intermediary between an employee and management who helps achieve justice in claims of unfair treatment






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






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