HR flashcards

Question 1

D) Labor Relations

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D) Labor Relations

Question 2

D) Appraisal

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B) Healthcare issues

Question 3

D) Work attitudes

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A) Cost containment

Question 4

Definition: Workers whose responsibilities extend beyound the physical execution of work to include planning, decision making, and problem solving.

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Knowledge Workers

Question 5

Definition: A computerized system that provides current and accurate data for purposes of control and decision making.

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Human resources information systems (HRIS)

Question 6

D) similar

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B) relational

Question 7

Definition: Procedures for making decisions about the organizations long term goals and strategies.

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Strategic planning

Question 8

Definition: The process of anticipating and providing for the movement of people into, within, and out of an organization

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Human resources planning (HRP)

Question 9

Definition: The pattern of human resources deployments and activities that enable an organization to achieve its strategic goals.

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Strategic human resources management (SHRM)

Question 10

Definition: The basic purpose of the organization as well as its scope of operations.

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Mission

Question 11

D) Complimentary goods

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C) Substitution

Question 12

D) Strategic Knowledge Workers

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D) Strategic Knowledge Workers

Question 13

D) Strategic Knowledge Workers

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A) Core employees

Question 14

D) Strategic Knowledge Workers

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B)Supporting Workers

Question 15

D) Strategic Knowledge Workers

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C) Partners and Complementary skills

Question 16

Definition: The treatment of individuals in all aspects of employment - hiring, promotion, training, etc. in a fair and non-biased manner.

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Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Question 17

Definition: individuals of a minority race, women, older people, and those with disabilities who are covered by federal laws on equal employment opportunity

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Protected Classes

Question 18

D)1959

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C) 1963

Question 19

Definition: The process of obtaining information about jobs by determining their duties, tasks, or activities.

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Job analysis

Question 20

Definition: A statement of the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities of a person who is to perform a job needs

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Job specification

Question 21

Definition: A statement of the tasks, duties and responsibilities of a job to be performed

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Job description

Question 22

Definition: a job-analysis approach that utilizes an inventory of the various types of work activities that can constitute any job.

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Functional Job analysis (FJA)

Question 23

Definition: A questionnaire identifying approximately 200 different tasks that, by means of a five point scale, seeks to determine the degree to which different tasks are involved in performing a job.

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Position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)

Question 24

Definition: A job analysis method by which important job tasks are identified for job success.

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Critical Incident Method

Question 25

Definition: A field of study concerned with analyzing work methods and establishing time standards.

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Industrial engineering

Question 26

Definition: an outgrowth of job analysis that improves jobs through technological and human considerations in order to enhance organization efficiency and employee job satisfaction.

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Job design

Question 27

Definition: the process of studying and designing equipment and systems that are easy and efficient for people to use and what ensure their physical well-being

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Ergonomics

Question 28

Definition: the business practice of searching for and utilizing goods sources from around the world.

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Global sourcing

Question 29

Definition: An interview in which the applicant is allowed the maximum amount of freedom in determining the course of the discussion, while the interviewer carefully refrains from influencing the applicants remarks.

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Nondirective interview

Question 30

Definition: An interview in which a set of standardized questions having an established set of answers is used.

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Structured Interview

Question 31

Definition: An interview in which an applicant is given hypothetical incidents and asked how he or she would respond to it.

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Situational Interview

Question 32

Definition: An interview in which an applicant is asked questions about what he or she actually did in a given situation.

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Behavioral description interview (BDT)

Question 33

Definition: An interview in which a board or interviewers questions and observes a single candidate

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Panel interview

Question 34

Definition: A format in which a candidate is interviewed by multiple people, one right after another

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Sequential Interview

Question 35

Definition: A high-ranking manager directly responsible for fostering employee learning and development withing the firm.

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Chief Learning Officer

Question 36

Definition: Examination of the environment, strategies, and resources of the organization to determine where training emphasis should be placed.

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Organization analysis

Question 37

Definition: a system of training in which a worker entering the skilled trades is given through institution and experience, both on and off the job, in the practical and theoretical aspects of the work.

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Apprenticeship Training

Question 38

Definition: A training program that combines practical on-the-job experience with formal educational classes

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Cooperative training