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Human Resource Management Flashcards

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Achievement Test

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A selection tool used to measure current knowledge or skills.

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Adverse Impact

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(also known as the ‘‘Four-fifths Rule’’): under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its amendments, adverse impact occurs whenever the selection rate for any protected group (racial, ethnic or sexual group) is less than 80% of the rate of selection for the non-protected group.

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Affirmative Action

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review of hiring practices by the federal government for facility conformity to the 1964 Civil Rights Act and its amendments.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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requires a business to make a reasonable accommodation for a person who has a qualified disability, unless the accommodation would place an undue hardship on the employer.

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1987 (ADEA)

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protects all persons over the age of 40 against job discrimination.

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Apprenticeship

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An on-the-job training technique used in the skilled trades to allow an inexperienced employee to learn the craft from a skilled worker.

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Aptitude Test

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A selection tool used to measure the applicant’s capacity to learn new skills.

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Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)

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A performance appraisal system that uses scales anchored by descriptions of critical incidents to measure behaviors of employees on the job.

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Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)

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A legal exception to discrimination whereby the employer may specify hiring based on gender, age, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Broadbanding

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A compensation system that collapses several salary grades into a few broader categories.

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Cognitive ability test

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A selection test used to measure mental skills.

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Comparable worht

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The equality of jobs per- formed by women and men in terms of the value or worth to the company (though the jobs are different).

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E-commerce

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Conducting business over the Internet.

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Elder care

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Care provided to elderly family members of an employee.

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Employee assistance program (EAPs)

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Services provided to employees to counsel and advise for problems interfering with work performance.

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Employee involvement groups

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Groups of employees who meet to resolve specific problems in the organization.

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Employee leasing

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Hiring employees back through leasing companies to perform their original function.

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Employment-at-will

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The right of an employer and an employee to terminate the employment relationship without reason.

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Empowerment

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Delegating power throughout the organization to encourage employees to make decisions concerning their own work.

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Equal Employment Opprotunity

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The treatment of employees in a fair and impartial way in all aspects of employment.

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Equity theory

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A social comparison motivation theory in which people compare the ratio of their inputs to outputs to the ratio of another person’s inputs to outputs.

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Ergonomics

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The study of the design of equipment in the workplace. Equipment is fit to people to reduce the possibility of injuries.

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Ethics

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Individual beliefs concerning right and wrong.

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Eustress

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Positive stress that propels people to higher levels of performance.

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Expatriate managers

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Managers in multinational corporations sent on international assignments from their home country.

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Hierarchy of needs

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Motivation theory developed by Abraham Maslow to explain the needs that drive people’s behavior

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Hostile environment

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Harassment that results from the creation of an offensive work environment.

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Interpersonal skills.

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Human relations skills

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Human resource management

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The set of activities focused on the effective management and development of the organization’s work force.

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Human resource planning (HRP)

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The process of identifying the future staffing needs of the organization.

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Human resources

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The people of the organization.

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Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

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A computer system designed to aid in the administration and decision-making process of human resource management.

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Integrity Tests

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Paper and pencil tests to measure honesty in the selection process

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Job Analysis

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The process of systematically gathering information concerning the tasks and responsibilities of a job.

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Job characteristics model

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An approach to job design that results in increased performance levels and greater worker motivation.

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Job description

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A document that itemizes the tasks and responsibilities of a job.

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Job design

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A method of structuring jobs to improve worker satisfaction and organizational performance.

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Job enlargement

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A job design technique that expands a job by adding tasks that are on the same responsibility level.

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Job enrichment

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A job design technique that adds tasks on a higher responsibility level to increase job satisfaction.

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On-the-job training

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Training provided in a hands-on approach.

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Orientation

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The socialization process that is used to acquaint employees with the organization.

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Outplacement

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Services offered to help employees who have been terminated find new employment.

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Outsourcing

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Contracting with outside firms to perform nonessential functions for the organization.

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Part-time employees

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Those employees who work fewer than forty hours a week.

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Pay equity

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The perception of employees that their compensation is equal to the worth of their work

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Pay secrecy

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The extent to which an organization keeps individual pay rates a secret.

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Peer appraisal

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Performance appraisals performed by coworkers.

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Performance appraisal

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The formal evaluation of an employee’s work on the job.

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Point system

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A quantitative job evaluation system that uses specific elements of jobs to rate their worth to the organization.

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Pprogressive discipline

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The method of discipline that uses a system of progressively more serious punishments for violations.

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Protected classes

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Women, people with disabilities, minority races, and older people in the work force.

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Punishment

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Unpleasant consequences resulting from specific behaviors.

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Quid pro quo harassment

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Harassment that occurs with an exchange of sexual favors for employment decisions.

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Realistic job preview (RJP)

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A realistic portrayal of a job that includes both its negative and positive aspects.

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Stress

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The emotional and physical wear and tear of life.

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Structured interview

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An interview conducted with job applicants using prepared questions.

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Succession planning

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The process of identifying and tracking potential management candidates.

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Telecommuting

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The use of computer technology to work from home or satellite offices via electronic links to the office.

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Temporary employees

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Workers who are employed for specific periods and who are not permanent employees of the firm..

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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Federal legislation that prohibits discrimination in all employment decisions based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

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Transfer of training

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The application of training material to job performance.

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Trend analysis

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A quantitative forecasting technique used to identify the demand for labor.

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Unemployment insurance

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A required benefit that provides income to employees who are out of work.

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Vestibule training

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Simulation training that mirrors actual job conditions.

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Virtual team

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A team that works together from different geographic locations using electronic links.

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Wellness program

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Organizational programs that emphasize keeping workers healthy.

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Yield ratio

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A calculation of the percentage of job candidates from a specific recruitment source who make it to the next stage of the selection process.

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