Mid term 405

Question 1

Human Resource management

Answer 1

includes formal human resource functions performed within the organization or external to it and more informal mangement of employees performed by all administrators

Question 2

Activities HRM

Answer 2

recruitment and selection, training and development, appraisal, compensation, and employee relations

Question 3

Economic conditons that affect HRM

Answer 3

Lending practices of banks, employment and layoffs

Question 4

Skills

Answer 4

Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience.

Question 5

Mission

Answer 5

A statement created by an organization’s board and senior managers specifying how the organization intends to manage it-self to most effectively fulfill its purpose.

Question 6

Ways to determine training needs

Answer 6

Recognize current situation, ID required competencies, involve employees, survey, prepare specific employee development plans, and implement plan.

Question 7

Bona fide occupational qualification

Answer 7

(BFOQ) specific employment qualification that requires some kind of discrimination because the job requires someone of particular race, sex, or other characteristic.

Question 8

When does socialization of new employees occur?

Answer 8

During self-guided research before being hired. In new employee orientation and through informal contact with other employees.

Question 9

Training

Answer 9

a system of instruction or teaching; preparation and practice.

Question 10

Training Design Process-ADDIE Model

Answer 10

• Define the objectives, including the criteria for evaluation
• Determine the methods, the facilitator, and the techniques
• Define how the training will coordinated, tracked, and evaluated.

Question 11

Needs Assessment

Answer 11

A tool used to determine whether gaps exist between the desired and actual levels of performance, according to organizational requirements or performance standards

Question 12

External recruitment

Answer 12

An approach to recruitment that empazies identiying and recruiting applicants outside of the organization.

Question 13

Internal recruitment

Answer 13

An approach to employee recruitment that empazies identiying and recruiting applicants who are already members of the organization.

Question 14

Task analysis

Answer 14

Systematic breakdown of a task into its elements, specifically including a detailed task description of both manual and mental activities, and any other unique factors involved in or required to perform a given task.

Question 15

Determing a job duties

Answer 15

the first step determine the major duties of the job.

Question 16

Full time equivalent

Answer 16

the ratio of total number of paid hours during a period by the number of working hours in that period.

Question 17

Recruitment

Answer 17

the methods organizations use to attract qualified individuals on a timely basis and in sufficient numbers and to encourage them to apply for jobs.

Question 18

Retention

Answer 18

Maintaining employee employment with an organization.

Question 19

Human Resource Strategy

Answer 19

is designed to develop the skills, attitudes, and behavoirs among staff that will help the organization meet its goals.

Question 20

The Equal Opportunity Pay Act of 1963

Answer 20

Requires that men and women performing equal jobs recieve equal pay, Administered by EEOC and federal courts.

Question 21

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Answer 21

Prohibits discrimination in employment against individuals 40 years of age and older.

Question 22

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 22

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Question 23

ADA of 1990

Answer 23

Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities

Question 24

Types of interview questions

Answer 24

Situational, experienced-based, job-knowledge, and worker-requirements

Question 25

Sexual harassment

Answer 25

Quid pro quo and hostile environment

Question 26

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Answer 26

Requires employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies, childbirth, and other serious personal issues.

Question 27

Strategic Human Resources Management

Answer 27

comprehensive set of managerial activities and tasks related to developing and maintaining a qualified workforce that contributes to organizational effectiveness, as defined by the organizations’s strategic goals.

Question 28

Fair Labor Standards Act

Answer 28

The 1938 law that establishes a federal minimum wage for the 40-hour workweek and overtime provisions. It also sets limits on child labor.

Question 29

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Answer 29

the act which gives the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe that there has been employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Question 30

At-will employment

Answer 30

a principle that assumes that boht employee and employer have the right to end the employment relationship at any time and any reason.

Question 31

Terminal Objective

Answer 31

expectations of student after lesson

Question 32

Enabling Objective

Answer 32

Enabling Objectives (EOs) are concise statements of the teacher’s expectations
of student performance and might be considered STEPS in accomplishing the
TLO. The EOs are written from the perspective of the student and what he/she
must do to accomplish the TLO

Question 33

job

Answer 33

a group of activities and duties that entail natural units of work that are similar and related

Question 34

Position

Answer 34

Different duties and responsibilities performed by only on employee.

Question 35

Job Analysis

Answer 35

The process of obtaining information about a job by determining the job’s duties, tasks, and activities.

Question 36

Job Description

Answer 36

written explanation of a job and the types of duties it involves.

Question 37

Job Specification

Answer 37

the personal qualifications an individual must possess to perform the duties and responsibilities contained in a job description.

Question 38

Job design

Answer 38

the process of structuring jobs to help improve organizational efficiency and employee job satisfaction

Question 39

Job enlargement

Answer 39

the horizontal expansion of duties with the same level of autonomy and responsibility

Question 40

Job enrichment

Answer 40

the verticle expansion of duties that includes additional autonomy and responsibility

Question 41

Negligent hiring

Answer 41

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