Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

The value skills and capabilities that have a tremendous impact on organizations performance but does not show up on it balance sheet are

A

Human capital

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2
Q

Process of anticipating and moving people into within and out of the organization is known as

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Human resource planning

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3
Q

Factor that appears to have influenced the grow of EEO legislation

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Changing attitudes of society at large

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4
Q

Equal pay act of 1963 prohibits employers from discrimination in pay based on

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Gender

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5
Q

T or f: paying a man more than a woman for the same job sexual harrassment

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False

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6
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Organizational leaders are said to be______when external forces have already affected an organizations performance

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Reactive

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7
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The process of setting major organizational objectives and developing plans o achieve them is called

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Strategic planning

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8
Q

Title VII of the civil rights act makes it illegal to discriminate because of

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Race and sex

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9
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Agency established to enforce civil rights act and to promote equal employment opportunity is the

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EEOC

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10
Q

The 2 forms of sexual harrassment

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Quid Pro Quo & Hostile Environment

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11
Q

Job specification

A

Statement of knowledge skills and abilities

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12
Q

Which recruitment source was identified the most effective

A

Employee referrals

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13
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Refers to measure of a person capacity to learn or aquire skills

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Aptitude

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14
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Job description

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Statement of tasks, duties and responsibilities

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15
Q

Job analysis is the cornerstone of HRM because

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Information collects many HR functions

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16
Q

Why companies won’t hire from within

A

Motivational concerns

17
Q

Why is selection ongoing in most companies

A

Turnover is always happening

18
Q

Civil rights act of 1964

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Discrimination of everything besides gender

19
Q

4 tasks when developing a competitive advantage for an interview

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Resume references, research company, stories that apply to different situations, outfit

20
Q

Interview approaches

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Non directive, structured, phone, computer

21
Q

How companies made it easier for women and minorities

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Take away barriers to management, flexible hours, mentoring, child care, networking

22
Q

Human resources implies that _____ have the capabilities that drive human performance

A

People