MGT 111- Chapter 11
In an organization, compensation other than wages, salaries, and incentive programs is known as ________.
Employee Benefits
Which of the following describes an organization's efforts to keep the current employees to continue in their jobs?
Employee Retention
Which of the following describes a scheduling system that permits workers to select their own hours, within certain limits?
Flextime
When an organization achieves quality and productivity improvements and rewards are linked to the cost savings achieved from such improvements, it is called ______.
Gain-Sharing
Through the process of ________, employers attempt to find the nature and demands of each position within a company as well as the ideal employee profile to fill each position.
Job Analysis
Which of the following refers to an official report summarizing the tasks involved in a job and the situations in which the employee will work?
Job Description
Which of the following identifies the skills, training, experience, and personal characteristics that a job requires?
Job Specific
Which of the following allows two employees to divide one job between them, including the hours, salary, and benefits?
Job-Sharing
________ occur(s) when employees are terminated from their employment for business reasons.
Layoffs
The Fair Labor Standards Act and its amendments established particular guidelines that employers must follow in relation to ________.
Minimum wage and overtime pay
Which of the following pays employees a lower base pay but rewards them with bonuses, commissions, or stock options if they reach pre-determined goals?
Pay for Performance
_____________ is the periodic evaluation of an employee's work based on certain criteria.
Performance Appraisal
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for employers to ________.
Practice Sexism
The employment life cycle begins with ________.
Recruitment
Which of the following involves avoiding public embarrassment?
Saving Face
Which of the following describes a replacement plan that categorizes key employees in the organization and lists possible substitutes?
Succession Planning
When employees are working from home using electronic communications to stay in touch with coworkers and customers, they are ______.
Telecommunting
Helping employees find the harmony between the demands of their personal and professional lives is called ________.
Work-Life Balance
Which of the following refers to the computer-based statistical method of studying and planning for workforce needs?
Workforce Analytics
The first step in the hiring phase is ________.
screening canidates
A defined-contribution retirement plan wherein employers often match the amount employees invest is known as ________.
401 K
Diversity initiatives do NOT include _________.
At-will employment
In sales positions, incentive programs that pay employees based on the level of sales they make within a given time frame are known as ________.
Commissions
When employees receive money, benefits, and services for their work, they are receiving what is known as ________.
Compensation
______________ is an incentive program that is tied to an employee's knowledge and abilities rather than to a job.
Competency-Pay