reading assignment: human Resource Management

Select all of the essential elements of validity.

Being free of bias, Measuring what something claims to measure

Drag each definition to the corresponding selection tool. No items may be used more than once.- Background information

Personal characteristics and professional records of a person

Select all of the purposes of a company's training and development programs.

To improve employee performance and productivity, To improve employee safety, To fill gaps in the employee's job-related knowledge

When a manager assesses an employee's performance at scheduled times of the year, based on preestablished measures, the process is called ______.

a formal performance appraisal

Select all of the points of difference between structured and unstructured interviews.

How responses are rated, How questions are asked

Drag each description to the corresponding compensation and benefits law. No items may be used more than once.- 1947 Taft Hartley Act

Allows the president of the United States to prevent or end a strike that threatens national security

Drag each feature to the corresponding type of recruiting. No items may be used more than once.- internal

Fosters greater effort and loyalty Internal, Lowers the risk of bad job fit correct Toggle Button Unavailable. Lowers the risk of bad job fit

Kara complains to HR that her supervisor consistently lets male workers take longer breaks than female employees.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

What is the main difference between structured and unstructured interviews?

Unstructured interviews are more conversational.

What is the main difference between internal and external recruiting?

Where the job candidates currently work

What is a key element of a performance appraisal?

Staying consistent with the process

Select all of the key elements of a performance appraisal.

Staying consistent with the process,ensuring timely feedback, choosing a format for the appraisal, executing on the format

A manager's assessment of how well an employee is doing at work is called ______.

a performance appraisal

Select all of the statements that are true of informal performance appraisals.

They are conducted at unscheduled times throughout the year., They consist of less rigorous indications of employee performance.

What type of training occurs at the workplace while employees are performing job-related tasks?

on- the - job training

Steps a company takes to help employees improve their performance, productivity, and safety on the job are called ______.

training and development

What is a performance appraisal?

A manager's assessment of an employee's performance at work

What is shadowing?

A type of job training that involves observing other employees at work

Select all of the true statements regarding performance appraisals.

An organization's human resources department can help managers evaluate their subordinates' job performance., Employees should maintain a positive mindset when receiving a negative review.

A new flight attendant works with a more experienced flight attendant to master the job requirements, including helping customers find their seats and stow their bags efficiently and without conflicts. This is an example of what type of training program?

Apprenticeship

Drag each characteristic to the correct type of performance appraisal. No items may be used more than once.- formal appraisals

Based on preestablished performance measures Formal appraisals, Conducted at scheduled times of the year correct Toggle Button Unavailable. Conducted at scheduled times of the year

Drag each characteristic to the correct type of performance appraisal. No items may be used more than once.- informal appraisals

Consisting of less rigorous indications of employee performance Informal appraisals, Conducted at unscheduled times correct Toggle Button Unavailable. Conducted at unscheduled times

Drag each description to the corresponding compensation and benefits law. No items may be used more than once.- 1935 Wagner Act

Created the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces procedures allowing employees to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining

Drag each description to the corresponding compensation and benefits law. No items may be used more than once. - 1935 Social Security Act

Created the U.S. retirement system

Drag each description to the corresponding compensation and benefits law. No items may be used more than once.- 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act

Established a federal minimum wage and a maximum workweek, along with banning products from child labor

Select all of the true statements about employee assessments.

In a forced ranking performance review system, all employees within one business unit are compared to each other.,

What does the National Labor Relations Board do?

It enforces the procedures allowing employees to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining.

What is the main difference between job specification and job description?

Job specification is more detailed and in-depth.

Select all the safety regulations brought about by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).

Maximum exposure limits to certain chemicals, Requirements to use guards on machinery with moving parts, Rules regarding exposure to asbestos

Select all of the programs paid for by social security funds.

Medicare, retirement plans

Select all of the areas for which the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act lays down guidelines.

Minimum wages, working hours

Drag each feature to the corresponding type of recruiting. No items may be used more than once.- external

More expensive External, Provides fresh viewpoints correct Toggle Button Unavailable. Provides fresh viewpoints

Dylan works at a construction company. The company is focusing on making the jobs of its workers safer. To that end, Dylan's manager asks him to conduct a job hazard analysis to pinpoint the potential dangers of tasks. Which law applies to the job analysis Dylan is contributing to?

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Drag each description to the corresponding compensation and benefits law. No items may be used more than once.- 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act

Required employers to allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for childbirth, adoption, or family emergency

Select all of the information that is included in a job analysis.

Tasks that constitute the job, The environment the job will be performed in

What is the relationship between the 1935 Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board?

The 1935 Wagner Act created the National Labor Relations Board.

Select all of the characteristics of unstructured interviews.

There are no fixed questions., There is no systematic scoring of answers., The interviewer asks applicants questions in a conversational way.

Select all of the true statements about behavioral appraisals.

They are subjective appraisals that represent a manager's perceptions., They measure specific, observable aspects of an employee's performance.

What was the purpose of the 1935 Wagner Act?

To allow employees to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining

What was the purpose of the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act?

To allow the president of the United States to prevent or end a strike that threatens national security

From the following list, select all of the purposes of a performance appraisal.

To help managers counsel employees about their training and personal development, To help employees see how well they are achieving objectives and conforming to the organization's standards

Under employment law, what is compensation?

Workers' hours, pay, and benefits

Drag each definition to the corresponding selection tool. No items may be used more than once.- employment test

Written, oral, or other assessments that job applicants perform to determine their suitability

Negotiations between management and employees in disputes over compensation, benefits, working conditions, and job security are known as collective----

bargaining

Laws and administration regarding workers' hours, pay, and benefits are known as ----and benefits.

compensation

Select all of the matters that can be negotiated using collective bargaining.

employee compensation, working conditions

The right to a minimum wage and overtime pay for certain classes of workers was created by the 1938 ----, ----Standards Act.

fair, labor

What type of appraisals are conducted at unscheduled times and consist of less rigorous indications of employee performance?

informal

The government body responsible for enforcing procedures allowing employees to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining is known as the National ----, ----Board.

labor, relations

John has recently joined Company X. He has been assigned to work alongside an experienced employee at the work site to learn the tasks required to perform a job. This is a type of ______.

on - the - job trainig

A test that measures the same thing consistently is said to be----

reliability

The Social Security Act created the __ system in the United States.

retirement

Part of a company's recruiting efforts is the ---- process, which is intended to screen job applicants.

selection

In what type of training does an employee learn by observing experienced workers performing their jobs?

shadowing

Select all of the statements that are true about formal performance appraisals.

they are based on preestablished performance measures., They are conducted at scheduled times during the year.

When an interviewer simply asks applicants probing questions in a conversational way and there are no identical, fixed questions asked of all applicants and no systematic scoring of answers, the interviewer is conducting a(n) ---- interview.

un- structured

A test that measures what it claims to measure and is free of bias is considered to be a(n) ---- test.

validity

What act created the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces procedures allowing employees to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining?

1935 Wagner Act

What act was passed in order to allow employees the right to vote to have a union and the rules for collective bargaining?

1935 Wagner Act

Which act was passed in order to allow the president of the United States to prevent or end a strike that threatens national security?

1947 Taft-Hartley Act

Drag each definition to the corresponding selection tool. No items may be used more than once.- interview

A conversation between an employer and potential employees to determine if they are a good fit

What is the definition of reliability?

Measuring the same thing consistently