Chapter 12 Homework

Matching model

Aligning company needs with employee needs, this model can be used to drive human resource planning and recruitment processes.

Exit interview

Designed to collect information about the causes of turnover, this interview is typically done when an employee leaves an organization voluntarily.

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In the strategic approach to human resource management, ________ managers are involved in managing human resources.

Panel interview

In this type of interview, an applicant meets with a number of interviewers at the same time, who then compare their impressions of the applicant.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Passed in 2010, this law requires that firms with 50 or more employees provide health care insurance for their workers or pay a fine if the government must subsidize health care coverage.

Human capital

Taken from accounting, this term refers to the value people have as part of an organization.

Include information from a wide variety of sources in their reviews

The 360-degree feedback performance appraisal system tries to improve performance ratings by forcing managers to:

Compensation

This describes anything an employee receives for doing work and can include money, health benefits, or even job satisfaction.

Realistic job preview

This is information an applicant receives during the interview about both the good and the bad parts of the job so that the applicant can determine if the job meets his or her needs.

Civil Rights Act (1991)

This law added punitive damages to the compensatory damages already available to parties who can prove intentional discrimination.

Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act

This law allows employees to switch health coverage plans when changing jobs, regardless of preexisting health conditions. It also prohibits group health insurance plans from dropping sick employees.

Family and Medical Leave Act

This law allows people to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for themselves or a sick family member.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

This law prohibits age discrimination and restricts mandatory retirement.

Nondirective interview

What kind of interview should you recommend to Goliath Industries if they want to uncover the candidate's hidden attitudes and characteristics?

An application form

Your company's human resource manager is out of the office on maternity leave, and you have four open positions to fill in your department. Which of the following tests should you choose if you want to collect basic biographical information at the beginning of the selection process?

Halo effect

A manager who rates an employee highly on sales skills and data analysis skills because the employee has good organizational skills is making this type of error.

Forecasting internal supply

The question "How many of our current engineers will be ready to be promoted next year?" would be asked during which stage of the human resource planning process?

Equal Pay Act

This law requires that men and women be paid the same amount of money for doing the same kinds of work.

Predicting organizational demand

The question "How much is our organization likely to grow or shrink next year?" would be asked during which stage of the human resource planning process?

Planning for dealing with predicted shortfalls or overstaffing

The question "We are going to need 50 extra copyeditors next year—can we use freelancers?" would be asked during which stage of the human resource planning process?

Assessing trends

The question "What is the unemployment rate for our state?" would be asked during which stage of the human resource planning process?

Occupational Safety and Health Act

This law protects workers from a variety of hazards, including exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, and unsanitary working conditions.

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

This law requires that employers allow terminated employees to stay on a group health plan at the expense of the employee for up to 18 months after leaving the company.

Vocational Rehabilitation Act

This law, passed in 1973, prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disabilities.

Employment test

This selection tool measures a wide range of specific knowledges, skills, abilities, and characteristics that are related to job performance and can give you information on everything from typing skills to weightlifting abilities.