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Ability - ANSWER a stable and enduring capability to perform a variety of tasks (e.g.,
verbal or mechanical ability)
Accommodating - ANSWER neglecting one's own concerns to satisfy the concerns of
the other person
Accountability - ANSWER an individual is expected to provide a regular accounting to a
superior about the results of what she or he is doing and will be held responsible for the
outcome
Action plans - ANSWER a strategy for proactively addressing an expected talent
shortage or surplus
Active job seeker - ANSWER someone actively looking for information about job
opportunities
Adverse impact - ANSWER an employment practice has a disproportionate effect on a
protected group, regardless of its intent
Affective commitment - ANSWER a positive emotional attachment to the organization
and strong identification with its values and goals
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,Affirmative action - ANSWER proactive efforts to eliminate discrimination and its past
effects
Affirmative action plan - ANSWER describes in detail the actions to be taken,
procedures to be followed, and standards to be met when establishing an affirmative action
program
Agency shop - ANSWER requires nonunion workers to pay a fee to the union for its
services in negotiating their contracts
Applicant tracking system - ANSWER software that helps manage the recruiting
process
Aptitude-treatment interaction - ANSWER the concept that some training strategies
are more or less effective depending on a learner's particular abilities, personality traits, and
other characteristics
Arbitration - ANSWER an impartial third party acts as both judge and jury in imposing
a binding decision on both negotiating parties
Assertiveness - ANSWER using pressure, coercion, or persistent follow-up to gain
compliance
Assessment center - ANSWER puts candidates through a variety of simulations and
assessments to evaluate their potential fit with and ability to do the job
Avoidable turnover - ANSWER turnover that the employer could have prevented
Avoidance strategy - ANSWER management engages in lawful or unlawful efforts to
prevent a union from forming or seeks the decertification of an existing union
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,Avoiding - ANSWER not immediately pursuing one's own concerns or those of the
other person and not addressing the conflict
Background checks - ANSWER assess factors including personal and credit
characteristics, character, lifestyle, criminal history, and reputation
Balanced scorecard - ANSWER a performance measurement system that translates the
organization's strategy into financial, business process, learning and growth, and customer
outcomes
Base pay - ANSWER reflects the size and scope of an employee's responsibilities
Behavioral interviews - ANSWER uses information about what the applicant has done
in the past to predict future behaviors
Behavioral observation scales - ANSWER measure the frequency of desired behaviors
Behaviorally anchored rating scales - ANSWER use a set of behavioral statements
relating to qualities important for performance
Benchmark jobs - ANSWER jobs that tend to exist across departments and across
diverse organizations, allowing them to be used as a basis for compensation comparisons
Bona fide occupational qualification - ANSWER characteristic that is essential to the
successful performance of a relevant job function
Boycott - ANSWER union members refuse to use or buy the firm's products to exert
economic pressure on management
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, Brand - ANSWER a symbolic picture of all the information connected to a company or
a product, including its image
Broadbanding - ANSWER using very wide pay grades to increase pay flexibility
Burnout - ANSWER exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually
as a result of prolonged stress or frustration
Business process reengineering - ANSWER a more radical rethinking and redesign of
business processes to achieve large improvements in speed, service, cost, or quality
Business strategy - ANSWER how an organization will compete in a particular market
Business strategy - ANSWER defines how the firm will compete in its marketplace
Card check - ANSWER employees sign a card of support if they are in favor of
unionization; if a majority of workers (over 50 percent) sign a union authorization card, the
NRLB requires the employer to recognize the union without a secret ballot election
Careers site - ANSWER the area of an organization's website devoted to jobs and
careers with the company
Case interview - ANSWER the candidate is given a business situation, challenge, or
problem and asked to present a well thought out solution
Central tendency - ANSWER rating all employees in the middle of the scale regardless
of performance
Centralized - ANSWER concentrate power and decision making authority at higher
levels of the organization
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Ability - ANSWER a stable and enduring capability to perform a variety of tasks (e.g.,
verbal or mechanical ability)
Accommodating - ANSWER neglecting one's own concerns to satisfy the concerns of
the other person
Accountability - ANSWER an individual is expected to provide a regular accounting to a
superior about the results of what she or he is doing and will be held responsible for the
outcome
Action plans - ANSWER a strategy for proactively addressing an expected talent
shortage or surplus
Active job seeker - ANSWER someone actively looking for information about job
opportunities
Adverse impact - ANSWER an employment practice has a disproportionate effect on a
protected group, regardless of its intent
Affective commitment - ANSWER a positive emotional attachment to the organization
and strong identification with its values and goals
1
,Affirmative action - ANSWER proactive efforts to eliminate discrimination and its past
effects
Affirmative action plan - ANSWER describes in detail the actions to be taken,
procedures to be followed, and standards to be met when establishing an affirmative action
program
Agency shop - ANSWER requires nonunion workers to pay a fee to the union for its
services in negotiating their contracts
Applicant tracking system - ANSWER software that helps manage the recruiting
process
Aptitude-treatment interaction - ANSWER the concept that some training strategies
are more or less effective depending on a learner's particular abilities, personality traits, and
other characteristics
Arbitration - ANSWER an impartial third party acts as both judge and jury in imposing
a binding decision on both negotiating parties
Assertiveness - ANSWER using pressure, coercion, or persistent follow-up to gain
compliance
Assessment center - ANSWER puts candidates through a variety of simulations and
assessments to evaluate their potential fit with and ability to do the job
Avoidable turnover - ANSWER turnover that the employer could have prevented
Avoidance strategy - ANSWER management engages in lawful or unlawful efforts to
prevent a union from forming or seeks the decertification of an existing union
2
,Avoiding - ANSWER not immediately pursuing one's own concerns or those of the
other person and not addressing the conflict
Background checks - ANSWER assess factors including personal and credit
characteristics, character, lifestyle, criminal history, and reputation
Balanced scorecard - ANSWER a performance measurement system that translates the
organization's strategy into financial, business process, learning and growth, and customer
outcomes
Base pay - ANSWER reflects the size and scope of an employee's responsibilities
Behavioral interviews - ANSWER uses information about what the applicant has done
in the past to predict future behaviors
Behavioral observation scales - ANSWER measure the frequency of desired behaviors
Behaviorally anchored rating scales - ANSWER use a set of behavioral statements
relating to qualities important for performance
Benchmark jobs - ANSWER jobs that tend to exist across departments and across
diverse organizations, allowing them to be used as a basis for compensation comparisons
Bona fide occupational qualification - ANSWER characteristic that is essential to the
successful performance of a relevant job function
Boycott - ANSWER union members refuse to use or buy the firm's products to exert
economic pressure on management
3
, Brand - ANSWER a symbolic picture of all the information connected to a company or
a product, including its image
Broadbanding - ANSWER using very wide pay grades to increase pay flexibility
Burnout - ANSWER exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually
as a result of prolonged stress or frustration
Business process reengineering - ANSWER a more radical rethinking and redesign of
business processes to achieve large improvements in speed, service, cost, or quality
Business strategy - ANSWER how an organization will compete in a particular market
Business strategy - ANSWER defines how the firm will compete in its marketplace
Card check - ANSWER employees sign a card of support if they are in favor of
unionization; if a majority of workers (over 50 percent) sign a union authorization card, the
NRLB requires the employer to recognize the union without a secret ballot election
Careers site - ANSWER the area of an organization's website devoted to jobs and
careers with the company
Case interview - ANSWER the candidate is given a business situation, challenge, or
problem and asked to present a well thought out solution
Central tendency - ANSWER rating all employees in the middle of the scale regardless
of performance
Centralized - ANSWER concentrate power and decision making authority at higher
levels of the organization
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