INTRO TO HR C232.
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Attraction action program - Answer: After an assessment of an organization's needs
has been conducted, action programming must be developed to serve those needs. For
example, action programs may be designed to increase the supply of the right
employees in the organization (if forecasts suggest that demand exceeds supply).
Alternatively, an action program may be designed to decrease the number of current
employees (if forecast suggests that supply exceeds demand).
Baby boomers - Answer: People born between 1946-1964; in general, they greatly
value loyalty, financial security, stability and a positive work ethic.
Background checks - Answer: Used to verify job-related requirements of the applicant,
including items such as driving record, credit history, and academic records.
Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) - Answer: Quality or attribute that
employers are allowed to consider when making hiring and retention decisions, qualities
that would otherwise be discrimination in other contexts. Example: mandatory
retirement age for bus drivers.
Cash plan - Answer: Provide for payment of profit shares at regular intervals, typically
monthly or yearly.
Civil Right Act of 1964 - Answer: Comprehensive civil rights legislation, signed into law
by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which prohibits employment discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Content Validity - Answer: Method used to confirm that a selection test measures what
it is intended to measure by comparing the test to the job description (knowledge, skills,
and abilities required to complete a job).
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,Delphi Technique - Answer: A method of group decision-making and forecasting that
involves successively collating the judgements of experts.
Development - Answer: Activities or actions that help an employee prepare for future
jobs.
Direct Compensation - Answer: Types of payment that include basic wages and
performance-based pay.
Diversity - Answer: Differences in people (gender, education, personality, race, thinking
style and more).
Affirmative Action - Answer: is any action taken by an employer to overcome
discriminatory effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers to equal
employment opportunity.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Answer: A federal law passed in 2010, which prohibits
insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, sets
minimum standards for health insurance policies, includes an individual mandate for
individuals to have a health insurance policy, and expands Medicaid eligibility for many
individuals and families.
Age Discrimination - Answer: The denial of rights or privileges or other unfair treatment
of someone (an applicant or employee) because of age.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - Answer: A federal law that
protects workers age 40 and older from employment discrimination based on their age.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - Answer: A federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA ensures equal opportunity for
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, individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment as well as in other public
services.
Business Ethics - Answer: The values and principles that are used to evaluate whether
the collective behavior of an organization's members is appropriate.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer: This Act allows for compensatory and punitive
damages for violations of Title VII.
Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, and 1871 - Answer: These acts prohibit employers from
discriminating against minorities.
Correlation Coefficient - Answer: reflects the stability of a test over time—the higher the
coefficient of stability, the more reliable the measure.
Culture - Answer: represents an organization's value system. It includes factors such as
employees' willingness to work, their ethics, how the organization thinks they should be
treated, and so on.
Define "Reliability" - Answer: The consistency or stability of a selection instrument
Define "Validity" - Answer: How accurately and precisely a measure assesses an
attribute; it assumes the appropriateness of using a given measuring device for drawing
inferences about the criteria
Demand - Answer: The number and types of employees you will need to achieve the
organization's strategic mission
Supply - Answer: The number and types of employees who will be available now or in
the future to fill the jobs
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Designed to boost confidence and grades!
Attraction action program - Answer: After an assessment of an organization's needs
has been conducted, action programming must be developed to serve those needs. For
example, action programs may be designed to increase the supply of the right
employees in the organization (if forecasts suggest that demand exceeds supply).
Alternatively, an action program may be designed to decrease the number of current
employees (if forecast suggests that supply exceeds demand).
Baby boomers - Answer: People born between 1946-1964; in general, they greatly
value loyalty, financial security, stability and a positive work ethic.
Background checks - Answer: Used to verify job-related requirements of the applicant,
including items such as driving record, credit history, and academic records.
Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) - Answer: Quality or attribute that
employers are allowed to consider when making hiring and retention decisions, qualities
that would otherwise be discrimination in other contexts. Example: mandatory
retirement age for bus drivers.
Cash plan - Answer: Provide for payment of profit shares at regular intervals, typically
monthly or yearly.
Civil Right Act of 1964 - Answer: Comprehensive civil rights legislation, signed into law
by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which prohibits employment discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Content Validity - Answer: Method used to confirm that a selection test measures what
it is intended to measure by comparing the test to the job description (knowledge, skills,
and abilities required to complete a job).
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,Delphi Technique - Answer: A method of group decision-making and forecasting that
involves successively collating the judgements of experts.
Development - Answer: Activities or actions that help an employee prepare for future
jobs.
Direct Compensation - Answer: Types of payment that include basic wages and
performance-based pay.
Diversity - Answer: Differences in people (gender, education, personality, race, thinking
style and more).
Affirmative Action - Answer: is any action taken by an employer to overcome
discriminatory effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers to equal
employment opportunity.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Answer: A federal law passed in 2010, which prohibits
insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, sets
minimum standards for health insurance policies, includes an individual mandate for
individuals to have a health insurance policy, and expands Medicaid eligibility for many
individuals and families.
Age Discrimination - Answer: The denial of rights or privileges or other unfair treatment
of someone (an applicant or employee) because of age.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - Answer: A federal law that
protects workers age 40 and older from employment discrimination based on their age.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - Answer: A federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA ensures equal opportunity for
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, individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment as well as in other public
services.
Business Ethics - Answer: The values and principles that are used to evaluate whether
the collective behavior of an organization's members is appropriate.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer: This Act allows for compensatory and punitive
damages for violations of Title VII.
Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, and 1871 - Answer: These acts prohibit employers from
discriminating against minorities.
Correlation Coefficient - Answer: reflects the stability of a test over time—the higher the
coefficient of stability, the more reliable the measure.
Culture - Answer: represents an organization's value system. It includes factors such as
employees' willingness to work, their ethics, how the organization thinks they should be
treated, and so on.
Define "Reliability" - Answer: The consistency or stability of a selection instrument
Define "Validity" - Answer: How accurately and precisely a measure assesses an
attribute; it assumes the appropriateness of using a given measuring device for drawing
inferences about the criteria
Demand - Answer: The number and types of employees you will need to achieve the
organization's strategic mission
Supply - Answer: The number and types of employees who will be available now or in
the future to fill the jobs
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