WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TERMS LATEST
EXAM 2025-2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Absenteeism
Ans: The failure of an employee to report to the workplace as scheduled
Q: Accountability
Ans: The personal duty to someone else (a higher-level manager or the
organization itself) for the effective use of resources to complete an
assignment
Q: Active listening
Ans: The intention and ability to listen to others, use the content and
context of the communication, and respond appropriately
Q: Adverse employment action
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,Ans: Any action, such as firings, demotions, schedule reductions, or
changes, that would harm the individual employee
Q: Affirmative action
Ans: A series of policies, programs, and initiatives that have been
instituted by various entities within both government and the private
sector that are designed to prefer hiring of individuals from protected
groups in certain circumstances in an attempt to mitigate past
discrimination
Q: Arbitrator
Ans: A neutral third party who resolves a conflict by making a binding
decision
Q: Assessment center
Ans: A place where job applicants undergo a series of tests, interviews,
and simulated experiences to determine their potential for a particular job
Q: Authority
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,Ans: The right to give orders, enforce obedience, make decisions, and
commit resources toward completing organizational goals
Q: Autocratic style of management
Ans: Highly directive and low in supportiveness. Appropriate when
interacting with low-capability employees.
Q: Consultative style of management
Ans: Highly directive and highly supportive behavior, is appropriate
when interacting with moderately capable employees. Give specific
instructions, and oversee performance at all major stages of a task.
Q: Participative style of management
Ans: Low directive behavior and high supportive behavior, and it is
appropriate when interacting with employees with high capability. Spend
a small amount of time giving general directions and a great deal of time
giving encouragement.
Q: Empowering Style of Management
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, Ans: Provide very little direction or support to employees, appropriate
for outstanding employees. You should let them know what needs to be
done and answer their questions, but it is not necessary to oversee their
performance.
Q: Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) form
Ans: A performance appraisal that provides a description of each
assessment along a continuum
Q: Behaviors
Ans: The actions taken by an individual
Q: Bias
Ans: A personality-based tendency, either toward or against something
Q: Biological job design
Ans: Designing jobs by focusing on minimizing the physical strain on the
worker by structuring the physical work environment around the way the
body works
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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TERMS LATEST
EXAM 2025-2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Absenteeism
Ans: The failure of an employee to report to the workplace as scheduled
Q: Accountability
Ans: The personal duty to someone else (a higher-level manager or the
organization itself) for the effective use of resources to complete an
assignment
Q: Active listening
Ans: The intention and ability to listen to others, use the content and
context of the communication, and respond appropriately
Q: Adverse employment action
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,Ans: Any action, such as firings, demotions, schedule reductions, or
changes, that would harm the individual employee
Q: Affirmative action
Ans: A series of policies, programs, and initiatives that have been
instituted by various entities within both government and the private
sector that are designed to prefer hiring of individuals from protected
groups in certain circumstances in an attempt to mitigate past
discrimination
Q: Arbitrator
Ans: A neutral third party who resolves a conflict by making a binding
decision
Q: Assessment center
Ans: A place where job applicants undergo a series of tests, interviews,
and simulated experiences to determine their potential for a particular job
Q: Authority
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,Ans: The right to give orders, enforce obedience, make decisions, and
commit resources toward completing organizational goals
Q: Autocratic style of management
Ans: Highly directive and low in supportiveness. Appropriate when
interacting with low-capability employees.
Q: Consultative style of management
Ans: Highly directive and highly supportive behavior, is appropriate
when interacting with moderately capable employees. Give specific
instructions, and oversee performance at all major stages of a task.
Q: Participative style of management
Ans: Low directive behavior and high supportive behavior, and it is
appropriate when interacting with employees with high capability. Spend
a small amount of time giving general directions and a great deal of time
giving encouragement.
Q: Empowering Style of Management
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, Ans: Provide very little direction or support to employees, appropriate
for outstanding employees. You should let them know what needs to be
done and answer their questions, but it is not necessary to oversee their
performance.
Q: Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) form
Ans: A performance appraisal that provides a description of each
assessment along a continuum
Q: Behaviors
Ans: The actions taken by an individual
Q: Bias
Ans: A personality-based tendency, either toward or against something
Q: Biological job design
Ans: Designing jobs by focusing on minimizing the physical strain on the
worker by structuring the physical work environment around the way the
body works
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