A specific amount of money paid for an employee’s work during a set calendar period, regardless of the actual number of hours worked.
What is a salary.
100
The process of preparing managers and other professionals to assume increased responsibility in both present and future positions.
What is management development.
100
A list of the qualifications required to perform a particular job, such as certain skills, abilities, education, and experience.
What is a job specification.
100
This uses some measurable quantity such as units of output or dollar volume of sales, as the basis for assessing performance.
What is an objective appraisal method.
200
A series of executive orders issued by the President of the United States.
What is affirmative action.
200
A payment in addition to wages, salary, or commissions.
What is an incentive payment.
200
Doing work under the supervision of an experienced employee.
What is on-the-job methods.
200
The systematic process of attracting qualified job applicants.
What is recruiting.
200
Results are discussed with the employee soon after the evaluation is completed.
What is performance feedback.
300
Any modification or adjustment to a job or work environment that will enable a qualified employee with a disability to perform a central job function.
What is reasonable accommodation.
300
An employee receives a predetermined amount of benefit dollars and may allocate those dollars to various categories of benefits in the mix that best fits his or her needs.
What is a flexible benefit plan.
300
This can improve technical skills, clarify organizational procedures, or enhance customer service skills.
What is training.
300
This is perhaps the most widely used selection technique.
What is the interview.
300
These require that the manager estimate the employee’s performance level.
What are judgemental methods.
400
This act established minimum wages and overtime pay rates.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act.
400
The average cost of benefits as a percent of an employee’s total compensation.
What is 30 percent.
400
To ensure that training and development are cost-effective, managers should evaluate the company’s efforts periodically with these.
What is a set of verifiable objectives
400
Considering present employees as applicants for available positions through promotion or transfer.
What is internal recruiting.
400
Overusing one portion of an evaluation instrument, thus overemphasizing some issues and underemphasizing others.
What is appraisal error.
500
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is concerned with discrimination based on people in this age range.
What is 40 and older.
500
This covers such absences as vacation time, holidays, and sick leave.
What is pay for time not worked.
500
Experts and learners meet to discuss problems and exchange ideas.
What are conferences and seminars.
500
Used for collecting factual information on a candidate’s education, work experience, and personal history.
What is an employment application.
500
Anonymous reviews collected about an employee from his or her peers, subordinates, and supervisors and compiled into a feedback report that is given to the employee.