ability to pay - correct answer Level of compensation an organization pays its employees, determined by its financial resources.
accounting - correct
... [Show More] answer Organizational function concerned with recording financial transactions, paying bills, collecting revenue from customers, and producing financial statements.
acquired-needs theory (1961) - correct answer Theory developed by David McClelland that states that people are motivated by experiences acquired throughout their lives. Overall, humans are motivated to excel in achievement, affiliation, or power.
active training method - correct answer Learning experience focused on the learner, such as case studies, computer-based training (CBT), and programmed instructions.
ADDIE model - correct answer Five elements of the instructional design process: analysis, design, development, implementation , and evaluation.
ad hoc arbitrator - correct answer Person selected to hear a single case between two parties in conflict.
administrative services only (ASO) plan - correct answer Benefit plan used by some self-funded organization. These organizations contract with an insurance company to manage and pay claims.
adverse impact - correct answer Any negative result of an employment action.
Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) - correct answer Plan that analyzes a workforce to determine whether protected classes are underutilized in different job groups and describes how an organization will address any under utilization that exists.
agency shop clause - correct answer Clause in a labor contract specifying that all employees must either join the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union.
ally doctrine - correct answer Principle stating that if an employer whose workers are on strike contacts a neutral employer to produce the work that would normally be performed by the striking workers, the neutral employer becomes an ally of the struck employer and is therefore a legitimate target of a picket line.
average/central tendency bias - correct answer Occurs when interviewer characterized by a group of candidates (in a selections process) or employees (in a performance-management process) who are all rated about the same because the interviewer or reviewers has difficulty deciding which one is best.
average - correct answer Means; Quantative measurement calculated by taking the sum of the values in a set of numbers and dividing by the number of values in the set (1+2+3 = 6/3 = 2).
autonomy - correct answer Degree of independence or discretion allowed on the job.
authorization card - correct answer Means by which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determines that there is sufficient support for a union to hold an election. The NLRB will hold an election if 30 percent of the eligible employees in the anticipated bargaining unit sign.
authoritarian leader - correct answer Type of leader who tells people what to do. This approach can be effective in emergencies or when productivity is the organization's primary concern.
auditory learner - correct answer Learners who retain information best when they hear it.
application-tracking system (ATS) - correct answer Automated approach for keeping track of job applicants from the receipt of an application or resume to final disposition.
andragogy - correct answer The study of how adults learn. In this form of education, the learner participates in decision about what will be taught and how it will be delivered.
Americans with Disabilities Act - correct answer Employers with 15 or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against people with disabilities. In general, this employment provision requires equal opportunities in selecting, testing, and hiring qualified appplicants with disabilities when such accommodations would not impose "undue hardship," and equal opportunity in promotion and benefits.
alternative dispute resolution (ADR) - correct answer Range of methods used to solve disagreements without litigation. Often able to resolve problems with less animosity than occurs when a lawsuit is filed, and at far less cost to the parties.
alter ego doctrine - correct answer Principle stating that when two businesses have interrelated operations, central control of labor relations, common management, and common ownership, they are considered alter ego employers, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may determine that employees of the alter ego employer are part of the bargaining unit.
undue hardship - correct answer Exception to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that weighs the cost of an accomodation against the size of the organization and other similar factors.
litigation - correct answer To contest in legal proceedings to engage in legal proceedings.
bargaining unit - correct answer Composed of persons who are recognized by both the company and a legally organized labor union to negotiate matters involving employment issues. Some of these issues include safety conditions on the job, salary and benefits, job qualifications, and general working conditions and procedures. The main purpose is to create a working situation that is advantageous for both the employer and the employee.
disability - correct answer Having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; a record of or being regarded as having such an impairment.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - correct answer Governement agency charged with conducting elections and preventing and remedying unfair labor practices. The agency does not instigate action on its own, it merely reponds to charges of unfair labor practices or petitions for representation elections filed in ofe of its offices.
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) - correct answer Guarantees the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively with their employers. Enforces oversight of workers rights. [Show Less]