HRIR 3021 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED ++
Turnover Classifications
Involuntary; Voluntary (Functional; Dysfunctional (Unavoidable and avoidable))
Employment At-Will
If there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee
may end an employment relationship at any time
Outcome Fairness
Depends on their judgment that the consequences of a decision to employees are just
Procedural Justice
Judgment that fair methods were used to determine the consequences an employee
receives
Interactional Justice
A judgment that the organization carried out its actions in a way that took the employees
feelings into account.
Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act
WARN requires that organizations with more than 100 employees give 60 days' notice
before any closing or layoff that will affect at least 50 full-time employees
Hot Stove Rule
Discipline should be like a hot stove.
1. The glowing or burning stove gives warning not to touch.
2. Anyone who ignores the warning will be burned.
,3. The stove has no feelings to influence which people it burns, and it delivers the same
burn to any touch.
4. Finally, the burn is immediate
Outplacement Counseling
A service in which professionals try to help dismissed employees manage the transition
from one job to another
Employee Engagement
The degree to which employees are fully involved in their work and the strength of their
commitment to their job and company
Job Withdrawal
A set of behaviors with which employees try to avoid the work situation physically,
mentally, or emotionally
Negative Affectivity
Pervasive low levels of satisfaction with all aspects of life, compared with other people's
feelings
Core Self-Evaluators
Bottom-line opinions individuals have of themselves and may be positive or negative
Role
The set of behaviors that people expect of a person in a particular job
Role Ambiguity
Uncertainty about what the organization expects from the employee in terms of what to
do or how to do it
Role Conflict
, An employee's recognition that demands of the job are incompatible or contradictory
Role Overload
A state in which too many expectations or demands are placed on a person
Job Involvement
The degree to which people identify themselves with their jobs
Organizational Commitment
The degree to which an employee identifies with the organization and is willing to put
forth effort on its behalf
Total Rewards System
A system of rewards that goes beyond compensation and benefits and includes
anything and everything the employee values and the employer is willing and able to
offer employees. Compensation and non-compensation elements used to attract and
retain workers and reinforce desired behaviors
Job Structure
Where the job fits, relatively
Job Satisfaction
A pleasant feeling resulting from the perception that one's job fulfills or allows for the
fulfillment of one's important job values. Relates to a person's values, defined as "what
a person consciously or unconsciously desires to obtain"
Role-Analysis Technique
A process of formally identifying expectations associated with a role
Pay Levels
Average amount paid for a particular job
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED ++
Turnover Classifications
Involuntary; Voluntary (Functional; Dysfunctional (Unavoidable and avoidable))
Employment At-Will
If there is no specific employment contract saying otherwise, the employer or employee
may end an employment relationship at any time
Outcome Fairness
Depends on their judgment that the consequences of a decision to employees are just
Procedural Justice
Judgment that fair methods were used to determine the consequences an employee
receives
Interactional Justice
A judgment that the organization carried out its actions in a way that took the employees
feelings into account.
Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act
WARN requires that organizations with more than 100 employees give 60 days' notice
before any closing or layoff that will affect at least 50 full-time employees
Hot Stove Rule
Discipline should be like a hot stove.
1. The glowing or burning stove gives warning not to touch.
2. Anyone who ignores the warning will be burned.
,3. The stove has no feelings to influence which people it burns, and it delivers the same
burn to any touch.
4. Finally, the burn is immediate
Outplacement Counseling
A service in which professionals try to help dismissed employees manage the transition
from one job to another
Employee Engagement
The degree to which employees are fully involved in their work and the strength of their
commitment to their job and company
Job Withdrawal
A set of behaviors with which employees try to avoid the work situation physically,
mentally, or emotionally
Negative Affectivity
Pervasive low levels of satisfaction with all aspects of life, compared with other people's
feelings
Core Self-Evaluators
Bottom-line opinions individuals have of themselves and may be positive or negative
Role
The set of behaviors that people expect of a person in a particular job
Role Ambiguity
Uncertainty about what the organization expects from the employee in terms of what to
do or how to do it
Role Conflict
, An employee's recognition that demands of the job are incompatible or contradictory
Role Overload
A state in which too many expectations or demands are placed on a person
Job Involvement
The degree to which people identify themselves with their jobs
Organizational Commitment
The degree to which an employee identifies with the organization and is willing to put
forth effort on its behalf
Total Rewards System
A system of rewards that goes beyond compensation and benefits and includes
anything and everything the employee values and the employer is willing and able to
offer employees. Compensation and non-compensation elements used to attract and
retain workers and reinforce desired behaviors
Job Structure
Where the job fits, relatively
Job Satisfaction
A pleasant feeling resulting from the perception that one's job fulfills or allows for the
fulfillment of one's important job values. Relates to a person's values, defined as "what
a person consciously or unconsciously desires to obtain"
Role-Analysis Technique
A process of formally identifying expectations associated with a role
Pay Levels
Average amount paid for a particular job
