Exam 15: Measurement and Statistical Methods

Each of the following is true of employment tests except they ________.

The process of selecting from a pool of job applicants those who will be hired to perform a job is known as ________.

Organizational constructs concerned with the fair treatment of people in organizations is called organizational ________.

Breaking down a job into its most basic components to identify the most important components and thus the most important skills and abilities needed to perform the job is known as a ________.

A method used to select high level managers that places applicants in a simulated and highly structured group setting where they are given personnel tests and extensive interviews and they engage in various role playing activities is a(n) ________.

Teachers, managers, nurses, and other professionals who do work that cannot be numerically counted are most likely to be evaluated using a(n) ________ appraisal system.

A training method in which workers are trained to perform each of the different jobs in a supervisory unit is ________.

Job ________ refers to the degree of pleasure an employee derives from the job.

A KSAO system of job analysis usually focuses on ________ categories of characteristics necessary to do a job well.

In the 1990s, of all new additions to the workforce in the U.S., about ________ percent were non-white.

A method of job analysis that focuses on understanding the human characteristics required to perform a job successfully is known as a ________.

The most frequently used method of personnel selection is a(n) ________.

Each of the following is a leadership characteristic that seems to be effective across different types of organizational settings except ________.

When productivity can be measured directly, employers usually utilize a(n) ________ appraisal system.

Among the "Big Five" personality traits, the one that has been most closely linked to job performance is ________.

Today, ________ industrialized nations have developed legislation to guard against employment practices that otherwise would be considered discriminatory.

Professionals working in the subfield of ________ psychology are involved with studying factors that affect the company or corporation as a whole, rather than on the individuals who work for them.

The step in assessing an organization's training needs in which the knowledge, skills, and current performance of workers to determine who needs additional training is examined is the ________ analysis step.

The starting point for understanding how to match employees to jobs is ________.

A method of appraisal based on quantitative measurement of the amount of work done is a(n) ________ appraisal system.