MHA 702 Exam 6 with Verified Answers
1. terminations of employ-
ment are..
inevitable
2. involuntary termination end of employment upon the decision of man-
agement; includes discharges for cause, such as
violations of policies or work rules, dismissal for
reasons of substandard performance
...
MHA 702 Exam 6 with Verified Answers
1. terminations of employ- inevitable
ment are..
2. involuntary termination end of employment upon the decision of man-
agement; includes discharges for cause, such as
violations of policies or work rules, dismissal for
reasons of substandard performance
3. layoffs traumatic occurences that sever personnel from
their employment and adversely affect the morale
and motivation of survivors
4. discharge usually occurs after employees break the organi-
zations work rules or violate organizational poli-
cies
5. dismissal occurs for reasons of job performance, such as
failure to pass the probationary period or failure
to meet the minimum standards of the job
6. what must occur before manager must work with HR and agree on the
a termination? terms of the termination and must agree that all
required info is complete and available
7. terminations involving those for which a good cause is evident
the least risk to an orga-
nization are...
8. most critical dimension ensuring the managment and HR observe all es-
of termination for cause sential steps of the process
9. pitfalls of a wrongful ter- frustration, costly, time consuming
mination lawsuit
10. best protection against fair personnel policies consistently applied
wrongful termination
charges
11. the organization must clear evidence
have of
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employee wrongdoing
to support a discharge
12. dismissal relates to.. performance, not conduct or behavior
13. who is eligible for un- a DISMISSED employee
employment compensa-
tion?
14. what happens when compensation is usually granted
claim for unemployment
compensation is not
protested?
15. constructive discharge Occurs when an employer makes working con-
ditions so intolerable that an employee has no
choice but to resign.
16. when does constructive when the former employee registers a legal com-
discharge become an is- plaint alleging that the organization made life so
sue? difficult that the individual HAD to resign for the
sake of his/her physical and mental well being
17. "for the record" resigna- when an individual is allowed to "resign" in lieu of
tion discharge; looks better for personnel record, how-
ever can expose organization to certain negative
claims ("I was forced to resign.")
18. reasons for reducing -downsizing
numbers of employees -re-engineering
-mergers
-aquisitions
-combo of all
19. reengineering systematic redesign of a business' core activities,
starting with desired outcomes and establishing
the most efficient possible processes to achieve
those outcomes
20.20.
, MHA 702 Exam 6 with Verified Answers
other names for re-engi- downsizing, rightsizing, reorganizing, reposition-
neering ing, revitalizing, modernizing
21. healthcare organization by 1998, 81% had reduced their staff through
statistic with re-engi- layoffs or attrition and nearly half had laid off
neering managers
22. what has led hospitals increasing demand for healthcare services asso-
to turn to less costly ciated with decreasing reimbursement payments
staff to deliver certain for such services
needed services?
23. mergers, acquisitions, loss of jobs throughout these organizations
and other forms of affili-
ation have become com-
mon without healthcare.
what does this usually
mean for jobs?
24. for-profit organization specialized; they are far less likely to maintain
are more likely to be... services that are not profitable
25. not-for-profit organiza- carry unprofitible services for the sake of remain-
tions are more likely to... ing full serviced to the communities they serve
26. are hospitals belong- evidence suggets not
ing to multiorganization-
al systems more effi-
cient than freestanding
hospitals?
27. mergers usually lead reduction of management jobs as well as staff
to... positions
28. the process of consum- more difficult and more expensive than anticipat-
mating a merger is usu- ed
ally..
29. the human side of a neglected, rarely given any attention
merger is often...
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