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management a practical introduction

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360-degree assessment   or 360-degree feedback appraisal i which employees are appraised not only by their mangerial superiors but also by peers, subordinates, and sometimes clients  
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affirmative action   focuses on achieving equality of opportunity within an organization  
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base pay   consits of the basic wage or salary paid employees in exchange for doing thier jobs  
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behavioral-description interview   the interviwer exploers what applicants have actually done in the past  
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behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)   which rates employee gradations in performance according to scales of specific behaviors  
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benefit   or fringe benefits, are additional nonmonetary forms of compensation  
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collective bargaining   consists of negotiations between management and employees about disputes over compensation, benefits, working conditions and job security  
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compensation   has three parts 1) wages or salaries 2) incentivies and 3) benefits  
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computer-assisted instruction (CAI)   which computers are used to provide addtional help or to reduce instructional time  
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development   refers to educating professionals and managers in the skills they need to do their jobs in the futrure  
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discrimination   occurs when people are hired or promoted-or denied hiring or promotion-for reason not relevant to the job.  
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employment tests   are legally considered to consits of any procedure used in the employement selection decision provess  
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission   whose job it is to enforce antidiscrimination and other employement-related laws  
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external recruiting   means attracting job applicats from outside the organization  
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Fair Labor Standards Act   of 1938 establshed minuimum living standards for workers engaged in interstate commerce, including provision of federal minimum wage  
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forced ranking performance review systems   all employees within a busness unit are ranked aganinst one another and grades are distributed along some sprt of bell curve  
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formal appraisals   are conducted at specific tim es throughout the year and are based on performance measures that have been established in advance  
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human resource (HR) management   Consists of he activities managers perform to plan for, attract, develop, and reatin an effective workforce  
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informal appraisals   are conducted on an unscheduled basis and consist of less rigorous ondications of employee performance  
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internal recruiting   means making people already employed by the organization aware of job openings.  
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job analysis   is to determine, by obervation and analysis, the basic elements of a job  
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job description   summarizes what the holder of the jo does and how and why he or she does it  
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job posting   placing information about job vacancies and qualifications on bulletin borads, in newsletters, and on the organization's intranet.  
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job specification   which describes the minimum qualifiactions a person must have to perform the job successfully  
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National Labor Relation Board   enforces procedures whereby employees may vote to have a union and for collective bargaining  
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objective appraisals   AKA results appraisals are based on facts and are  
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orientation   helping the newcomer fit smoothly into the job and the organization  
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performance appraisal   which consist of 1) assessing employee's performance and 2) providng him/her with feedback  
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performance management   the continous ccle of improving job performance through goal setting, feedback and coaching and rewards and postive reinforcement  
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realistic job preview   which gives a candidate a picture of both positive and negative features of the job and the organization before he or she is hired  
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recruiting   is the process of locating and attracting qualified application for jobs open in the organization  
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reliability   the degree to which a test measures the same thing consistently  
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selection process   the screening of job applicats to hire the best candidate  
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sexual harassment   consists of unwanted sexual attention that creates an adverse work environment  
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situational interview   the interviewer focuses on hypotetical situations  
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strategic human resource planning   Consists of developming a systematic, comprehensive strategy for (a) understanding curren t employee needs and (b) predicting futrure employee needs  
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structured interview   involves asking each applicant the same questions and comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers  
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subjective appraisals   which are based on a manager's perceptions of an employee's 1) traits or 2) behaviors  
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training   refers to educating technical and operationl employees in how to better do their current jobs  
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unstructured interview   involves asking probing questions to find out what the applicant is like  
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validity   the test measures what it purports to measre and is free of bias  
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human resource inventory   a report listing your organization's employees by name, education, traning, languages, and other important information  
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assessment center   which management candidates participate in activities for a few days while being assessed by evaluators  
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