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Business Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| job sharing | an arrangement whereby two part-time employees share on full time job |
| compressed workweek | work schedule that allows an employee to work full number of hours per week but in fewer days |
| flextime plan | work schedule that gives employees some freedom choose when to work, aslong as they work the required number of hours or complete their assigned tasks |
| core time | in a flextime plan, the period when all employees areexpected to be at their job station |
| fringe benefits | benefits such as sick-leave pay, vacation pay, pension plans, and health plans that represent additional compensation beyond base wages |
| cafetaria style fringe benefits | fringe benefits plan that allow employees to choose the benefits they want up to a certain dollar amount |
| mentor | an experienced employee who supervises, coaches, and guides lower level employees by introducing them to the right people and generally being their organizational sponsor |
| performance appraisal | an evaluation that measures employee performance against established standards in order to make decisions about promotions and termination |
| management developement | the process of training and education employees to become good manager and then monitoring the progress of their managerial skills over time |
| networking | the process of establishing and maintaining contacts with ker managers in and outside the organization and using those contacts to weave strong relationships that serve as informal developement systems |
| human resource management (HRM) | the process of determining human resource needs and then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evalutaing, compensating, and scheduling employees to acheive organizational goals |
| affirmative action | employment activities designed to "right past wrongs" by increasing opportunities for minorities and women |
| job description | a summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions, and the relationship of the job to other functions |
| job analysis | a study of what employees do who had various job titles |
| selection | the process of gathering information and deciding who should be hired, under legal guidelines to serve the best interests of the indidvidual and the organization |
| contingent workers | employees that include part time workers, temporary workers, seasonal workers, independent contractors, interns and co-op students |
| reverse discrimination | discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group usually as a result of policies designed to correct previous discrimination against minority or disadvantaged groups |
| recruitment | the set of activities used to obtain a sufficient number of the right employees at the right time |
| training and developement | all attempts to improve productivity by increasing an employees ability to perform. training focuses on short-term skills whereas developement focuses on long term ablitites |
| job specification | a written summary of the minimum qualifications required of workers to do a particular job |
| on the job training | training at the workplace that lets the employee learn by doing or by watching others for awhile and then imitating them |
| orientation | the activity that introduces new employees to the organization, to fellow employees, to their immediate supervisors and to policies of the firm |
| off the job training | internal or external training programs away from workplace that develope only of a variety of skills or foster peronal developement |
| apprentice programs | trainging programs during which a learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the skills and procedures of a craft |
| vestibule training | training done in schools where employees are taught on equipment simlar to that used on the job |
| online training | training programs in which employees complete classes via the inernet |
| job stimulation | the use of equipment that duplicates job conditions and tasks so trainees can learn skills before attempting them on the job |
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