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human resource management the management function concerned with getting, training, motivating, and keeping competent employees
affirmative action programs programs that ensure that decisions and practices enhance the employment, upgrading, and retention of members of protected groups
work councils groups of nominated of elected employees who must be consulted when management makes decisions involving personnel
board representatives employees who sit on a company's board of directors and represent the interest of employees
employment planning the process by which managers ensure they have the right numbers and kinds of people in the right places at the right time
human resource inventory a report listing important information about employees such as name, education, training, skills, languages spoken, and so forth
job analysis an assessment that defines jobs and the behaviors necessary to perform them
job description a written statement that describes a job
job specification a written statement of the minimum qualifications that a person must possess to perform a given job successfully
recruitment locating, identifying, and attracting capable applicants
selection process screening job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate candiates are hired
reliability the degree to which a selection device measures the same thing consistently
validity the proven relationship between a selection device and some relevant criterion
performance-simulation tests selection devices based on actual job behaviors
realistic job preview a preview of a job that provides both positive and negative information about the job and the company
orientation introducing a new employee to the job and the organization
employee training a learning experience that seeks a relatively permanent change in employees by improving their ability to perform on the job
performance management system a system that establishes performance standards that are used to evaluate employee performance
360-degree appraisal an appraisal device that seeks feedback from a variety of sources for the person being rated
discipline actions taken by a manager to enforce an organization's standards and regulations
compensation administration the process determination cost-effective pay structure that will attract and retain employees provide an incentive for them to work hard, and ensure that pay levels will be perrecived as fair
skill-based pay a pay system that rewards employees for the employees for the job skills they demonstrate
variable pay a pay system in which an individual's compensation is contingent in performance
employee benefits nonfinancial rewards designed to enrich employees' lives
downsizing the planned elimination of jobs in an organization
layoff-survivor sickness a set of attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of employees who survive layoffs
sexual harassment any unwanted action or activity of a sexual nature that explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, performance, or work enviroment
workplace spirituality a spiritual culture where organizational values promote a sense of purpose through meaningful work that takes place in the context of community
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