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show occurs when something new kills something older. A great example of this is personal computers. The industry, led by Microsoft and Intel, destroyed many mainframe computer companies, but in doing so, entrepreneurs created PCs'.  
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show Schumpeter  
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how will creative destruction impact the way companies strategically plan for future human resource activities?   show
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human resource planning   show
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show using statistical models to predict labor demand for next year using leading indicators and subjective judgments  
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show objective measures that accurately predict future labor demand  
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2 ways to manage a surplus   show
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show planned elimination of large numbers of personnel with the goal of enhancing the organization's competitiveness  
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early retirement programs   show
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2 ways to manage a shortage   show
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show any activity carried on by the organization with the primary purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees  
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show 1) personnel policies 2) recruitment sources 3) characteristics of the recruiter  
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show 1) recruiting from wtihin or outside the company 2) pay strategies 3) employment at will vs due-process policies 4) image advertising  
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In 2004, the EEOC redefined the term ____________ as it pertains to internet recruiting.   show
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show 1) the employee has acted to fill a particular position 2) the individual has followed the employer's standard procedures for submitting applications 3) the individual has indicated an interest in the particular position  
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factors the influence applicants' impressions (3 things)   show
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show process through which organizations make decisions abotu who will or will not be allowed to join the organization  
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show 1) Screening applicants and resumes 2) Testing and reviewing work samples 3) Interviewing candidates 4) Checking references and background 5) Making a selection  
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5 criteria for evaluating selection methods   show
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content-related validity   show
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show a measure of validity based on showing a substantial correlation between test scores and job performance  
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2 approaches to criterion-related validity   show
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predictive validation   show
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show administers a test to people who currently hold a job, then compares their scores to existing measures of job performance  
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show selection test that has disparate impact must be a valid predictor of job performance. race norming is illegal.  
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show gathering information on protected status, even indirectly  
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ADA requires employers to   show
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show 1) Contact info 2) work experience 3) educational background 4) Applicant's signature  
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Resumes are most valid when   show
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_________ helps manage resumes.   show
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show may be held liable for defamation, invasion of privacy or retaliation for statements made about former employees  
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risks of negligent hiring   show
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risks of negligent referrals   show
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show edgewater technology  
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show aptitude, achievement, physical ability, cognitive ability, job performance w/work samples, personality inventories, honesty tests, drug tests, medical examinations  
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aptitude test   show
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show test that measures a person's existing knowledge and skills  
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physical ability test   show
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show test designed to measure such mental abilities as verbal skills, quantitative skills, and reasoning ability  
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job performance and work samples   show
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personality inventories   show
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nondirective interview   show
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show consists of a predetermined set of questions for the interviewer to ask  
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show the interviewer describes a situation likely to arise on the job, then asks the candidate what he would do  
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behavior description interview   show
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advantage of interviewing   show
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interviews are most valid when   show
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show 1) can be unreliable 2) low on validity 3) costly 4) subjective/biased  
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show establishing a minimum score for each employment test thereby gradually narrowing the candidates down.  
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show scores on all predictors are added together, allowing a higher score on one predictor to offset a lower one on another predictor  
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show an organization's planned efforts to help employees acquire job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors, with the goal of applying these on the job  
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instructional design   show
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6 stages of instructional design   show
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show 1) globalization 2) need for leadership 3) increased value placed on knowledge 4) attracting and retaining talent 5) customer service and quality emphasis 6) changing demographics and diversity of the work force 7) new technology  
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show the process of evaluating the organization, individual employees, and an employees' tasks to determine what kinds of training, if any, are necessary. this is the first step.  
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person analysis   show
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show process of identifying and analyzing tasks to be training for  
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show motivation and ability  
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baldwin and ford transfer process model: training design   show
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show climate for transfer, management and peer support, opportunity to perform, technological support  
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show a combination of employee characteristics and positive work environment  
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establish training objectives. why?   show
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effective training objectives indicate   show
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show 1) link training to the job 2) provide multiple practice opportunities 3) provide feedback on skill development or knowledge acquisition 4) organize content in memorable chunks  
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evaluating training   show
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show training designed to prepare employees to perform their job effectively, learn about the organization, and establish work relationships  
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show training designed to change employee attitudes about diversity and/or develop skills needed to work with a diverse workforce  
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show the process through which managers ensure that employees' activities and outputs contribute to the organization's goals  
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3 purposes of performance management   show
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show 1) fit with strategy 2) validity 3) reliability 4) acceptability 5) specific feedback  
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3 comparitive methods for measuring performance   show
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rating individuals: attributes   show
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show attributes, behaviors, and results  
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show managers, peers, subordinates, self, customers  
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errors in performance management   show
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to prepare for a feedback session managers should (5 things):   show
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show tell and sell, problem-solving, tell and listen  
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show performance management processes are often scruitnized in cases of discrimination or dismissal  
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ethical issues in performance management   show
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unions   show
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show increased public, decreased private  
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positive effects of unions on performance   show
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show more work rules and limitations on workloads (less flexibility for management), strikes and work slowdowns  
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show federal law passed in 1935 that supports collective bargaining and sets out the rights of employees to form unions  
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show 1) organize a union 2) join a union 3) strike to secure better working conditions 4) refrain from activity on behalf of the union  
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show employed: as a supervisor, by a parent or spouse, as an ind. contractor, in the domestic service of any person or family in a home, as agricultural laborers, by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act, by a federal, state, or local govt., nlra  
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taft-hartley act of 1947   show
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show regulates union activities and establishes and protects rights of union members  
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National Labor Relations Board   show
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show conduct and certify representation elections, prevent unfair labor practices  
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unfair labor practice: TIPS   show
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Unfair Labor Practices: Threaten   show
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Unfair Labor Practices: Interrogate   show
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Unfair Labor Practices: Promise   show
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Unfair Labor Practices: spy   show
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show refusing to bargain collectively in good faith (also supplies to unions  
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show labor costs, productivity, ability to compete  
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show distributive bargaining-fixed "pie", integrative bargaining-find win-win situations 3) attitude structuring-builds trust, intra-organizational bargaining-resolves internal conflicts within union or management groups  
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strike   show
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show mediation, fact finding, arbitration  
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show the attempts to determine the supply of and demand for various types of human resources to predict areas within the organization where there will be labor shortages or surpluses  
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leading indicators   show
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transitional matrix   show
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core competency   show
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workforce utilization review   show
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employment at will   show
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job posting   show
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show people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization  
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referrals   show
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show the practice of hiring relatives  
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yield ratio   show
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realistic job preview   show
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reliability   show
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validity   show
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assessment center   show
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