Chapter 9 Flashcards
Human Resource Management
Process of attracting, developing, and maintaining a high quality workforce
Strategic HR Management
Aligns human capital w/ organizational strategies
Human capital
The talent ppl offer org’s in the form of abilities, knowledge, experience, ideas, energies and commitments
Person-job fit
the match of individual skills, interests, and personal characteristics with the job.
Person-culture fit
the extent to which an individual’s values, interests, and behavior are consistent with the culture of the organization
Employee value propositions
The exchange of value between what the individual and the employer offer each other as part of the employment relationship.
- Creates and sustains good person-job and person-culture fits
Job discrimination
Occurs when someone is denied a job or job assignment for non-job-relevant reasons.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
The right to employment and advancement without regard to race, sex, religion, color, or national origin.
Affirmative action
An effort to give preference in employment to women and minority group members.
Bona fide occupational qualifications
Employment criteria justified by capacity to perform a job.
Pay discrimination
occurs when men and women are paid differently for doing equal work.
Pregnancy discrimination
penalizes a woman in a job or as a job applicant for being pregnant.
Age discrimination
penalizes an employee in a job or as a job applicant for being over the age of 40.
Employee privacy
The right to privacy both on and off the job.
Psychological contract
the exchange of value between the individual and the organization in the employment relationship.
Recruitment
set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants.
Monster.com / CareerBuilder.com & social media sites are used for job recruitment
True
Realistic job previews
provide job candidates with all pertinent information about a job and organization.
Selection
choosing whom to hire from a pool of qualified job applicants.
Reliability
means that a selection device gives consistent results over repeated measures.
Validity
scores on a test are good predictors of future job performance.
Assessment centers
evaluate job candidates in simulated work situations.
Work sampling
evaluates job candidates as they perform actual work tasks
When job applicants are asked to draft a memo related to the position they are being considered for
Job audition
a trial hire where the job candidate is given a short-term employment contract to demonstrate performance capabilities.
