CHAPTER 9 Flashcards

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An organization in which technology, organiza- tional structure, people, and processes work together seamlessly to give an organization an advantage in the com- petitive environment.``

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High-Performance Work System`

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determines how the details of the organization’s necessary activities will be grouped, whether into jobs or team responsibilities.

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task design

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Each employee’s and each group’s ongo- ing efforts to gather information and apply the information to their decisions in a learning organization.

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continuous learning

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The process of ensur- ing that HR policies, practices, and programs support or are congruent with an organization’s overall culture (or brand), products, and services.

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brand alignment

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refers to computations and calculations involved in review- ing and documenting HRM decisions and practices.

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transaction processing

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Computer software sys- tems designed to help managers solve prob- lems by showing how results vary when the manager alters assump- tions or data.

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decision support systems

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Computer systems that support decision mak- ing by incorporating the decision rules used by people who are consid- ered to have expertise in a certain area.

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expert systems

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  • displays HR-related indicators

- shows HR goals and objectives and progress toward meeting them

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HR Dashboard

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The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, man- age, and process data.

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cloud computing

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10
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A formal review of

the outcomes of HRM functions, based on identifying key HRM functions and measures of business performance.

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HRM Audit

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Determines how organization’s necessary activities will be grouped–whether into jobs or team responsibilities

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task design

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feeling passionate about ones work that it becomes a sense of who they are is called

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occupational intimacy

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Computations & calculations used to review & document HRM decisions & practices
Employee relocation expenses
Payroll expenses
Training course enrollments / costs

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transaction processing

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