Leader as a Developer of Talent Flashcards

1
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What is Corporate Strategy?

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How a firm will use its resources to gain competitive advantage

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2
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What is Human Resource Strategy

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How firm will use HR to implement corporate strategy

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3
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What is Human Resource Management

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Policies and practices used to implement human resource strategy

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4
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Selection Process

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The process through which a company goes through to create employee fit in order to maximize productivity.

Companies seeking to maximize applicant understanding of information about the firm

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5
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Training Process

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Why, who, what, when, how?

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6
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Why has the training process shifted?

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From: enabling people to perform tasks

To: facilitating change, human development

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7
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Who has the training process shifted?

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From: individuals

To: teams

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What has the training process shifted?

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From: specific job requirements

To: broad skills, social skills; system wide learning

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9
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When has the training process shifted?

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From: as needed

To: ongoing and intense

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10
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How has the training process shifted?

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From: on the job and classroom

To: cross training, team development

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11
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Performance Appraisal

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Appraiser
Role of Appraiser
Content
Process
Timing
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12
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Performance Appraisal: The Appraiser has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: manager

To: appraisee, coworkers, managers

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13
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Performance Appraisal: The Role of the Appraisee has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: recipient of feedback (developing a very active role)

To: active participant

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14
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Performance Appraisal: Content has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: job defined

To: participant defined

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15
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Performance Appraisal: The Process has changed from _________ to ____________

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From validated measures to negotation of reality

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16
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Performance Appraisal: Timing has changed from _________ to ____________

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From periodic to variable depending on purposes

17
Q

What is a Fringe Benefit?

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Addition to one’s salary

eg: health care, meal plan. etc.

18
Q

Unions

A

Give rights to the powerless

a form of democracy for wages, hours, and policies

19
Q

Union - Management Relations:

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Motivation to join
Nature of relationship
Nature of agreement
Balance of power
Dispute settlement
20
Q

Union-Management: Motivation to join has changed from _________ to ____________

A

From: job security

To: job security/ way of life

21
Q

Union-Management: Nature of Relationship has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: adversarial

To: collaborative

22
Q

Union-Management: Nature of Agreement has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: collective bargaining

To: collective bargaining and cooperative alliances

23
Q

Union-Management: Balance of Power has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Asymmetric

To: symmetric

24
Q

Union-Management: Dispute Settlement has changed from _________ to ____________

A

From: strikes, slowdowns, grievances

To: mediation, arbitration, and compromise.

25
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Selection: Key decision makers have changed from _________ to _______________

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From: Managers

To: Applicant, co-workers, and managers

26
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Selection: Basis of hiring has changed from _________ to _______________

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From: Validated Tests

To: Open exchange of information and realistic job previews

27
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Selection: Features selected has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Ability to do job

To: Ability to learn, learning style, speed of learning, team skills, need for involvment

28
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Rewards: Communication has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Secret

To: Open

29
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Rewards: Decision making has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Top down

To: Wide involvement

30
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Rewards: Pay for performance has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Individual merit

To: Business success

31
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Rewards: Reward mix has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Standardized

To: Individual choice, cafeteria style

32
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Rewards: Base pay has changed from _________ to ____________

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From: Job based

To: Skill Based