MHR 305 Final Ch. 8, 10, 11, 12 Flashcards

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performance management

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Process through which managers enhance that employees’ activities and outputs contribute to org’s goals

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2
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org behavior modification

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OBM- plan for managing behavior of employees through a formal system of feedback and reinforcement

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3
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procedural justice

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Judgment that fair methods were used to determine the consequences an employee receives

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4
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interactional justice

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Judgment that org carried out its actions in a way that took the employee’s feelings into account

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5
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hot-stove rule

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Discipline should be like a hot stove, giving clear warning and following up with consistent, objective, immediate, consequences

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6
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progressive discipline

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Formal discipline- consequences become more serious if employee repeats offense

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7
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alt dispute resolution- ADR

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Methods of solving a problem by bringing in impartial outsider but not using the court system

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8
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mediation

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Nonbinding process- neutral party from outside org hears case and tries to help people in conflict arrive at a settlement

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9
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arbitration

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Binding process- prof arbitrator from outside org hears the case and resolves it by making a decision

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10
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employee assist program

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EAP-referral service that employees can use to seek pro treatment for emotional problems or substance abuse

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11
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outplacement counseling

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Service in which pros try to help dismissed employees manage transition from 1 job to another

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12
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job structure

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Relative pay for diff jobs within the org

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13
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pay structure

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Pay policy resulting from job structure and pay level decisions

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14
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exempt employees

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Managers, outside sales, etc not covered by FLSA requirement for overtime pay

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15
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non-exempt employees

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Covered by FLSA requirements for overtime pay (hourly)

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16
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pay differential

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Adjustment to payrate to reflect differences in working conditions or labor markets

17
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delayering

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Reducing the # of levels in org job structure

18
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skill based pay system

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Pay structures that set pay according to employees’ levels of skill or knowledge and what they are capable of doing

19
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Piecework rate

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wage based on amt workers produce

20
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Scanlon plan

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Gainsharing prog in which employees receive a bonus if ratio of labor costs to sales value of production is below a set standard

21
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Employee stock ownership plan ESOP

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Arrangement in which org distributes shares of stock to all its employees by placing it in a trust

22
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balanced scorecard

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Combo of perf measures directed toward the company’s LT and ST goals and used as basis for awarding incentive pay