Midterm Flashcards
Wage, salary admin, compensation benefits
Incentive pay, insurance, vacation, health and wellness
Recruitment challanges
Pressure to exaggerate the positive features of the job while downplaying the negatives
Talent Management
Attracting, retaining, developing, and motivating highly skilled employees and managers
Strategic Management
a process, an approach to addressing the competitive challenges an org faces; “pattern or plan that integrates an org’s major goals, policies, and action sequences into a cohesive whole: Formulation and Implementation
Strategy Formulation
planning group decides on the strategic direction by defining the company’s goals/mission, external opportunities/threats, and internal strengths/weaknesses
Strategy Implementation
org follows through on the chosen strategy
Cost strategies of companies
• High concern for quantity and a short-term focus
• Focus on efficient production
• Invest in training employees in desired skills
Promote internally and develop internally
Internal Growth Strategies
A focus on new market and product development, innovation, and joint ventures
Age discrimination
Prohibits discrimination in employment against individuals 40 years of age or older
Task Interdependence
the extent to which a task requires interaction of the entire team
Outcome Interdependence
a situation where an employee perceives that their personal work benefits and costs are greatly influenced by the performance of other colleagues
Job Analysis
process of getting detailed info about jobs
Job Design
process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job
Ergonomics
concerned with examining the interface between individual’s physiological characteristics and the physical work environment
Biomechanics
the study of body movements at work
Process of HR Planning
Forecasting, goal setting and strategic planning, program implementation and evaluation
Forecasting
attempts to determine the supply of and demand for various types of human resources to predict areas within the org where there will be future labor shortages/surpluses
Benefits of temp workers
project-based or freelance need-based work; some people do not want to be attached to a company forever; more flexibility; better work-life balance; easier for a company to add/terminate employees
Temp Challenges
not permanent; They do not receive minimum wage or overtime pay, and they are not eligible for workers compensation and unemployment insurance
What traits stand out about applicant’s reactions to recruiters?
Warmth: reflects the degree to which the recruiter seems to care about the applicant and is enthusiastic about her potential to contribute to the company
Informativeness: applicants respond more positively to recruiters who are perceived as warm and informative
What responsibilities do employee data and information system employees have?
Record keeping, HR info systems, workforce analytics, social media, intranet and internet access
Approaches to job design
Mechanistic, Motivational, Biological, Perceptual-Motor
Mechanistic
identifying the simplest way to structure work that maxs efficiency; reducing the complexity of the work to provide easier trainin
Mechanistic Example
Cooks used to cut up all the meats and vegetables. Now, the job is split into two: “prep cook” cuts all the veggies and meats in the morning and the “line cook” uses these to prepare final meal.
Motivational
focuses on job characteristics that affect psychological meaning and motivational potential, and views satisfaction as the most important outcome of job design; focus is on increasing the meaningfulness of jobs
Motivational Example
introducing workers to scholarship recipients whose lives were changed by their awards, productivity increased by 150%
Biological
usually referred to as “ergonomics”; goal is to minimize physical strain on the worker by structuring the physical work environment and the way the human body work
Biological example
people who spend above the avg amount of time have an increased chance of having some sort of cancer
Perceptual-Motor
focuses on the human mental capabilities and limitations; goal is to design jobs in a way that ensures they do not exceed people’s mental capabilities and limitations; tries to improve reliability, safety, and user reactions
Perceptual-Motor Example
technology distracting you from important tasks, reducing performance and increasing opportunities for errors
- Talking otp while driving
- Being otp during a business meeting
