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F/M Ch8 Terms
Terms for chapter 8 of fundamentals of management
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10/18/2012

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human resource management (HRM)
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the set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce
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human capital
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reflects the organization's investment in attracting, retraining, and motivating an effective workforce
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin in all areas of the employment relationship
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adverse impact
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when minority group members meet or pass a selection standard at a rate less than 80% of the pass rate of majority group members
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Equal Employment Opportunity commission
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charged with enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act
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outlaws discrimination against people older than forty years; passed in 1967, amended in 1978 and 1986.
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affirmation action
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intentionally seeking and hiring qualified or qualifiable employees from racial, sexual, and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the organization
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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forbids discrimination against people with disabilities
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Civil Rights Act of 1991
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amends the original civil rights act, making it easier to bring discrimination lawsuits while also limiting punitive damages
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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sets a minimum wage and requires overtime pay for work in excess of 40 hours per week; passed in 1938 and amended frequently since then
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
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requires that men and women be paid the same amount for doing the same job
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
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a law that sets standards for pension plan management and provides federal insurance if pension funds go bankrupt
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Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies
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National Labor relations Act
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passed in 1935 to set up procedures for employees to vote on whether to have a union; also known as the wagner act
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National Labor Relations Board
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established by the Wagner act to enforce its provisions
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Labor-Management Relations Act
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passed in 1947 to limit union power; also known as the Taft-Hartley Act
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Occupational Safety and health act of 1970 (OSHA)
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directly mandates the provision of safe working conditions
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job analysis
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a systematized procedure for collecting and recording information about jobs within an organization
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replacement chart
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lists each important managerial position in the organization, who occupies it, how long he or she will probably remain in the position, and who is or will be a qualified replacement
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employee information system (skills inventory)
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contains information on each employee's education, skills, experience, and career aspirations; usually computerized
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recruiting
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the process of attracting individuals to apply for jobs that are open
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internal recruiting
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considering current employees as applicants for higher-level jobs in the organization
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external recruiting
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getting people from outside the organization to apply for jobs
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realistic job preview (RJP)
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provides the applicant with a real picture of what it would be like to perform the job that the organization is trying to fill
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validation
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determining the extent to which a selection device is really predictive of future job performance
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training
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teaching operational or technical employees how to do the job for which they were hired
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development
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teaching managers and professionals the skills needed for both present and future jobs
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performance appraisal
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a formal assessment of how well an employee is doing his or her job
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Behaviorally Anchored rating Scale (BARS)
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A sophisticated rating method in which supervisors construct a rating scale associated with behavioral anchors
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360-degree feedback
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a performance appraisal system in which managers are evaluated by everyone around them- their boss, their peers, and their subordinates
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compensation
Definition
the financial remuneration given by the organization to its employees in exchange for their work
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job evaluation
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an attempt to assess the worth of each job relative to other jobs
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benefits
Definition
things of value other than compensation that an organization provides to its workers
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diversity
Definition
a characteristic of a group or organization whose members differ from one another along one or more important dimensions, such as age, gender, or ethnicity
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diversity and multicultural training
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training that is specifically designed to better enable members of an organization to function in a diverse and multicultural workforce
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labor relations
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the process of dealing with employees who are represented by a union
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collective bargaining
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the process of agreeing on a satisfactory labor contract between management and a union
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grievance procedure
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the means by which a labor contract is enforced
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knowledge workers
Definition
workers whose contributions to an organization are based on what they know
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