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GrC 422
Human Resource Management
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Management
Undergraduate 4
04/26/2011

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Major Functions of HRM
Definition
Planning, recruitment, development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, safety and health
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Human Resource Wheel
Definition

1. Culture of the organization

2. How organization Responds to change

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Who performs HR functions
Definition

1. Operating Manager

2. HR Generalists

3. HR Specialists

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What does the Human Resource Department Do?
Definition

1. Provides support

2. Specific Services

3. Advice

4. Coordination

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Challenges in HR Management
Definition

1. Diversity: gender, age, religion and language

2. Regulatory Changes: Laws, gay marriage, healthcare

3. Structural Changes: Downsizing employees, laid off

4. Technological and Managerial changes within an organization

Term
Communication Skills
Definition

1. Learn to speak to your audience

2. Back words up with action

3. Diversity: beware of stereotypes and pitfalls

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Equal Opportunity Laws
Definition
refers the right of ppl to work, get jobs, raises, promoted hired and the basis of Merit, Potential, and ability
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Equal Pay Act
Definition

deals with discrimination based on gender, men and women working in the same job area, prohibits paying ppl differently because of gender.

 

(Cannot discriminate based on gender)

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Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964
Definition
Outlaws discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, and National origin
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Disparate Treatment
Definition
treating ppl differently on purpose
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Disparate Impact
Definition

your not doing it on purpose, but somehow a group has been treated differently. 

DIDNT realize it was going on

Term
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Definition
Over 40 and under 70 years of age
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Rehabilitation Act 1973
Definition

prohibits discrimination against handicapped, or disability.

(Cant ask about disability but you can ask if there is anything that keeps the person from performing the job at hand)

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Pregnancy Discrimination Act 1978
Definition
Treat it like any other medical condition, still get benefits
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Immigration Reform and Control Act
Definition
makes it illegal to hire or recruit any illegal aliens, puts burden on employer to verify that worker is allowed to be here
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Americans with Disabilities Act
Definition
makes it illegal to discriminate against ppl qualified for a job in hiring or firing. Requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for ppl who have disabilities
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Civil Rights Act of 1991
Definition
the right to have Jury Trial, more power and potential health benefits for women, ppl with disabilities and religious minorities
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Landmark Court Cases
Definition

a.     Griggs v. Duke Power Company- AA employees told they could get a better job if they past a test (Wonder lick, smartness test), AA won the case, however many AA didn’t do well on the test, the company was trying to do the right thing but had a desperate impact.

b.     Albermale Paper v. Moody- court found that the burden of proof is on the employer. Failed to validate their employment test.

c.     University of California v. Bakke- white guy wanted to go to law school at Davis. Bakke two years in a row didn’t get in, looked at others scores said my scores are better. Reverse discrimination against the whites. Always higher people based on merit, potential and ability

d. United Steel Workers v. Weber- a case also on reversed discrimination. Union and company in agreement to give special treatment to minorities. Suite was filed and it did not pass because management and union agreed to it. It was only temporary. 

Term
Systemic Discrimination
Definition

Systemic discrimination involves a pattern or practice, policy, or class case where the alleged discrimination has a broad impact on an industry, profession, company or geographic area.

 

(I didnt mean to do it on purpose it just looks that way)

Term
EEOC Compliance
Definition

1. all organizations with 20 employees or over must keeep records

2. Compliance Process: any individual can file with the EEOC if they feel they have been discriminated in hiring, promotion, or retention practices

Term
Employment Parody
Definition
The makeup of the org is overall in sync
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Occupational parody
Definition
By job
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Relative Labor Market
Definition

Geographic Area in which you recruit employees.

CAn recruit in a certain mile radius, nationwide or international for different positions

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Underutilization
Definition
can have 40% women in organization, but you only have 22% so your underutilized
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Concentration
Definition
over represented by women or minorities
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Affirmative Action Plan
Definition
a written document that the top official of the org committee puts someone in charge of. They publicize it, study their employees to determine areas of concentration and underutilization
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Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications
Definition
ALLOWS employees to discriminate if you can establish BFOQ where you only hire on certain sex
Term
Comparable Worth and Equal pay issues
Definition
theory that every job by very nature has an inherent value and we should pay by that
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Other types of employment discrimination
Definition

religion

HIV positive

sexual orientation

Native Americans

Term
job analysis
Definition
gives nature and requirements of specific jobs
Term
MicroMotion
Definition

touch something

grab something, gripping the handle bars, feet on the peddles

Term
Element
Definition
peddling, balance
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Task
Definition
Jumping from point to point
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Product of Job analysis
Definition
gathering and reporting specific information about a specific job
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Job description
Definition
what the job entails
Term
Job specification
Definition
background requirements that you may need (Masters, 5 year degree)
Term
Job Analysis Methods
Definition

Observation

interviews

questionaires

 

Term
Job analysis Potential Issues
Definition

1. Top management support is missing

2. Single Data source utilized

3. Supervisor and job holder dont participate

4. Lack of training or motivation for employees

5. Not enough time

 

Term
Job Scope
Definition
Horizontal, number of different things that your job entails
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Job Depth
Definition
Vertical, freedom of how to get job done
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Delphi Technique
Definition
panel of experts, someone facilitates it to reach consensus
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Skills Inventory ( asked when being hired)
Definition
positions held, certain implementations of jobs youve held, plant youve started or shut down, personal data, foreign language,
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Tools to AID HR Process
Definition

succession Planning: planning for who will take your job if someone dies/leaves ect...

Ration analysis

Term
organizational objectives
Definition
statement of expected results that are designed to give the organization and its members direction and purpose
Term
weighted application forms
Definition
assigns different weights or values to different questions
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applicant flow record
Definition
completed voluntarily by a job applicant and used by employer. Questionnaire
Term
psychomotor test
Definition
strength, dexterity, and coordination
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Adverse Impact
Definition
When the selection rate of minorities & women is LESS than 80% of the RLM and majority group in hiring, promotions, transfers, demotions, or selection decisions
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4/5ths or 80% rule
Definition
a limit used to determine whether or not there are serious discrepancies in hiring decisions & other employment practices affecting women or minorities
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