Term
| What are the 5 models of public human resource management service delivery |
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Definition
-Traditional
-Reform
-Strategic
- Privatization/outsourcing
-Hybrid |
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Term
| What 4 events shaped the practice of Public HR Management? |
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Definition
-Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
- Radical Reform
-The Obama Administration |
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Term
| What are 5 provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978? |
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Definition
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Merit Systems Protections Board
- Merit Pay for Managers
- HR Demonstration Projects
- Senior Executive Service |
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Term
| What are the 6 areas of federal human resource management that the Obama Administration has addressed during his presidency? |
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Definition
- Recruitment
- Pay system reform
- Performance management
- Training and development
- Improved labor/management relations
- In-sourcing |
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Term
| What are the 3 levels in the uniform federal performance management system? |
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Definition
- In good standing
- Outstanding
- Not in good standing |
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Term
| List the evolution of public HRM in the United States |
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Definition
- Privilege
- Patronage
- Professionalism
- Performance
- People
- Privatization
- Partnership |
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Term
| What 2 associations help develop international public HR management professionals? |
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Definition
- American Society for Public Administration
- International Public Management Association for Human Resources |
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Term
| What 3 ways can public HRM in the United States be viewed? |
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Definition
- Functions needed to manage human resources in public agencies
- Process by which a scarce resource is allocated
- Symbiotic and competing systems |
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Term
| What is Masaoka's working definition of HR Management? |
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Definition
| The management of people and performance in a structured way towards organizational goals |
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Term
| What are 4 ways affirmative action has been used? |
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Definition
- As a tool to promote equal opportunity employment
- To redress past discrimination against persons based on such factors as race and gender
- To correct racial and gender imbalances in the workplace
- To create a diverse workplace |
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Term
| What is the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative or Proposal 2? |
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Definition
| A law that bars the use of affirmative action in government contracting and university decisions |
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Term
| What 3 cases addressed affirmative action in admissions decisions? |
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Definition
-Regents of University of California V. Bakke (1978)
- Gratz V. Bollinger (2000)
- Grutter V. Bollinger (2003) |
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Term
| What did the case Wyngant V. Jackson Board of Education (1986) Determine? |
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Definition
| Affirmative action cannot be used with layoff decisions |
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Term
| What are the 2 reasons affirmative action programs are struck down? |
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Definition
- There is no compelling government interest
- The program is not narrowly targeted to meet its specific goals |
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Term
| What is disparate treatment? |
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Definition
| Deliberately discriminating against a member of a protected class |
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Term
| What is disparate impact? |
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Definition
| practices in employment, housing, or other areas may be considered discriminatory and illegal if they have a disproportionate adverse impact on a person of a protected class (including race, ethnicity, gender, color, age, religion, and disability status) |
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Term
| What is the major suggested reason for governments lack of ability to attract and retain qualified personnel? |
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Definition
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Term
| Generations are defined as |
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Definition
| - Recognizable groups of individuals that share a common history and significant life events at critical development stages |
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Term
| What are the 4 generations? |
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Definition
- Traditionalists
- Baby-boomers
- Gen Xers
- Gen Y |
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Term
| What are 3 characteristics of the younger generations? |
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Definition
- Challenge Authority
- Be less loyal to organizations
- Look for Promotions based on performance |
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Term
| What generation has a preference for a long-time career with one company? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many generations are currently in the workforce? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which generation has a sense of individualism? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which generation is connected to work 24/7? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who are more likely to leave their jobs? |
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Definition
- Less Experienced Workers
- Those who feel poorly compensated |
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Term
| what are the 5 steps in the hiring process? |
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Definition
Define he job & candidate profile
recruit a strong pool of candidates
screen and select
make the job offer
bring the new hire on board |
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Term
| name 3 things to be careful of when conducting pre-employment testing? |
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Definition
be consistent
don't get candidates to do unpaid work for you
don't use personality/aptitude tests |
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Term
| Checklist for orienting a new staff member |
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Definition
preemployment
first day
first week
first month |
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Term
| Pitfalls of reference checks? |
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Definition
individual may work well in one enviornment but not in another
you may recieve mixed reviews
past employers may be unwilling/legally constrained from discussing performance |
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Term
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Definition
base salary/wages
pay increases
bonus/commision
benefits
non-financial benefits |
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Term
| laws you need when setting salary |
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Definition
FLSA
Anti-discrimination
gov contracts
state/local law
legal limit on executive compensation |
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Term
| factors in establishing a salary range |
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Definition
job functions/responsibilities
competetiveness with other orgs/sectors
ranges for other positions within org
ranges that allow for raises in the future
what budget can bear |
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Term
| what is the salary benchmarking process? |
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Definition
| choose a few positions and compare those within other organizations of similar type and size |
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Term
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Definition
dont pay well
ceo have exorbitant salary |
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Term
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Definition
| spelled out against objective benchmarks and established in dollar amounts |
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Term
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Definition
salary constant regardless of hours
paid more than 455 a week
perform execmpt executive, professional, administrative, computer analysis duties |
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Term
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Definition
seperate business
not on payroll
not eligable for benefits |
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Term
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Definition
analyzing salaries and ranges
benchmarking your salaries |
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