DEALING WITH AN AGING WORKFORCE
The average age of the US labor force is rising, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Anyone who hires, fires,…
DEALING WITH AN AGING WORKFORCE
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Title XII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made sexual harassment discriminatory Sexual harassment is illegal and unfair Undermines fairness, respect, trust, morale, and…
MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES
Abraham Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Theory Behavior is determined by an individual’s strongest needs, but the lower-level needs must be satisfied before the next higher-level needs…
Behavioral Foundations of Human Resource Management
TERMINOLOGY Attitudes –are feelings and beliefs Samples of Attitudes Job Satisfaction – is a person’s attitude concerning aspects of the work environment such as the…
Planning and Policy Development
TERMINOLOGY Core Competency – a central or important capacity of an organization Demand – the amount of resources needed by an organization Forecasting– involves making…
ACTIVITIES LEADING TO CORE COMPETENCIES
Shared problem solving Integrating new technologies Importing knowledge Experimenting HUMAN RESOURCE SHOULD UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING To meet future staffing needs To cope with change To…
POLICIES ON LATENESS SHOULD INCLUDE:
What time work begins How long past that time is considered late How to schedule and report planned and unplanned late arrivals How may late…
Organizing and Designing Jobs
TERMINOLOGY Autonomy – the extent to which employees are free to schedule their own activities, decide work procedures, and select necessary equipment Class– a group…
Analyzing Jobs and Writing Job Descriptions
TEMINOLOGY Adverse Impact – when the selection rate for any protected group is less that 80% (4/5) of the selection rate for the majority group…
METHODS OF ANALYZING JOBS
Interview – Job holders discuss their positions with a job analyst who then prepares a draft description for the agreement and approval of the job…