The human resource frame evolved from early work of these two pioneers
Mary Parker Follet and Elton Mayo
100
This psychologist developed one of the most influnetial theories about human needs
Who is Abraham Maslow
100
Organizations exist to serve human needs
What is one primary core assumption of the human resource frame
100
This country became one of the world's fastest-growing economies and shifted from almost entirely state-owned in 1980 to 70% private by 2005
What is China
100
True or False...half of the companies in a 2003 survey admitted that they would not make cuts that hurt in the long-term if that's what it took to meet short-term earnings targets.
What is false
200
Pioneers who laid the human resource frame's foundation criticized the original view of workers on these two grounds
unfair and bad psychology
200
This theory suggests that managers may do better by emphasizing specific performance goals than by worrying about employees' psychic needs
What is the Goal Setting Theory
200
Self actualization trends
What is Argyris's argument about one of Maslows hierarchy of needs?
200
Name one company mentioned in this section of the book
What is AT&T, Volkswagon, Home Depot, Southwest Airlines
200
The most successful company in the U.S. airline industry in recent decades.
Who is Southwest Airlines
300
The human resource frame is buit on core assumptions, such as people and organizations need each other. Why?
Organizations need ideas, energy, and talent. People need careers, salaries and new opportunities.
300
Morality, creativity, and acceptance of facts are apart of this category in Maslow's Hierachary of Needs
What is Self-Actualization
300
Views were formulated in 1950-1960
What is Argyris & McGregor observations
300
Organizations have been pushed in two conflicting directions in recent years from this.
What are global trends
300
This biggest human resource issue during Robert Nardelli's roller-coster tenure as chief executive of Home Depot from 2001-2007
What is employee loyalty
400
This favorite cartoon, wanders mindlessly through office landscape of incompetent bosses and bureaucratic inertia.
Who is Dilbert
400
This theorist said that manager's assumptions about people tend to become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Who is Douglas McGregor
400
Short term gains and long term decay
What is the risks that organizations take by downsizing for profit
400
In the late 20th century, more and more organizations turned to what to cope with business fluctations.
What is downsizing, outsourcing, using part-time or temporary workers.
400
Name one advantage of a smaller, more flexible workforce.
What is lower cost, higher efficiency, greater ability to respond to business fluctuations.
500
This company routinely violated safety standards in its push to avoid production downtime. In doing so, many employees were injured in the job.
Who is McWane
500
The more managers align organizational requirements with employee self-interest, the more than can rely on this theory's principle of self-drection.
What is Theory Y
500
What is featherbedding
giving people jobs that involve little or no work
500
The population of China which is made up mostly of farmers and workers