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What might help an employee work harder?
Being treated well, incentives, proper working conditions
Generally, the boomer generation likes the idea of having short term jobs
False, the older generation prefers a stable job that allows for progress within
What is the first step in “finding the right people,” where a certain department lays the groundwork for the hiring process
Human Resource Planning
What is Human Capital?
economic value of combined knowledge, experience, skills, and capabilities of employee
What is Unconscious Bias
A negative or positive bias towards a specific group that a person is unaware of.
What is one purpose for making a good employer brand?
Attempt to attract skilled knowledgeable workers.
What are Supertemps?
Highly skilled people pursuing an independent career.
Every employee is given one of these before they are hired, which summarizes the tasks of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of the job that they were hired for.
Job Description
What is a company's top asset?
Their people
What is an employee affinity group and what do they do?
Employee affinity groups are groups based on social identity that partake in activities such as educating, mentoring programs, training and skills seminar, minority intern programs, community volunteering
What are Alumni Social Networks?
People that have been let off, but remain in contact with managers in case they are ever need.
Human Capital is the only factor that allows for competitive success.
False, although it is the top factor, Customer Relationships and Product Service and Innovation are involved too.
This term, sometimes referred to as “talent acquisition,” is the second step of the “finding the right people” process
Recruiting
A way of using computers and telecommunication equipment to do work without going to the office.
What is ethnocentrism?
The belief that ones own group and culture are inherently superior to other groups.
In the New Contract, employers expect what from employees?
Creative development opportunities.
Lateral career moves; incentive compensation.
Desire for challenging assignments.
Information and resources; decision-making authority.
When was the Tele network Enhancement Act signed?
December 9, 2010
What is it called when an organization hires a person (usually in high school or college) and comes to an arrangement where the employee exchanges free or low cost labor in return for job experience?
Internship
What are Contingent Workers?
People that work for an organization, but are not on a permanent of full-time status.
What is ethnorelativism? How does it tie into pluralism?
Ethnorelativism is the belief that all groups and subcultures are equal. Pluralistic environments strive to include all groups and subcultures, therefore displaying ethnorelativism as a core value.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) attempts to do what?
Attempts to Balance
Pay between men and women
Employment regardless of Race, Religion, National Origin, Gender
Fair treatment for all ages
Which of the following terms refers to when a company assesses how good of a job an employee is doing and then gives them feedback?
Performance appraisal
What is the model called when the organization and the individual come together to meet both of their needs, interests, and values.
The Matching Mode
The Old Contract promises employees what?
long term security
Sexual Harassment in the workplace is a violation of which U.S. Title and Act?
Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.