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Admin Final
Week 4- Human Resource Management
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Graduate
12/07/2012

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What does effective HR management involve?
Definition
-recruitment, hiring and termination practices
-matters related to pay and benefits admin
-compliance with legal requirements related to employee hiring and mangement
-retirement programs/practices
-employee assistance programs related to work productivity
Term
How should effective HR management be seen?
Definition
Efficient
-Effective
-Fair
-Legal
Term
What is essential for effective HR management?
Definition
Documentation
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What roll do position descriptions play?
Definition
-Factual basis for recruitment
-Selection
-Performance Review
Term
What 3 elements do position descriptions have?
Definition
1. Identification information
2. A job summary
3. A list of principle duties performed
Term
What are the two processes of interviewing job applicants?
Definition
-Prescreening
-Interviewing
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What are the two types of employee compensation?
Definition
-Direct
-Indirect
Term
What is an important motivator but not the only one?
Definition
Money
Term
What is direct compensation?
Definition
Money
Term
How must direct compensation be perceived?
Definition
Faire and equitable
-Both to interna and external organizations
Term
What is indirect compensation?
Definition
Non-cash compensation
AKA fringe benefits
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Term
How has retirement compensation change?
Definition
From DEFINED BENEFIT to DEFINED CONTRIBUTION
Term
Regarding employee rewards, what must managers be aware of?
Definition
-Employee needs
-Which factors are likely to motivate the workforce to optimum efficiency
Term
Theories of employee motivation:
Definition
1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2. Theory X
3. Theory Y
4. Two factor theory
5. Vroom's Valence theory
6. Adam's Equity theory
7. Locke's Theory of Goal setting
Term
What are the three steps in Vroom's theory?
Definition
1. Expectancy
2. Instruementality
3. Valence
Term
In Adam's equity theory, what does inequalities equal?
Definition
Unhappy workers
Term
What is a summary of Locke's theory of goal setting?
Definition
The higher and more specific a person's goals, the harder the person will rty, and the higher the resulting performance
BUT the goals established must be perceived as attainable
Term
What type of rewards for motivation are obvious and tangible?
Definition
Extrinsic
Term
What types of rewards are factors found in the activities found rewarding in and of themselves... achievements, challenges?
Definition
Intrinsic
Term
The goal is to use available organizational resources most efficiently to __________________________________--keeping in mind matters of ____________ and ________________ equity.
Definition
maximize employee productivity
-internal and external
Term
What are the 3 common mental health issues in the workplace:
Definition
1. Chemical dependancy
2. Depression
3. Abuse
Term
An organizations written policies and procedures do what?
Definition
Address and resolve employee related problems
Term
What are the characteristics of policies and procedures?
Definition
CLEAR and CONSISTENT
Term
Organizations should have established __________________________________ that can be applied on an consistent and competent manner (is discipline warranted? what nature and severity?
Definition
Progressive discipline processes
Term
All activities related to employee discipline must be:
Definition
adequetely documented in writing----DOCUMENTATION IS ESSENTIAL
Term
Weaknesses in Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory:
Definition
Individuals:
-behavior may be response to several needs at once
-may respond diff at similiar levels
-may tolerate now for future benefits
Term
How do most managers use theory x and theory y?
Definition
Polar opposites--use a mix of the two
Term
What are the two factors in Herzberg's two-factor theory?
Definition
1. Hygiene factors--lower level aspects of the job that are not motivational factors that improve job performance but if not address can result in less motivation
2. Motivator factors---ie recognition, feeling of achievement etc
Term
_________________________=management and workers jointly determine the terms and conditions of employment and the work--including ______________________ observance of regular and established procedures-not arbitrary or discrimitory
Definition
Collective bargaining
Due process
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