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HRM Vocab - Chapter 2
MGMT 6260
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Sociology
Graduate
03/27/2013

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Bargain Laborer HR Strategy (60)
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A human resource strategy that combines emphasis on short-term employees with a focus on reducing costs (an external/cost approach)
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Business-level Strategy (47)
Definition
A competitive strategy that concerns how an organization, or part of an organization, will compete with other organization that produce similar goods or services
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Committed Expert HR Strategy (61)
Definition
A human resource strategy that combines emphasis on long-term employees with a focus on producing unique goods and services (an internal/differentiation approach)
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Commitment Strategy (52)
Definition
A human resource bundle that builds strong attachment to the organization and emphasizes worker empowerment.
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Competitive Business Strategy (40)
Definition
Strategy that focuses on different ways to provide goods and services that meet customer needs.
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Contingency Approach (52)
Definition
A human resource perspective that seeks to align different ways of managing people with different competitive strategies for producing goods and services
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Control Strategy (47)
Definition
A human resource bundle that emphasizes managerial control and tries to streamline production processes.
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Corporate-level Strategy (47)
Definition
A competitive strategy that concerns the different businesses and diversity of products and services that an organization produces
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Cost Leadership Strategy (47)
Definition
A business-level strategy that seeks to produce goods and services inexpensively
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Differentiation Strategy (47)
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A business-level strategy that seeks to produce goods and services that are in some manner superior to what is produced by competitors
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External Environment (41)
Definition
Forces outside the organization's boundaries that influence the organization and its outcomes
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External labor orientation (56)
Definition
A human resource perspective that limits attachment to a specific organization and emphasizes hiring workers who already possess the skills they need to complete specific tasks
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Free Agent HR Strategy (61)
Definition
A human resource strategy that combines emphasis on short-term employees with a focus on producing unique goods and services (an external/differentiation approach)
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Human Resource Bundles (52)
Definition
Groups of human resource practices that work together to create a consistent work environment
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Human Resource Strategy (40)
Definition
Strategy that focuses on different ways of managing employees of an organization.
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Internal Labor Orientation (56)
Definition
A human resource perspective that emphasizes hiring workers early in their careers and retaining those workers for long periods of time
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Loyal Soldier HR Strategy (59)
Definition
A human resource strategy that combines emphasis on long-term employees with a focus on reducing costs (an internal/cost approach).
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Opportunities (41)
Definition
Positive elements of an organization's external environment
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Role (51)
Definition
Behaviors that define how a person is expected to act in a given setting, such as the workplace.
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Strategy (40)
Definition
Coordinated choices and actions that provide direction for people and organizations.
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Strengths (42)
Definition
Positive elements that define areas in which an organization has high internal capability
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Threats (41)
Definition
Negative elements of an organization's external environment
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Universalistic Approach (52)
Definition
A human resource perspective that seeks to identify methods of managing people that are effective for all organizations
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Weaknesses (42)
Definition
Negative factors that define areas in which an organization has low internal capability
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