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| human resource management (HRM) |
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| the philosophies, policies, and practices that an organization uses to affect the behaviors of people who work for the organization |
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| equal employment opportunity |
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| states that job applicants and employees should be judged on characteristics that are related to the work that they are being hired to do and on their job performance after being hired, and they should be protected from discrimination based on their personal background characteristics, such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and so forth |
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| title VII of the Civil Rights Act |
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| prohibited discrimination by employers, employment agencies, and unions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or natural origin |
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| bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) |
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an organization is allowed to discriminate based on a characteristic that is can demonstrate MUST be present in ALL employees for a particular job - gender for locker room attendants - physical appearance for models |
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| the extend to which scores on a test or interview correspond with actual job performance |
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| fair labor standards act (1938) |
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establishes a minimum wage, which may be raised by individual states - controls hours through premium pay for overtime - controls working hours for children - applies to most nonmanagerial employees in private industry |
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| requires men and women to be paid equally when they are doing equal work (in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions) in the same organization |
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| involves forecasting the organization's human resource needs and developing the steps to be taken to meet them |
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| employees who are hired by companies for specific tasks or short periods of time with the understanding that their employment may be ended at any time |
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a detailed file maintained for each employee that lists level of education, training, experience, length of service, current job title and salary, and performance history - to keep track of talent in the organization so that it can be nurtured and used effectively |
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| measures performance by obtaining assessments of the employee from a variety of sources: supervisors, subordinates, colleagues inside the company, people outside the organization with whom the employee does business, and even a self-appraisal by the employee |
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| non-monetary compensation |
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| many forms of social and psychological rewards, such as recognition and respect from others and opportunities for self-development |
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| direct payments such as salary, wages, and bonuses, as well as benefits such as covering the costs of insurance plans |
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| perceived fairness increase if at or above market average |
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| pay such as commissions, bonuses, and profit sharing |
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