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Chapter 11- HR Management

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affirmative action
employment activities designed to "right past wrongs" by increasing opportunities for minorities and women
apprentice programs
training programs involving a period during which a learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the skills and procedures of a craft
cafeteria-style fringe benefits
fringe benefits plan that allows employees to choose the benefits they want up to a certain dollar amount
compressed workweek
work schedule that allows an employee to work full number of hours per week but in fewer days
contingent workers
workers who do not have the expectation of regular, full-time employment
core time
in a flextime plan, the period when all employees are expected to be at their job stations
flextime plan
work schedule that gives employees some freedom to choose when to work, as long as they meet the required number of hours
fringe benefits
benefits such as sick-leave pay, vacation pay, pension plans, and health plans that represent additional compensation to employees beyond base wages
human resource management (HRM)
the process of determining human resource needs and then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evaluation, compensating, and scheduling employees and scheduling employees to achieve organizational goals
job analysis
a study of what is done by employees who hold various job titles
job description
a summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions, and then relationship of the job to other functions
job sharing
an arrangement whereby two part-time employees share one full-time job
job simulation
the use of equipment that duplicates job conditions and tasks so that trainees can learn skills before attempting them on the job
job specifications
a written summary of the minimum qualifications required of a worker to do particular job
management development
the process of training and educating employees to become good managers and then monitoring the progress of their managerial skills over time
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