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Functioning Team
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Functioning Team
functional team is composed of a manager and his or her subordinates for a particular functional area
cross-functional team
groups consisting of people from different functional areas of the company
Mediation
intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration
Civil Rights Act
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
Disability Act
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government' programs and services.
Generations
The Greatest Generation (GI Generation): Born 1901-1924.
The Silent Generation: Born 1928-1945.
Baby Boom Generation: Born 1946-1964.
Generation X: Born 1965-1980.
Millennial Generation or Generation Y: Born 1981-1996.
Generation Z or iGen: Born 1997-2010.
Stereotypes
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Managing up
consciously and deliberately developing a meaningful, task-related, mutually respectful relationship with your direct superiors
Benefits
part of an employee's compensation over and above wages or salary
Conflict management
Handling, controlling, and guiding a conflictual situation to achieve a resolution.
Cultural intelligencethe ability to understand and respond appropriately to different cultural contexts and situationsEtiquettethe customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.