Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

0) When managers become aware of evidence of potential discrimination, they should do all of the following EXCEPT ________. A) pay immediate attention to the problem B) act proactively to address the potential problem C) review the organization's policies and practices D) treat the potential discriminator unfairly - D) treat the potential discriminator unfairly

What does your textbook define as Human Resource Management? - The policies, practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance. By influencing who works for the organization and how those people work, HRM can contribute to the basic measures of an organization's performance. - TRUE According to your textbook? How many full-time HR staff does an organization have on average in correlation to their employee population? - 1 HR staff : 100 employees

) Management of employee relations has shifted away from a focus on employee discipline to a focus on: A) protecting employeesʹ privacy. B) health and safety. C) one-way communication. D) managing dismissals and layoffs. E) employee engagement. - E) employee engagement

The majority of workers in Canada are governed by legislation at which of the following levels/jurisdictions? - provincial Mary Hart works for the federal government in the immigration department. Her office is located in Toronto. Which of the following pieces of labour legislation applies to her workplace? - the Canada labour code

1) Once employees have been recruited and selected, the next step would be: A) affirmative action and equal access to a job. B) orientation and training. C) interviews by coworkers. D) rules and procedures. E) discipline and counselling. - B

Personnel selection - The methodical process used to hire individuals Reliability - Indicates how free that measurement is from random error Validity - Describes the extent to which performance on the measure is related to what the measure is designed to assess Criterion related validity - A measure of validity based on showing a substantial correlation between test scores and job performance scores

t/f: The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) definition of disability does NOT include individuals who have a history of disability, such as someone who has had cancer but is currently in remission. - False What has been the farthest-reaching legislation in terms of the management of human resources? - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up t...

human resource management - the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance human capital - an organization's employees described in terms of their training, experience, judgement, intelligence, relationships, and insight high performance work system - a firm in which technology, organizational structure, people, and processes work together seamlessly to give a firm a competitive advantage

1) Human resources management refers to: A) all managerial activities. B) concepts and techniques used in leading people at work. C) concepts and techniques for organizing work activities. D) management techniques for controlling people at work. E) the management of people in organizations. - E

HRMT 1101 FINAL EXAM