Chapter 1 review

Which of the following functions as a consulting firm within the company

Centers of expertise

Line authority

Traditionally gives managers the right to order issues to other managers or employees

Line manager

A manager who is authorized to direct the work of subordinates and is responsible for accomplishing the organization's tasks

Staffing

Determining what type of people should be hired

Why is human resource management important?

1. Avoid personal mistakes you don't want to make 2. Help ensure that you get results- through people 3. You might spend some time as a human resource manager 4. You may end up as your own human resource manager

What are some examples of HR competencies?

1. Leadership and navigation 2. Ethical practice 3. Business Acumen 4. Relationship Management 5. Consultation 6. Critical evaluation 7. Global and Cultural effectiveness 8. Communication

Trends affecting HRM

1. Workforce demographics and diversity trends 2. trends in how people work 3. globalization trend 4. economic trend 5. technology trends

Organization

A group consisting of people with formally assigned roles who work together to achieve the organization's goals

Staff manager

A manager who assists and advises line managers

Managing

To perform five basic functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling

Leading

Getting others to get the job done; maintaining morale

Staff authority

Gives a manager the right to advise other managers and employees

At pagonia, " people are treated like adults." this basic assumption of trust and other factors by Patagonia's managers comprise their

HR philosophy

One big consequence of globalized competition and demographic and technology trends is the growing emphasis on a company's . . .

Human capital

Patagonia's commitment to it's workers' knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise shows that Patagonia really values its . . .

Human capital

Which of the functions of management includes getting others to get the job done, maintaining morale, and motivating subordinates

Leading

Controlling

Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels

Manager

Someone who is responsible for accomplishing the organization's goals, and who does so by managing the efforts of the organization's people

Using facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to recruit job canidates is an example of HR using which of the following trends

Technology

Management Process

The five basic functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling

Human resource management

The process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and of attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns

How is the workforce likely to become more diverse in the next few years?

There will more woman in the workplace

Patagonia's employees are involved in, connected to, and committed to getting their work done. This type of connectivity is known as

employee engagement

Planning

establishing goals and standards; developing rules and procedures

People who work at patagonia do so because the organization's core values resonate with their own. According to the society of human resource management, the abiloty to integrate core values, integrity, and accountability throughout all organizational and business practice is known as . . .

ethical practice

organizing

giving each subordinate a specific task; establishing departments; delegating authority to subordinates