HR

genetic information

Info ab the individuals genetic tests and genetic tests of family members, or diseases & disorders

low cost strategy

Jobs are narrowly focused and emphasize standardized and repetitive actions, behaviors are fairly well understood, individuals hired w basic skills, and employees are paid based on jobs they perform

Distributive justice

Justice deals w fairness in what individuals receive for their efforts, compensation for time and effort put into jobs

Procedural justice

Justice is achieved when the determination that the process used to make decisions, rewards, and resolution of disputes is viewed as fair

Environmental influences

Labor force trades, technology , globalization , ethics and social responsibilities

Who are the individuals responsible for supervising and directing a group of employees to perform tasks

Line manager

Reasonable Accomodation

Modifications/adjustments that allow a disabled person to perform job

A set of underlying values and beliefs that employees share that is unwritten yet understood

Organizational culture

Tools a company uses to manage employees are

HR practices

Strategey

A plan for achieving competitive advantage that influences how employees add value, impact types of jobs employees perform, and affects attitudes and behaviors employees display

Alternative Dispute Resolution

A process by which 2 parties resolve conflicts through the use of a specially trained third party.

In labor force trends the fastest growing ethnic groups are

Asians and Hispanics

Globalization

Blurs country boundaries in business activities and encourages offshoring

Treating people differently bc of characteristics that have nothing to do with their ability to perform

Discrimination

Discriminated against a member of a protected class then disparate______has occurred

Disparate impact

When an employer intentionally discriminated bc of a characteristic that defines the protected class disparate_________has occurred

Disparate treatment

Managing employee competencies

Ensuring employees have the necessary knowledge, kills , abilities and other talents to achieve work objectives

Domestic strategy

International strategy involves serving markets within a particular country

Act addresses employment discrimination on basis of race , color , religion ,

Title VLL of the civil rights act of 1964

International strategy involves shared vision and coordination across business, tailoring products to meet country needs

Transnational strategy

competitive advantage

a company's ability to create more economic value than its competitors

disability

a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

Undue hardship

an accommodating action that places significant difficulty or expense on the employer

quid pro quo harassment

form of sexual harassment in which sexual favors are requested in return for job-related benefits

External Alignment

When practices work in concert with another as well as with external challenges companies face

Which international strategy involves not aligning with particular country, but across countries to gain efficiencies ? They don't target unique tastes and preferences of individuals

Global strategy

Environmental influences

Globalization, labor force trends , ethics and social responsibilities, technology Not employee concerns

Support function that designs and implements company policies for managing employees

HR department

Which of the following is not one of the benefits, health, and wellness required by law

Healthcare

Differentiation strategy

Jobs are geared toward creativity or customer service, employees hired w specific skills and new perspectives, jobs require cooperation, creativity, and knowledge sharing, pay is based on individual potential

International strategy involves establishing autonomous business units in multiple countries, meets needs of their country

Multinational strategy

Both equal employment opportunity commission and the office of federal contract compliance programs are responsible for developing guidelines and overseeing compliance w anti discrimination law. Which deals w executive orders

Office of federal contact compliance

Psychological contract

Perceived obligations employees believe they owe their company & the company owes them

Organizational demands

Strategy , organizational culture , employee concerns , company characteristics Labor force trends is not a part of it

Essential functions

The job, tasks , duties , and responsibilities that must be done by a person in a job

Internal alignment

When practices within each HR activity are consistent with each other