Intro. to Business Ch. 10
When a Patagonia employee is on leave of absence, another employee is moved into that job temporarily, enabling the employee to gain new skills. Which function of human resources management does this represent?
Employee development
As the human resource director of a moderately successful manufacturing firm, you have been asked to review the company culture and environment in order to recommend operational changes based on the Patagonia model. Which of the following would make implementing changes in your company's working condition policies, such as compensation, flextime, and other benefits, more difficult?
A collective bargaining agreement
As the human resource manager for a small but growing company, you have set out to create a family-friendly workplace. In addition to emulating successful companies like Patagonia, which of the following direct regulations would have the MOST influence on your policy design?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The "perks" of working at Patagonia, such as flexible scheduling and paid internships with environmental activist groups, are all components of its overall ______________.
compensation system
As shown in the video, Patagonia uses what the chapter calls _____________ to attract employees and compensate for their lower-than-average industry wages.
incentive programs
Patagonia is known as a pioneer in establishing __________ programs.
on-site child care
According to the video, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's mantra was "Let my people surf," which has been taken to mean that the employees should be familiar with the product through usage. Because of this, Patagonia sees using flextime to experience the product as ________.
on-the-job training
Patagonia uses informal group interviews when hiring candidates because this makes it possible to see whether the candidate is comfortable with the company's collaborative working style. This process is known as a(n) ________.
realistic job preview
As a recently hired human resources manager for a large sports clothing firm, you find you are having trouble recruiting the level of talent that your company demands due to high demand and low supply. Looking to Patagonia for ideas, which of the following benefits would BEST attract new talent without costing the company more money in benefits?
Flextime
Your company has decided to copy Patagonia's extremely liberal flextime policy In connection with this, which of the following would be a key element of your overall company policies?
Performance appraisals