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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/02%3A_Human_Resource_Strategy_and_Planning/2.07%3A_Assignment-_Becoming_a_ChangemakerThe quality of your deliverables—that is, your ability to convert learning into practical insight—will largely determine whether, at the end of the internship period, you are offered a position with t...The quality of your deliverables—that is, your ability to convert learning into practical insight—will largely determine whether, at the end of the internship period, you are offered a position with the firm or simply thanked for your participation. As a perspective point, she suggests you keep the following quote from the text in mind: “The essence of management and strategy is making sense of reality: human, organizational and situational.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/02%3A_Human_Resource_Strategy_and_Planning/2.02%3A_Organizational_Strategic_PlanningIn the development phase, HR management is responsible for providing the human capital insight to support analysis of the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, including identifying areas of expert...In the development phase, HR management is responsible for providing the human capital insight to support analysis of the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, including identifying areas of expertise and sources of competitive advantage as well as identifying and assessing critical skills and knowledge gaps, leadership development issues.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/8%3A_Compensation_and_Benefits/10.05%3A_Putting_It_Together-_Compensation_and_BenefitsIn addition to a changing workforce, many other factors affect the types of compensation and benefits companies offer, including changing legislation, rising cost of living, the presence of labor unio...In addition to a changing workforce, many other factors affect the types of compensation and benefits companies offer, including changing legislation, rising cost of living, the presence of labor unions, and what an industry is able to pay. For the modern company and HR management department, it’s worth thinking about ways that we can change the way we do business to promote income equality and reduce the impact of business on the earth’s environment.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/16%3A_Module_14-_Safety_Health_and_Risk_Management/16.01%3A_Introduction_to_Improving_Workplace_SafetyWhat you’ll learn to do: Explain how to improve workplace safety If you are a manager, HR manager or business owner interested in improving workplace safety, you will find OSHA’s website an excellent ...What you’ll learn to do: Explain how to improve workplace safety If you are a manager, HR manager or business owner interested in improving workplace safety, you will find OSHA’s website an excellent resource. In this section, we’ll mine their site and cite SHRM research to identify key workplace safety factors and HR’s role in improving workplace safety. Contributors and Attributions
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/9%3A_Performance_Management_and_Appraisal/11.09%3A_Appraisal_MethodsThe development of MBO is a process in which objectives “cascade down through the organization.” That is, “the organization’s overall objectives are translated into specific objectives for each succee...The development of MBO is a process in which objectives “cascade down through the organization.” That is, “the organization’s overall objectives are translated into specific objectives for each succeeding level in the organization-divisional, departmental and individual.” [5] Although MBO is a complex and time-consuming method that must be undertaken as an organizational initiative, it has the potential to address some of the relevance and motivation issues of other appraisal methods.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/8%3A_Compensation_and_Benefits/10.10%3A_Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963In 1942, the National War Labor Board also endorsed the idea of equal pay for equal work, issuing a “General Order supporting equal pay for men and women for work that was of ‘comparable quality and q...In 1942, the National War Labor Board also endorsed the idea of equal pay for equal work, issuing a “General Order supporting equal pay for men and women for work that was of ‘comparable quality and quantity.’” [1] Over two decades later, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) was enacted as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/9%3A_Performance_Management_and_Appraisal/11.08%3A_Steps_in_the_Appraisal_ProcessIndiana University’s Human Resource department explains that “while a list of major job duties tells the employee what is to be done, performance standards provide the employee with specific performan...Indiana University’s Human Resource department explains that “while a list of major job duties tells the employee what is to be done, performance standards provide the employee with specific performance expectations for each major duty.” [1] Performance standards include both observable behaviors—the how—and the expected results that comprise satisfactory job performance.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/9%3A_Performance_Management_and_Appraisal/11.03%3A_Discussion-_Performance_Management_and_AppraisalA recent article in Kellogg Insight (an online publication of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management) uncovered a gender bias in performance management that you will consider today. In...A recent article in Kellogg Insight (an online publication of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management) uncovered a gender bias in performance management that you will consider today. In the article “Numeric Performance Reviews Can Be Biased Against Women,” authors Lauren Rivera and Andras Tilcsik claimed that ten-point rating systems in performance appraisals are biased against women, who score lower on the scale than their male counterparts, particularly in male-dominated fields.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/11%3A_Employee_Termination/13.04%3A_Why_It_Matters-_Employee_TerminationIn addition, labor costs and taxes at their car plant in Europe had increased by 15%. The executive board at XYZ Automotive decided their best way to cut costs was to eliminate their European plant. A...In addition, labor costs and taxes at their car plant in Europe had increased by 15%. The executive board at XYZ Automotive decided their best way to cut costs was to eliminate their European plant. Although XYZ Automotive was able to cut costs initially, their decision to shut down the European plant cost them millions of dollars in employee compensation and severance packages and millions more in lost sales and profits.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Human_Resources_Management_(Lumen)/11%3A_Employee_Termination/13.12%3A_Layoffs_vs._FiringWhen an employee is laid off, it is usually through no fault of their own, but rather a business decision made by the company to cut costs. In order to fill this gap, the company needs to spend a lot ...When an employee is laid off, it is usually through no fault of their own, but rather a business decision made by the company to cut costs. In order to fill this gap, the company needs to spend a lot of time and resources to interview, hire, onboard, and train the new employee. It will also take time to get the new employee up to speed and performing at the levels required of the position.
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