HRIR 3021 UMN EXAM 1 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer-Discrimination, Racism, gender and religion
Navigate new legislation and court cases
Human Resource Management - Answer-Policies, practices and systems that influence
employees behavior, attitudes and performance
Human Capital - Answer-Value of employees' training, experience, judgement,
intelligence, insight, networks
HRM Role - Answer-How do we hire, promote, develop, and compensate people to
achieve these goals
HRs central responsibility - Answer-to deliver workforce behaviors need to achieve
goals
HRM - Answer-consists of an organizations policies and systems that influence
employees behavior, attitudes and performance
HR department responsibilities - Answer--Analyze and design jobs
-recruit and select employees
-equip employees by training and developing them
-through performance management ensures that employees activities and outputs
match the organization goals
-plan and administer pay and employee benefits
-engage in employee relations
-Establish and administer personnel policies and keep records
-help ensure compliance with labor laws
-support the development and execution of corporate strategy
Competencies types - Answer-Technical competencies
interpersonal competencies (relationships, communication, and global and culture
effectiveness)
Business competencies
Leadership competencies
SHRM Model - Answer-provides definitions, specifics, and standards for the behavior
necessary for success at every level in an organization
HRM supervisor roles - Answer-help analyze work
interview job candidates and participate in selection decisions
provide employee training
, conduct performance appraisals
recommend pay increases
represent the company to their employees
Human capital types - Answer-training
experience
judgement
intelligence
relationships
insight
Human Resources... - Answer-are valuable
are rare
cannot be imitated
have no good substitutes
Immanuel Kants basic rights - Answer-1. Right of free consent
2. Right of privacy
3. Right of freedom of conscience
4. Right of freedom of speech
5. Right to due process
Human Resource practices to be considered ethical - Answer-must result in the greatest
good for the largest number of people, second employment practices must respect
basic human rights of privacy, due process, and free speech. Third managers must treat
employees and customers equitable and fairly.
An organizations internal labor force - Answer-Comes from its external labor market
individuals actively seeking employment
The labor market - Answer-is aging and becoming more racially and ethnically diverse,
with women in constituting roughly half of the total
Employee empowerment - Answer-giving employees responsibility and authority to
make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or customer service
Employee empowerment organization - Answer-holds employees accountable for
products and services and in exchange, the employees share in the rewards (or losses)
that result
Job design - Answer-gives employees latitiude for decision making
Selection decision - Answer-should provide employees who have the necessary
decision-making and interpersonal skills
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer-Discrimination, Racism, gender and religion
Navigate new legislation and court cases
Human Resource Management - Answer-Policies, practices and systems that influence
employees behavior, attitudes and performance
Human Capital - Answer-Value of employees' training, experience, judgement,
intelligence, insight, networks
HRM Role - Answer-How do we hire, promote, develop, and compensate people to
achieve these goals
HRs central responsibility - Answer-to deliver workforce behaviors need to achieve
goals
HRM - Answer-consists of an organizations policies and systems that influence
employees behavior, attitudes and performance
HR department responsibilities - Answer--Analyze and design jobs
-recruit and select employees
-equip employees by training and developing them
-through performance management ensures that employees activities and outputs
match the organization goals
-plan and administer pay and employee benefits
-engage in employee relations
-Establish and administer personnel policies and keep records
-help ensure compliance with labor laws
-support the development and execution of corporate strategy
Competencies types - Answer-Technical competencies
interpersonal competencies (relationships, communication, and global and culture
effectiveness)
Business competencies
Leadership competencies
SHRM Model - Answer-provides definitions, specifics, and standards for the behavior
necessary for success at every level in an organization
HRM supervisor roles - Answer-help analyze work
interview job candidates and participate in selection decisions
provide employee training
, conduct performance appraisals
recommend pay increases
represent the company to their employees
Human capital types - Answer-training
experience
judgement
intelligence
relationships
insight
Human Resources... - Answer-are valuable
are rare
cannot be imitated
have no good substitutes
Immanuel Kants basic rights - Answer-1. Right of free consent
2. Right of privacy
3. Right of freedom of conscience
4. Right of freedom of speech
5. Right to due process
Human Resource practices to be considered ethical - Answer-must result in the greatest
good for the largest number of people, second employment practices must respect
basic human rights of privacy, due process, and free speech. Third managers must treat
employees and customers equitable and fairly.
An organizations internal labor force - Answer-Comes from its external labor market
individuals actively seeking employment
The labor market - Answer-is aging and becoming more racially and ethnically diverse,
with women in constituting roughly half of the total
Employee empowerment - Answer-giving employees responsibility and authority to
make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or customer service
Employee empowerment organization - Answer-holds employees accountable for
products and services and in exchange, the employees share in the rewards (or losses)
that result
Job design - Answer-gives employees latitiude for decision making
Selection decision - Answer-should provide employees who have the necessary
decision-making and interpersonal skills
