HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Human Resources Management (HRM) - ANSWERS-The management
of people in organizations to drive successful organizational
performance and achievement of the organization's strategic goals
Human Capital - ANSWERS-The knowledge, education, training, skills,
and expertise of an organization's workforce
Scientific Management - ANSWERS-The process of "scientifically"
analyzing manufacturing processes, reducing production costs, and
compensating employees based on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement - ANSWERS-A management philosophy
focusing inn concern for people and productivity
Outsourcing - ANSWERS-The practice of contracting with outside
vendors to handle specified business functions on a permanent basis
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MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Employee Engagement - ANSWERS-The emotional and intellectual
involvement of employees in their work, such as intensity, focus, and
involvement in his or her job and organization
Strategy - ANSWERS-The company's plan for how it will balance its
internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats
to maintain a competitive advantage
Change Agents - ANSWERS-Specialists who lead the organization and
its employees through organizational change
Environmental Scanning - ANSWERS-Identifying and analyzing
external opportunities and threats that may be crucial to the
organization's success
Metrics - ANSWERS-Statistics used to measure activities and results
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, HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Balanced Scorecard - ANSWERS-A measurement system that translates
an organization's strategy into a comprehensive set of performance
measures
Productivity - ANSWERS-The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods
and services) to its inputs (people, capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping,
forestry, and mining
Secondary Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in public administration,
personal and business services, finance, trade, public utilities, and
transportation/communications
Traditionalists - ANSWERS-Individuals born before 1946
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, HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Baby Boomers - ANSWERS-Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X - ANSWERS-Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y - ANSWERS-Individuals born since 1980
Contingent/Non-Standard Workers - ANSWERS-Workers who do not
have regular full-time employment status
Globalization - ANSWERS-The emergence of a single global market for
most products and services
Organizational Culture - ANSWERS-The core values, beliefs, and
assumptions that are widely shared by members of an organization
Organizational Climate - ANSWERS-The prevailing atmosphere that
exists in an organization and its impact on employees
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MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Human Resources Management (HRM) - ANSWERS-The management
of people in organizations to drive successful organizational
performance and achievement of the organization's strategic goals
Human Capital - ANSWERS-The knowledge, education, training, skills,
and expertise of an organization's workforce
Scientific Management - ANSWERS-The process of "scientifically"
analyzing manufacturing processes, reducing production costs, and
compensating employees based on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement - ANSWERS-A management philosophy
focusing inn concern for people and productivity
Outsourcing - ANSWERS-The practice of contracting with outside
vendors to handle specified business functions on a permanent basis
END OF
PAGE
1
, HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Employee Engagement - ANSWERS-The emotional and intellectual
involvement of employees in their work, such as intensity, focus, and
involvement in his or her job and organization
Strategy - ANSWERS-The company's plan for how it will balance its
internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats
to maintain a competitive advantage
Change Agents - ANSWERS-Specialists who lead the organization and
its employees through organizational change
Environmental Scanning - ANSWERS-Identifying and analyzing
external opportunities and threats that may be crucial to the
organization's success
Metrics - ANSWERS-Statistics used to measure activities and results
END OF
PAGE
2
, HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Balanced Scorecard - ANSWERS-A measurement system that translates
an organization's strategy into a comprehensive set of performance
measures
Productivity - ANSWERS-The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods
and services) to its inputs (people, capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping,
forestry, and mining
Secondary Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector - ANSWERS-Jobs in public administration,
personal and business services, finance, trade, public utilities, and
transportation/communications
Traditionalists - ANSWERS-Individuals born before 1946
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, HUMAN RESOURCES LATEST
MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM
EXAM
Baby Boomers - ANSWERS-Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X - ANSWERS-Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y - ANSWERS-Individuals born since 1980
Contingent/Non-Standard Workers - ANSWERS-Workers who do not
have regular full-time employment status
Globalization - ANSWERS-The emergence of a single global market for
most products and services
Organizational Culture - ANSWERS-The core values, beliefs, and
assumptions that are widely shared by members of an organization
Organizational Climate - ANSWERS-The prevailing atmosphere that
exists in an organization and its impact on employees
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