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Where did the presenter work - correct answer ✔Burt's Bees & Campbell Soup company
What does Burt's Bees believe in and do? - correct answer ✔They have a lip bomb from bees and wax,
named the company after the bees that Burt owned. They cared about the environment
What's the story of how Burt's Bees got made? - correct answer ✔Burt was trying to sell a gallon of
honey. He met another woman who made it into the right container with her graphic design skills. He
gave her the wax and she made the formula to make the lip bomb from the farmer's almanac.
What can traveling and experience out of state do? - correct answer ✔It can add $5,000 to your
starting salary, so if you can get an out of state or country internship it is encouraged.
Brand alignment - correct answer ✔Process of ensuring that HR policies, practices, and programs
support or are concurrent with an organization's overall culture or brand, including its products and
services.
Ex: South West Airlines has a motto to treat their employees like they treat their customers, in the best
way possible. This leads to happier employees and better customer ratings.
Burt's Bees: A cycle - correct answer ✔Naturtal (Ingredients are natural, processing, and well being)→
Humanitarian (Employment, fair trade, social responsibility) → Environmental→ in the middle
Constituents (Consumers, customers, community, vendors, industry, government)
Effects of culture on employees was in BB? - correct answer ✔They were able to get volunteers to look
through trash for weeks, explained, and taught about recycling. They also got better results. They
created passion.
Sometimes you just have to ask people.
,It's not about what leadership brings but what everyone brings in. You're just as much a part of the
culture.
How do I find a company that matches my values? - correct answer ✔Corporate social responsibility &
GRI.
Corporate social responsibility - correct answer ✔a business's concern for society's welfare. A report
can be made and this is not required. You can find a ton of information about the company you are
looking for
GRI - correct answer ✔Global reporting initiative, they voluntarily report on economic, social, and
environmental performance. Since it is voluntary, not all companies report the same things, but a good
source to learn what your prospective company is doing.
CSR discusses employment issues. Jack Sparrow and Carnival cruise line employees subject to Maritime
law? - correct answer ✔False, only the employment
The CSR discusses employee benefits. Patagonia offers up to 9 weeks of time away from your job called
a sabbatical. - correct answer ✔Fact: 2 months of work for an environmental group of your choice. This
shows they follow their values.
The GAP supports your commute by offering to pay for your car lease for a period of time - correct
answer ✔False: Offers commuter benefits for full and Part-time employees.
San Fran BART passes.
Safety metrics. For every 100 Tiffany and Co. employees, 10 are injured. - correct answer ✔False, their
recordable incident rate is 2.21.
2 for every 100 workers and they employ 12,000 workers (can include the miners)
,Diversity metrics. 36% of management banded jobs are held by female employees at Cocoa- Cola
company. - correct answer ✔True
Consumer goods firms are usually more _________ _________ than tech firms. - correct answer
✔Female friendly
Hershey Slave Labor Will End With Switch to - correct answer ✔Fair Trade Cocoa. Hershey slave labor
to end, as chocolate giant vows to use certified Fair Trade Coca Cola.
Uganda connected to the U.S. and can sell things for better prices here with - correct answer ✔better
worker conditions, and advantages because of fair trade.
You will only see the fair trade mark if - correct answer ✔it's sourced outside of the U.S. and if they are
in a process where they are paying more to benefit the farmers.
For every 1000 Croc employees, 50 shoes are donated. - correct answer ✔True: Greater than 50,000
shoes were donated by the company (not necessarily a good number.) This shows what is important to
the company. You can compare the 1:1 with TOMS.
Mr. Produrgal says: Effective manager is genuinely caring about - correct answer ✔People serving
under you.
Mr. Produrgal says: You use the results of an engagement survey or people won't - correct answer
✔answer the next one.
Mr. Produrgal says: remember you are hired for what - correct answer ✔you know and fired for who
you are.
Mr. Produrgal says: Leniency - correct answer ✔gives EVERYONE a favorable rating
, Mr. Produrgal says: Halo effect particular behavior gives - correct answer ✔gives an overall favorable
rating.
Mr. Produrgal says: horns - correct answer ✔annoying behavior that taints even good behavior
Mr. Produrgal says: STAR - correct answer ✔Situation
Task
Action
Result
High-performance work system - correct answer ✔Right combination of people, technology, and
organizational structure that makes full use of the organization's resources and opportunities in
achieving its goals.
Each of these elements must fit well with the others in a smoothly functioning whole.
In a high-performance work system, the elements that must work together include: - correct answer
✔1. Organizational structure
2. Task design
3. People (the selection, training, and development of employees)
4. Reward systems
5. Information systems
HRM plays an important role in establishing all of these.
Organizational structure - correct answer ✔The ways organization groups its people into useful
divisions, departments, and reporting relationships.