MANA 3320 UTA EXAM 1 GRADED A+
Affirmative Action - ANSWER-An organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire
or promote people in a particular group
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - ANSWER-A necessary (not merely
preferred) qualification for performing a job
Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) - ANSWER-processing and
transmission of digitized HR information especially using computer networking and
Internet
Employee Empowerment - ANSWER-Giving employees responsibility and authority to
make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or customer service
Ergonomics - ANSWER-study of interface between individuals' physiology and
characteristics of physical work environment
Evidence-based HR - ANSWER-Collecting and using data to show that human resource
practices have a positive influence on the company's bottom line or key stakeholders
Flextime - ANSWER-A scheduling policy in which full-time employees may choose
starting and ending times within guidelines
(A work schedule that allows time for community and family interests can be extremely
motivating)
high performing work systems - ANSWER-Organizations have best fit between their:
social system and technical system
-reliance on knowledge workers
-empowerment of employees to make
decisions
-teamwork
HR Information Systems (HRIS) - ANSWER-A computer system used to acquire, store,
manipulate, analyze, and distribute, information related to an organization's human
resource
HR planning - ANSWER-identifying the numbers and types of employees the
organization will require to meet its objectives
Human Capital - ANSWER-an organization's employees described in terms of their:
training
experience
judgment
intelligence
Affirmative Action - ANSWER-An organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire
or promote people in a particular group
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) - ANSWER-A necessary (not merely
preferred) qualification for performing a job
Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) - ANSWER-processing and
transmission of digitized HR information especially using computer networking and
Internet
Employee Empowerment - ANSWER-Giving employees responsibility and authority to
make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or customer service
Ergonomics - ANSWER-study of interface between individuals' physiology and
characteristics of physical work environment
Evidence-based HR - ANSWER-Collecting and using data to show that human resource
practices have a positive influence on the company's bottom line or key stakeholders
Flextime - ANSWER-A scheduling policy in which full-time employees may choose
starting and ending times within guidelines
(A work schedule that allows time for community and family interests can be extremely
motivating)
high performing work systems - ANSWER-Organizations have best fit between their:
social system and technical system
-reliance on knowledge workers
-empowerment of employees to make
decisions
-teamwork
HR Information Systems (HRIS) - ANSWER-A computer system used to acquire, store,
manipulate, analyze, and distribute, information related to an organization's human
resource
HR planning - ANSWER-identifying the numbers and types of employees the
organization will require to meet its objectives
Human Capital - ANSWER-an organization's employees described in terms of their:
training
experience
judgment
intelligence
