HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GARY DESSLER 12TH EDITION PPT CHAPTER 1

106) What is a high-performance work system? What role does strategic human resource management play in high-performance work systems?
Answer: A high-performance work system is a set of human resource management policies and practices that promote orga[r]

Chapter: 2 Objective: 3
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Learning Outcome: Summarize the nature and effects of equal employment opportunity laws 110) How can managers help firms avoid claims of discrimination? What laws are especially important for managers to understand in order to avoi[r]

Policies, file a verbal contemporaneous complaint with the harasser and the harasser’s boss
stating that the unwanted overtures are unwelcome and should cease. Next, if the unwelcome conduct does not cease, file verbal and written reports with the harasser’s manager and/or the human [r]

107) What are profiles? What role do profiles play in the employee selection process?
Answer: Profiles are the competencies, traits, knowledge and experience needed for a position. Talent management involves using the same profile for recruiting as for selecting, training, appraising, a[r]

D) What is the role of testing in Golden Creamery's strategic performance management system? Answer: B
Explanation: B) Test takers have the right to the confidentiality of test results, so it is important that Golden Creamery develops a plan for maintaining privacy prior to administerin[r]

After reading chapter 1, you should be able to: Define human resource management, and explain how HRM contributes to an organization''s performance; identify the responsibilities of human resource departments; summarize the types of skills needed for human resource management; explain the role of su[r]

44) What are the steps involved in the job analysis process? Briefly discuss the methods available for collecting job analysis information.
Answer: There are six steps in doing a job analysis. Step 1: Decide How You Will Use the Information. Step 2: Review Relevant Background Informatio[r]

share files, and gain knowledge from white papers, videos, and podcasts.”39 Table 2 illustrates how employers use technology to support delivering human resource management activities.40[r]

Chapter 8 - Project human resource management. The learning objectives for this chapter include: Explain the importance of good human resource management on projects, including the current state of the global IT workforce and future implications for it; define project human resource management and u[r]

37) What is the significance of Title VII? What has been the effect of Title VII on the modern workforce and diversity management?
Answer: Title VII bars discrimination on the part of most employers, including all public or private employers of 15 or more persons. It also covers all pri[r]

Answer: Action learning programs give managers and others released time to work analyzing and solving problems in departments other than their own. The basics include carefully selected teams of 5 to 25 members, assigning the teams real-world business problems that extend beyond their usual area[r]

94) What are the primary factors involved in determining compensation for a firm's CEO? What reasons best explain compensation reductions for top executives in recent years?
Answer: For a CEO position, job evaluation typically has little relevance. One recent study concluded that three main fa[r]

complaints about harassment seriously and issue a strong policy statement condemning such behavior. The policy should clearly describe the prohibited conduct, assure protection against retaliation, describe a complaint process that provides confidentiality, and provide accessible avenues of compla[r]

16) Dick's Sporting Goods is a sports and fitness retailer with over 300 stores in 34 states. After beginning as a small bait and tackle shop in 1948, Dick's has grown to become a leader in the sports and fitness retail industry. Many career opportunities are available in Dick's in areas as dive[r]

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