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HMD259
Chapter 1
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Management
Undergraduate 3
08/27/2010

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Term

People Management

 

Definition
a companies ability to attract, develop, and keep talented employees 
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Human Resources Practices
Definition
The practices that a company has put in place to manage employees.
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One of the largest fixed cost
Definition
Maintaining a workforce 
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Best way to manage employees?
Definition
There is no single best way to manage employees. Each company is different & must manage different.  Usually combined effort
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The 3 HR challenges?
Definition
Environmental Influences, Organizational Demands, Regulatory Issues
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Primary HR Activities
Definition

1. Work Design & workforce effort

2. Managing Employee Competencies

3. Managing Employee Attitudes & Behaviors

Term
Work Design & Workforce Planning
Definition
Designing jobs, & planning for the work force needed to achieve organizational goals
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Managing Employee Competencies
Definition
Identifying, acquiring, and developing employee talent & skills 
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Managing Empl Attt. & Behaviors
Definition
Encouraging and motivating empl to perform in appropriate ways to contribute to company goals.
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Organizational Demands
Definition
Internal factors, including strategy, company characteristics, organizational culture & employee concerns 
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Environmental Incluences
Definition
External factors, including labor force trends, globalization, technology, ethics & social responsiblity
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Regulatory Issues
Definition
A special sub group of environmental influences that includes federal, state, & local leg. that protects the rights of individuals & the company with reguards to the employment process.
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Job Design
Definition
deciding what employees will do on a day to day basis as well as how jobs are interconnected.
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Competencies
Definition
The knowledge, skills, abilities & other talents that employees posses.
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Alignment
Definition
THe extent to which the 3 primary HR activities are designed to achieve the goals of the organization.  
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Internal Alignment
Definition
The extent to which specific practices used within each HR activity are constantly with one another as well as aligned across the primary HR activity 
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External Alignment
Definition
The extent to which the 3 primary HR activities that a company uses help them meet their organizational demands, cope with environmental factors & comply with regulations
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