1. Human Resource Management
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2. Human Resource Management
Activities necessary for staffing the organization and sustaining high employee performance
The strategic and operational management of activities to enhance the performance of the human resources in the organization
Those activities necessary to supply the organization with the appropriate number and combination of people who can and will perform the tasks necessary to accomplish organization goals
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3. Human Resource Management
Why Does HR Matter?
Source of competitive advantage
Managing people for competitive advantage
Employment security
Selective hiring
Self-managed teams, decentralized decision-making
Relatively high compensation -- contingent on performance
Extensive training
Reduced status differentials
Information sharing
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4. Human Resource Management
HR Functions
Planning and Job Analysis
Legal and EEO
Staffing
Training and Development
Compensation and Benefits
Employee and Labor Relations
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5. Human Resource Management
Legal Considerations
Staffing
Various EEO (next slide…)
Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (1988)
Compensation and Benefits
Social Security Act (1935)
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
ERISA (1974)
COBRA (1984)
Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)
Safety
OSHA (1974)
Labor Relations (later…)
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6. Human Resource Management
EEO: Laws
Equal Pay Act (1963)
Civil Rights Act (1964), Title VII
Age Discrimination Employment Act (1967)
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act (1974)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978)
ADA (1990)
Civil Rights Act (1991)
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7. Human Resource Management
Staffing
Strategic issues
Hire vs. train
The best vs. good enough
Recruitment
Difficult today…..or always difficult
Recruit the the people you’d like to hire
Selection
The interview
Tests
Downsizing
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8. Training and Development
Training vs. development
Training = skills
Development = long-term
Training and technology
Technology change makes training even more critical
Technology not the answer to training issues
Choosing a training method
Match method and content
Practical considerations
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9. Human Resource Management
Compensation
The problems
A limited pie to cut up
Need to balance recruitment / retention and profits
Solving the problem
External equity
Internal equity
Rewarding above and beyond expectations
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10. Employee Relations Issues
Privacy concerns
Drug testing
Work monitoring
Genetic testing
Grievances and complaints
Discipline
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11. Human Resource Management
Labor Relations
Labor laws
Wagner Act (1935)
Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
Landrum-Griffin Act (1959)
Various state right-to-work laws
A specialist area
Who gets organized ?
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12. Union Membership in the Year 2004
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13. Union Members - Where Employed
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