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TableofContents

STUDYGUIDEINTRODUCTION

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REQUESTINGHELP

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HOWTOUSETHISSTUDYGUIDE

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TESTINGANDSTUDENTEVALUATION

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SELECTINGAPROCTORFORYOURFINALEXAMINATION

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GRADING

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CREDITS

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COMMUNICATIONS

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COURSEINFORMATION

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TEXTBOOK

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COURSEDESCRIPTION

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COURSEOBJECTIVES

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COURSERESEARCHPAPER

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QUESTIONSFORCOURSERESEARCHPAPER

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CHAPTERONE:HUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT:ANOVERVIEW

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERTWO:THEENVIRONMENTOFHUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERTHREE:EQUALEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYANDAFFIRMATIVEACTION

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERFOUR:JOBANALYSISANDHUMANRESOURCEPLANNING

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERFIVE:RECRUITMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERSIX:INTERNETRECRUITING

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERSEVEN:SELECTION

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTEREIGHT:TRAININGANDDEVELOPMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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UNITONEEXAM

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CHAPTERNINE:CAREERPLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERTEN:PERFORMANCEAPPRAISAL

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERELEVEN:COMPENSATION

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERTWELVE:BENEFITSANDOTHERCOMPENSATIONISSUES

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERTHIRTEEN:ASAFEANDHEALTHYWORKENVIRONMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERFOURTEEN:THEEVOLUTIONOFLABORUNIONS

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERFIFTEEN:LABOR-MANAGEMENTRELATIONS

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERSIXTEEN:INTERNALEMPLOYEERELATIONS

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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CHAPTERSEVENTEEN:GLOBALHUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT

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CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

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CHAPTEROVERVIEW

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CHAPTEREXERCISES

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UNITTWOEXAM

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STUDYGUIDEINTRODUCTION

REQUESTINGHELP

Inordertofacilitateyourstudies,afacultymemberhasbeenassignedtoyouandwillserveasyourProfessor.Aletterwithyourprofessor’scontactinformationwillbemailedtoyou.YourProfessorwillbeavailabletoanswerquestionsyoumayhaveasyouprogressthroughyourstudies.YoushoulddirectallcoursequestionstoyourassignedProfessor.

Youarerequiredtomakeatleastthreecontactswithyourprofessor.AContactLogtorecordthesecontactswithyourprofessorislocatedafterthisintroduction.PleasecompletethiscontactlogandreturnitwithyourFinalExaminationRequestform.

Wecannotstressenoughhowimportantitisthatyoutakefulladvantageoftheseopportunitiestoestablishanon-goingdialoguewithyourProfessor.Youwillfindthattheseinteractionswithfacultywillbequiteusefulinhelpingyoutograspconcepts,crystallizeyourthoughts,andstayfocusedonyourstudies.Earningadegreethroughdirectedstudiesistoughenough.Useyourfaculty.You’llbegladyoudid.

THEONLINESTUDENT/FACULTYFORUMSERVESAS“STUDENTDISCUSSIONBOARD”THATENABLESSTUDENTSTOPOSTMESSAGESTOFELLOWSTUDENTSASWELLASFACULTYANDSTAFFMEMBERSOFCSU.WEHOPETHISFORUMWILLFOSTERASENSEOFCAMARADERIEBETWEENYOUANDYOURFELLOWSTUDENTSANDASSISTYOUASYOUPROGRESS

THROUGHYOURSTUDIES.ONLYCSUSTUDENTSANDALUMNIARE

PERMITTEDTOUSETHEFORUM.WHENYOUFIRSTACCESSTHEFORUM

YOUWILLHAVETOSETUPANACCOUNTWITHYOURNAMEANDPASSWORD.

THESTUDENTSERVICESDEPARTMENTREVIEWSALLACCOUNTSTOVERIFY

THATTHEUSERISASTUDENTORALUMNIBEFOREALLOWINGACCESS.

THEFORUMSHOULDGREATLYENHANCEYOUREDUCATIONALEFFORTSHERE

ATCSU.WEENCOURAGEYOUTOVISITTHEFORUMREGULARLY.YOU

CANACCESSTHEFORUMATTHEFOLLOWINGADDRESS:

HOWTOUSETHISSTUDYGUIDE

Throughsummaries,objectives,studyquestions,andpracticalexercises,thisStudyGuidewillhelpyouassimilatetheinformationpresentedinthetext.

Thiscourseconsistsoflessonsthataregroupedintounits.Asyoubegineachunit,notethetitlesofthelessonsthatcomprisethatparticularunit.Thiswillenableyoutogainanunderstandingofthegeneralsubjectbeingexploredandtodeterminehowthelessonsrelatetooneanother.Eachlessonbeginswithabriefintroduction,whichwillhelpyouputthematerialincontextandmakeiteasiertoknowwhat’sahead.

Followingtheintroductionthereisalistoflearningobjectives.Uponcompletingallthelearningtasksforeachlesson,reviewtheobjectivestoverifyinyourownmindthatyouhavegraspedthematerialscovered.

TheStudyGuidewillinstructyoutofocusonparticularportionsofyourtext.Readtheassignedportionscarefullyandtakenotestohelpyouabsorbthematerial.Afteryouhavecompletedtheassignedreading,reviewthestudyquestionslistedimmediatelyfollowingtheassignment(therewilltypicallybe5-8ofthesequestionsforeachlesson).Foreachquestion,makesomenotestohelpformulateanswers,jottingdownsomeofyourideasorkeywords.Refertothetextfreelyinfinalizingyouranswers.

Theanswerstothestudyquestionsmayappearonthepagesfollowingthequestions.CompareyouranswerstothoseintheStudyGuide.Thiswillhelpyouestablishaclearpictureofthecorrectandcompleteanswer.

Aftercompletingthestudyquestions,turntothepracticalexercisesthatarelistedattheendofthelesson(notall

lessonshavepracticalexercises).Theexercisesareanexcellentwaytoapplythetheoriesandconceptsyouhavelearned.Eachexercisewillposethought-provokingquestionsthatwillassistyouincrystallizingyourconclusions.Eventhoughyouarenotrequiredtowritetheanswerstothepracticalexercises,youareencouragedtodoso.

TESTINGANDSTUDENTEVALUATION

ThiscoursecontainsUnitExamsthatcanbefoundattheend

ofeachUnit.Theseexamsaretobetakenafteryouhave

studiedalllessonsintheunit.Markyouranswerstothe

examquestionsontheenclosedanswersheetslocatedafter

thisintroduction.Remembertocompletetheinformationat

thetopofeachanswersheetyouuse.Writethecoursenumber,

courserevisioncode,examtype,andexamnumber.Itis

necessarytosubmitUnitExamsforgradingaftercompleting

eachunit.TheUniversitywillgradetheexamsthenreturn

theresultstoyouinatimelymanner.

WhencompletingtheUnitExams,youmayuseyourtextbooks

andotheravailablereferencematerialforassistance.It

isimportantyouputforthyourbesteffortwhentakingthese

UnitExams.Thescoresyouearnontheseexamswillbe

factoredintoyourfinalgradeforeachcourse.Youwillnot

begivenanopportunitytoimproveyourgradebyretakingthe

unitexam.Sincetheseexamsareopen-bookandnotime

constraintsareimposed,youhaveanopportunitytocheckand

double-checkyouranswers.Youshouldnotsendintheanswer

sheetsuntilyouareconfidentyouhaveansweredallthetest

itemscorrectly.

DonotscheduleyourFinalExamuntilyouhavesuccessfully

completedallUnitExams.Youmustreviewtheresultsofyour

UnitExamsandcorrectanyquestionsyoumayhavemissed.

Thepurposeofthisexerciseistohelpprepareyouforthe

FinalExam.WhenyouarereadytotaketheFinalExam,please

submittherequestformlocatedafterthisintroduction.

NOTE:Keepinmindthatthepurposeforcorrectingyour

errorsontheUnitExamsistoensureyouunderstandthe

coursematerialbeforeyoutaketheFinalExam.The

correctionswillnoteffectyourUnitExamscores.

Therefore,westronglyencourageyoutomakecertainthat

youroriginalanswersarecorrect.

SELECTINGAPROCTORFORYOURFINALEXAMINATION

Finalexaminationsaretobeadministeredtostudentsbyan

approvedProctoronadatethatismutuallyconvenienttoboth.

Examinationsareideallyadministeredattestingcentersto

befoundinlocalHighSchools,TradeandVocationalSchools,

orCollegesandUniversities.TheProctormustbea

responsibleandreputablethirdpartyforwhomthereisno

conflictofinterestorappearanceofimpropriety.School

officials,counselors,educationdirectors,supervisors,

etc.arewellsuitedforthispurpose.TheProctorverifies

theexaminationwasadministeredinthemannerprescribed.

Inthepresenceofthestudent,theProctorwillthenseal

intheprovidedenvelopetheexaminationandanswersheetand

forwardtoCSU.Falsifyingproctorinformationwillresult

ininvalidationoftheexaminationandmaybecausefor

termination.Onceyouhaveselectedyourproctor,complete

theExaminationRequestformlocatedattheendofthis

IntroductionandmailorfaxittotheUniversityatleast

twoweeksbeforeyouintendtositforyourexam.Theexam

willbesentdirectlytoyourproctor.

GRADING

Yourgradeforthecoursewillbedeterminedbyyour

performanceontheUnitandFinalExams.Theexamswillbe

weightedasfollows:

UnitExams=30%

CourseResearchPaper=30%

FinalExam=40%

Total=100%

Lettergradeswillbeassignedonlyattheendofthecourse.

Successfulcompletionofthecourserequiresanoverallscore

of70%orbetter.Thefollowingscalewillbeusedto

determineyourcoursegrade:

B

C

D

F

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A=90-100

80-89

70-79

60-69

59andbelow

CREDITS

Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,youwillearn

three(3)semesterhoursofcollegecredit.

COMMUNICATIONS

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COURSEINFORMATION

TEXTBOOK

HumanResourceManagement(8thedition)byR.WayneMondy,RobertM.Noe,andShaneR.Premeaux.Copyright2002,publishedbyPrenticeHall.ISBN:0-.

COURSEDESCRIPTION

Thiscoursecoversthemajoraspectsofhumanresourcemanagement.Itprovidesanassessmentofthehumanresourcemanagementfield.Topicsinclude:equalemploymentopportunity,jobanalysis,strategicplanning,recruitment,selection,training,andperformanceappraisal.

Compensation,benefits,safetyandhealthand

labor-managementrelationsarealsoincluded.

COURSEOBJECTIVES

Atthecompletionofthiscourse,thestudentwillbeableto:

1.Describethemostcentralconcernsofahumanresourcemanagementdepartmentandwhytheseaspectsareimportantintoday’ssociety;

2.Relatethehistoryandpresentdaysituationregardingequalemploymentopportunityandaffirmativeaction,toincludeadiscussionof“politicalcorrectness”vs.fairpractice;

3.Describetheprocessofjobanalysisandindicatorsofperformance,includingMBO,TQM,PAQ,andGOJA;

4.Writeaneffectivejobdescriptionbystipulatingthekeyingredientsinsuchanendeavor;

5.DescribetherelationshipbetweenstrategicplanningandHR;

6.Discusstheselectionprocessincludingaconciseanalysisofinterviewing,reviewofapplicationsandresumes,selectiontests,andbackgroundinvestigations;

7.DescribecurrentorganizationaldepartmentsofTrainingandDevelopmentandwhereoutsourcingisaviablealternative;

8.Presentaneffectiveandpracticalprocessforevaluatingtrainingefforts;

9.Compareandcontrast“good”vs.“ineffective”adulttrainingintermsofdelivery,programdevelopment,andneedsassessment;

10.Describetheprocessofcareerplanninganddevelopment,beingsuretoincludeaconclusionconcerningthepracticaluseofsuchendeavorsintoday’sorganizations;

11.Analyzethecurrentjobmarketincludingadiscussionofhowmiddleagewhitemalesfarecomparedtominoritiesandyoungerapplicants;

12.Reviewatleastthreecurrentapproachestoperformanceappraisalandargueeachone’smeritsandlimitations;

13.Presentaconciseoverviewofthefieldofcompensation,includingthemethodsusedtodeterminepayandgradelevelswithinthecorporation;

14.Relatehowbenefitsarecurrentlyaffectingthecorporateworldintermsofbeingaviablemeansofcompensation;

15.Discusstheprogressandproblemsofsafetyandhealthyinyesterday’sandtoday’sworkenvironment;

16.Presentaconcisehistoryoflaborunionsandthepresentstatusandpowerofsuchorganizationsintoday’sworkworld;

17.Describethelegalandmoraleimplicationsofinternalemployeerelationsincludingthediscussionofdisciplinaryaction,collectivebargaining,grievanceprocedure,arbitration,andtermination.

Thestudentwillshowattainmentofthisknowledgebyscoringatleastapassinggradeonthecourseunitandfinalexams.

COURSERESEARCHPAPER

Chooseanythreeoftheissuesfromthenextsectiontoresearch.Youcanuseyourcoursetext,otherbooks,journals,magazines,newspapers,yourownexperience,oractuallyinterviewpeople.Two-threetypedpagesforeachanswer.

YourpapermustmeettheformatrequirementssetforthinthePublicationManualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA),4ed(ISBN).Thispapermustbeinyourownwords.Makecertaintoencloseanyquotedmaterialsinquotationmarksandprovideproperreference(citation)in

thebodyofthepaper(seetheAPAmanual).Further,thepaperwillbetyped,double-spacedwith1-inchmargins(top,bottom,andsides).Asaminimum,yourpapermustbesecurelystapledtogether(nopaperclips,please).

TheResearchPaperwillrepresent30%ofyourfinalcoursegrade.

ThispapermustbesenttoColumbiaSouthernandreturnedpriortoschedulingyourfinalexam.

QUESTIONSFORCOURSERESEARCHPAPER

1.SinceEEOandlegalrequirements,progresshasbeenmadeestablishingequalpayandprovidingjobsforminoritiesandwomen.HowmucheffortisbeingmadetoattractapplicantswhoareofminoritystatusWhatwouldbetheaverage45yearoldwhitemale’schancesinlandingajobbewhencompetingwithapplicantswhoareofminoritystatus,female,and/oryoungerIsthisfairlegalProfessionalathleticteamsdon’thirebasedonquotas.Positionsarefilledbythepeoplewhocanperformthebest.Whyshouldn’tthisbethecaseinbusinessandeducationaswell

2.StrategicPlanninghascome“ofage.”Organizationshavemissionstatementsandastrategicplanaswellasofteninsistingthatdepartmentsalsohaveastrategicplan.Strategicplanningtakesasignificantamountoftimeandeffort.Followupincludesdatesobjectivesaretobeaccomplishedaswellasspecificpeopleresponsibleforachievingtheresults.Yourassignmentistoevaluatetheeffectivenessofstrategicplanning,givingtheprosandconsofthismethodfororganizations.

3.OrganizationXinsiststhatemployeesaremorethansimplyprofessionalsanddoanhonestday’swork,butthattheyseetheirworkatthisorganizationasa“calling”Atthemanageriallevel,ifsomeoneisoutoftheofficeoncompanybusiness,thereisnocompensatorytimeandworking10hoursperdayisexpected,aswellasathomeandonsomeweekends.Workcomesfirst,

familyandpersonalneedssecond.Inreturntheemployeeisfairlypaidandretainstheirjobunlessjobcutsarenecessarytomeettheorganizationalbudgetandneeds.WhatisyouranalysisofthissituationIsitthewaythingsneedtobeinaprofit-productioncenteredworld

4.WhatisthedifferencebetweenworkingasamanagerorsupervisorintheUnitedStatescomparedtoworkinginacountryinEuropeComparethehoursofworkexpected,vacationtimes,jobsecurity,compensation(relativetothespecificconditionsthatcountry),chanceforadvancementforpeopleofdifferentraces,ages,andsex,andretirement.Citeresearchtobackupyourconclusionsandthinking.

5.SexualharassmenthasbecomeadominantlitigationissueinAmerica.Noonearguesthattruecasesofharassmentneedtobesurfacedandlegallyhandled.ButhavethingsgonetoofarInoneStatesituation,ifachildkissesanother’sfaceareabelowtheeye,theadministratorisrequiredtobringinthepoliceforinvestigationandawrittenreport.Inanotherstudy,femaleshaveadmittedbringinglawsuits,notbecauseofharassmentbutbecausetheywantedto“geteven”withtoughbossesandcouldn’tfindabetterwayofexpressingtheiranger.Basedonwhatyoufindandthinkregardingsexualharassment,commentonthisissue.

CHAPTERONE:HUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT:AN

OVERVIEW

CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

Aftercompletingthischapter,thestudentshouldbeableto:

1.Identifythehumanresourcemanagement

functions.

2.Explainhoworganizationsareadjustingtohuman

resourcerestructuringtrends.

3.Explaintheneedforhumanresourcestobea

strategicpartner.

4.Compareandcontrastexecutives,generalists,

andspecialists.

5.Describethechangesthatoccurinthehuman

resourcefunctionasafirmgrowslargerandmore

complex.

6.Explainthenatureoftheprofessionalizationof

humanresourcesandthedirectionithastaken.

7.Defineethicsandrelateethicstohuman

resourcemanagement.

Theseobjectivesaretakenfrompage1ofyourcoursetext

(HumanResourceManagementedition]byMondy,Noe,and

Preameaux.

CHAPTEROVERVIEW

Inthefirstpartofthechapter,thebasichumanresource

managementfunctionsarediscussed.Next,thechapter

addresseshumanresourcerestructuringtrendsandthehuman

resourcemanagerasastrategicpartner.Then,theimpact

oftechnologyisreviewed.Thedistinctionsamonghumanresourceexecutives,generalists,andspecialists,andamongthehumanresourcefunctioninorganizationsofdifferentsizesareaddressednext.Then,thechaptercoversprofessionalismandethicsinthedynamicdisciplineofHRM.Finally,adescriptionofthescopeofthebookconcludesthechapter.

ThisoverviewistakenfromtheInstructor’sManualforHumanResourceManagement,tedition,byMondy,Noe,andPremeaux.TheInstructor’sManualwaswrittenbyJudyBandyMondyandElisaAdams.ISBN:0-.

CHAPTEREXERCISES

ThechapterexercisesforthischapterarelocatedonlineatTofindtheexercises,logontothispage,andselecttheappropriatechapteratthebottomofthepage.Note:thiswebsitewasoriginallybuiltfortheseventheditiontext,soyouwillneedtofindtheappropriatenameofthechapter,ratherthanaspecificchapter.chapter1,chapter7,etc.).

Onceyouselecttheappropriatechapter,clickonthe“MultipleChoice”sectionontheleftsideofthepage.Here,youwillbeprovidedwithpracticemultiplechoicequestionsthatwillguideyourunderstandingofthechaptercontent.Whenyouselectanswersforeveryquestion,clicksubmitandyouwillreceiveimmediatefeedbackonhowyoudidontheexercises.

Additionally,eachchapteryouwillpowerpointpresentationsthatareavailableforyourreview.Thesewillmakeexcellentcoursenotesandhelpinexampreparation.Tofindthem,onceinsidethechapter,select“Powerpointfiles.”Thesefilesareratherlarge,sosavingthemtodiskmightbeagoodidea.

CHAPTERTWO:THEENVIRONMENTOFHUMANRESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

Aftercompletingthischapter,thestudentshouldbeableto:

1.Describethedynamicsofthehumanresourcemanagement

environment.

2.Identifytheexternalenvironmentalfactorsthataffecthuman

resourcemanagement.

3.Distinguishbetweenaproactiveandareactiveresponsetothe

externalenvironment.

4.Explaininternalenvironmentalfactors.

5.Describethediverseworkforcethatmanagementnowconfronts.

6.Describehumanresourcemanagementandthesmallbusiness.

7.Definecorporateculture.

Theseobjectivesaretakenfrompage29ofyourcoursetext

(HumanResourceManagementedition]byMondy,Noe,and

Preameaux.

CHAPTEROVERVIEW

Inthischapter,thedynamicsofthehumanresource

managementenvironmentarediscussed.Nextdescribedisthe

meansbywhichspecificexternalenvironmentalfactorscan

influencehumanresourcemanagementanddistinguishbetween

aproactiveandreactiveresponsetotheexternalenvironment.

Next,theinternalenvironmentalfactors,thediverse

workforcethatmanagementnowconfronts,andhumanresource

managementinthesmallbusinessenvironmentarecovered.

Thechapterendswithadiscussionofcorporateculture.

ThisoverviewistakenfromtheInstructor’sManualforHumanResourceManagement,tedition,byMondy,Noe,andPremeaux.TheInstructor’sManualwaswrittenbyJudyBandyMondyandElisaAdams.ISBN:0-.

CHAPTEREXERCISES

ThechapterexercisesforthischapterarelocatedonlineatTofindtheexercises,logontothispage,andselecttheappropriatechapteratthebottomofthepage.Note:thiswebsitewasoriginallybuiltfortheseventheditiontext,soyouwillneedtofindtheappropriatenameofthechapter,ratherthanaspecificchapter.chapter1,chapter7,etc.).

Onceyouselecttheappropriatechapter,clickonthe“MultipleChoice”sectionontheleftsideofthepage.Here,youwillbeprovidedwithpracticemultiplechoicequestionsthatwillguideyourunderstandingofthechaptercontent.Whenyouselectanswersforeveryquestion,clicksubmitandyouwillreceiveimmediatefeedbackonhowyoudidontheexercises.

Additionally,eachchapteryouwillpowerpointpresentationsthatareavailableforyourreview.Thesewillmakeexcellentcoursenotesandhelpinexampreparation.Tofindthem,onceinsidethechapter,select“Powerpointfiles.”Thesefilesareratherlarge,sosavingthemtodiskmightbeagoodidea.

CHAPTERTHREE:EQUALEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

ANDAFFIRMATIVEACTION

CHAPTEROBJECTIVES

Aftercompletingthischapter,thestudentshouldbeableto:

1.Identifythemajorlawsaffectingequal

employmentopportunity.

2.ExplainpresidentialExecutiveOrders11246and

11375.

3.IdentifysomeofthemajorSupremeCourt

decisionsthathavehadanimpactonequal

employmentopportunity.

4.DescribetheEqualEmploymentOpportunity

Commission.

5.ExplainthepurposeoftheUniformGuidelineson

EmployeeSelectionProcedures.

6.Explainadverseimpact.

7.DescribetheUniformGuidelinesrelatedto

sexualharassment,nationalorigin,and

religion.

8.Explainaffirmativeactionprograms.

Theseobjectivesaretakenfrompage53ofyourcoursetext

(HumanResourceManagementh8edition]byMondy,Noe,and

Preameaux.

CHAPTEROVERVIEW

Inthischapter,anoverviewofthemajorEEOlegislationthat

impactshumanresourcemanagementisprovided.First

discussedisthesignificantequalemploymentopportunity

lawsaffectinghumanresourcemanagement.Then,adescriptionisprovidedoftheimportanceofpresidentialExecutiveOrders11246and11375.NextreviewedaresignificantSupremeCourtdecisionsandtheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission.Next,adiscussionoftheUniformGuidelinesonEmployeeSelectionProceduresisprovidedandthetopicsofadverseimpactandadditionalguidelinesareaddressed.Theremainderofthechapterisdevotedtoaffirmativeactionprograms.

ThisoverviewistakenfromtheInstructor’sManualforHumanResourceManagement,tedition,byMondy,Noe,andPremeaux.TheInstructor’sManualwaswrittenbyJudyBandyMondyandElisaAdams.ISBN:0-.

CHAPTEREXERCISES

Thechapterexercisesforthischapte