Licensing is one means of entering a foreign market.
In general public sector employees have more bargaining power than private sector
employees.
Employer sanctions resulting from a case of disparate impact can affect areas of the
business beyond HR, for example changes to advertising strategies and catalog content.
Corporate social or environmental performance relates to a companys ability to make
profits while not sacrificing the resources of its people, the community, and the planet.
The trait approach is better suited for performance appraisal development than the job
oriented and worker oriented approaches.
Institutionalized socialization is formal and involves providing each member of the
organization with the same, sequential, fixed information upon organizational entry.
The most effective career development programs take into consideration the goals of
both the individual and the organization.
The following are examples of current HR trends.
1) Increased globalization of the economy
2) Technological changes
3) Decreased litigation
4) Stagnation in the labor force
Technological innovations, lower costs associated with skilled labor, and direct access
to growing markets are all putting pressure on companies to decrease global expansion.
Providing training for managers is a means to reduce bias in performance appraisals.
The two major principles that describe the competitive advantage that a business has are
perceived customer value and uniqueness.
Job Compatibility Questionnaire (JCQ) is an example of disguised-purpose
dispositional measure.
Distributive bargaining is the most common type of bargaining in which both sides try
to reach a mutually beneficial alternative or a win-win solution.
Pay for performance plans are most effective when managers set the goals and have
control over the pace of work.