Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
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The process of attracting, developing, and maintaining high-quality workforce
Human resource management (hrm)
The talent people offer organizations in the form of abilities, knowledge, experience, ideas, energies, and commitments
Human capital
Aligns human capital with organizational strategies and objectives
Strategic human resource management
The extend to which an individual’s knowledge, skills, experiences and personal characteristics are consistent with job requirements
Person-job fit
The extent to which an individual’s values, interests, and behavior are consistent with the culture of the organization
Person-culture fit
Packages of opportunities and rewards that make diverse and talented people want to belong to and work for the organization
Employee value propositions
Occurs when someone is denied a job or job assignment for non-job-relevant reasons
Job discrimination
The right to employment and advancement without regard to race, sex, religion, color, or national origin
Equal employment opportunity (EEO)
An effort to give preference in employment to women and minority group members
affirmative action
Employment criteria justified by capacity to perform a job
Bona fide occupational qualifications
Occurs when men and women are paid differently for doing equal work
Pay discrimination
Penalized a woman in a job or as a job applicant for being pregnant
Pregnancy discrimination
Penalizes an employee in a job or as a job applicant for being over the age of 40
Age discrimination
The right to privacy both on and off the job
Employee privacy
The exchange of value between the individual and the organization in the employment relationship
Psychological contract
Set of activities designed to attract a qualified pool of job applicants
Recruitment
Provide job candidates with all pertinent information about a job and organization
Realistic job previews
Choosing whom to hire from a pool of qualified job applicants
Selection
Means that a test gives consistent results over repeated measures
Reliability
Means that scores on a test are good predictors of future job performance
Validity
Evaluates job candidates in simulated work situations
Assessment center
Evaluates job candidates as they perform actual work tasks
Work sampling
A trial hire where the job candidate is given a short-term employment contract to demonstrate performance capabilities
Job audition
Influences he expectations, behavior, and attitudes of new members of groups and organizations
Socialization
