Intro to HR Chapter 4-6

Job Description

It outlines the responsibilities, qualifications, and company information for any job.

Time and Motion Study

Analyzes how long tasks take, and how people do those tasks, to find ways to make work quicker and easier.

Job Analysis

Searching for information about the job.

Job Design

The process of defining the responsibilities and duties of an employee’s role to improve satisfaction, productivity, and performance.

O*NET

An online database created by the US Department of Labor that serves as a comprehensive source of information for many occupations.

Job Rotation

The practice of moving employees between jobs in an organization.

Flex Time

Working schedule with a flexible set of starting and ending hours.

Compressed Workweek

Employees work longer but fewer days, often following fixed schedules.

Growth Need Strength

The strength of a person’s need for personal accomplishment, development, learning, and development.

Outsourcing

When a company hires another company to support another business in the correct direction.

Offshoring

When a company moves part of its operation to another country, usually to cut costs.

Furlough

Temporary unpaid leave from work, resembling being 'laid off' due to a lack of work but not intended to be permanent.

Attrition

The gradual decrease in an organization's workforce due to employees leaving the company.

Labor Demand

The total number of workers that employers are willing and able to hire at a given wage level.

Labor Shortage

Occurs when there are more open positions than available workers to fill them.

Succession Planning

A business strategy that prepares employees to take on leadership roles when others leave.

Labor Supply

The number of hours that workers are available to work at any given wage rate.

Role Overload

When someone has too many responsibilities within the time they have available.