Intro to HR Chapter 4-6

WHITEBOARD TERMS:

  • Job Description

    • Definition: it outlines the responsibilities, qualifications, and c0mpany information for any job

    • Example: middle school teacher - teaches classes, prepares lesson plans, and watches over children

  • Time and Motion Study

    • Definition: how long tasks take, and how people do those tasks. It helps find ways to make work quicker and easier

    • Examples:

      • Time study: a machine can make someone’s job easier and quicker

      • Motion study: of a worker is moving items back and forth, if they rearrange it, they wouldn’t have to move as much

  • Job Analysis

    • Definition: searching for information about the job

    • Example: researching the responsibilities, benefits, and work environment of a job

  • Job Design

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

    • Example: A company allowing an IT technician who expresses interest in graphic design to take on additional graphic design tasks after receiving training

    • managers think about how to design jobs to improve performance

    • the goal is to enhance company performance

    • establishes the

  • O*NET

    • Definition: an online database created by the US department of labor that serves as a comprehensive source of information for many occupants

    • Example: you can search up the code for dental assistant and find related jobs. It will show you a variety of information of sample of reported job titles, tasks, and technology.

  • Job Rotation

    • Definition: The practice of moving employees between jobs in an organization

    • Example: Cross training, horizontal rotation, rotational assignment

  • Flex Time

    • Definition: Working schedule with a flexible set of starting and ending hours

    • example: working 10am-6pm one day then 9:30am-5:30pm on a different day

  • Compressed Workweek

    • Definition: employees work longer but fewer days. Often fixed schedules. Common in the public sector and health industries.

    • Example: Work 4 days a week, 10 hours each day.

  • Growth Need Strength

    • Definition: the strength of a person’s need for personal accomplishment, development, learning, and development

    • Example: an employee who actively seeks out new challenges at work, is eager to learn new skills, constantly asks for feedback to improve, and actively looks for opportunities to take on more responsibility, demonstrating a strong desire for a personal and professional development

  • Outsourcing

    • Definition: when a company hires another company to support another business in correct direction

  • Offshoring

    • Definition: when a company moves part of its operation to another country usually to cut costs

  • Furlough

    • Definition: temporary unpaid leave from work. Essentially being “laid off” due to a lack of work BUT aren’t intended to be permanent. (short/long term)

    • Example: government shut down

  • Attrition

    • Definition: the gradual decrease in an organizations workforce due to employees leaving the company

    • Voluntary example: when an employee chooses to leave. an employee leaving for personal reasons like better pay

    • involuntary example: layoffs

  • Labor Demand

    • Definition: the total number of workers that employers are willing and able to hire at a given wage level and within. This is influenced by factors like business growth, economic conditions, tech advancements, and government regulations.

    • Example: retail hiring extra during the holidays

  • Labor Shortage

    • Definition: occurs when there are more open positions than available workers to full them

    • Example in construction: lack of skilled workers

    • Example in manufacturing: low wages lead to workers seeking better paying positions

  • Succession Planning

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

    • Example: A family business that transfer ownership and teaching them skills to take over the business

  • Labor Supply

    • Definition: The number of hours that workers are available to work at any given wage rate

    • Example: Wage changes, population changes, benefits

  • Role Overload

    • Definition: When someone has too many responsibilities in the time they have available

    • Example: Project manager takes on too many projects and struggles to meet deadlines.

SLIDES

  • KSA

    • knowledge, skills, and abilities

  • Primary goal of managing the primary human resources activities

    • maximize the employee contributions that yield competitive advantage

  • Importance of job design and job analysis

    • critical role in managing employee attitudes and behaviors