Download Human Resource Management Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Human Resource Management DEFINITION 1 The set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce. TERM 2 human capital DEFINITION 2 reflects the organization's investment in attracting, retaining, and motivating and effective workforce. TERM 3 Title VII of Civil Rights Act DEFINITION 3 Forbids discrimination in all areas of the employment relationship. TERM 4 Adverse impact DEFINITION 4 when a minority group members pass a selection standard at a rate less than 80 percent of the pass rate of majority group members. TERM 5 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission DEFINITION 5 Federal agency charged with enforcing title VII as well as several other employment-related laws. TERM 6 Affirmative Action DEFINITION 6 The commitment of employers to proactively seek out, assist in developing, and hire employees that are underrepresented in the organization. TERM 7 ADA Act of 1990 DEFINITION 7 Employers must provide reasonable accommodation. TERM 8 Civil Rights Act 1991 DEFINITION 8 Makes it easier to bring discrimination lawsuits while also limiting punitive damages that can be awarded. TERM 9 Fair Labor Standards Act DEFINITION 9 Sets minimum wage and requires overtime. Salaried employees are exempt from hourly and overtime. TERM 10 Equal Pay Act DEFINITION 10 Requires that men and women are to be paid the same amount for doing the same job. Exceptions are seniority and merit TERM 21 validation DEFINITION 21 the process of determining the extent to which a selection device is really predictive of future job performance. TERM 22 2 types of validation DEFINITION 22 predictive validation content validation TERM 23 predictive validation DEFINITION 23 correlating previously collected test scores of employees with employers actual job performance TERM 24 content validation DEFINITION 24 the use of logic and job analysis to determine that selection techniques measure the exact skills needed for job performance. TERM 25 Application blanks DEFINITION 25 used to gather information about work history, educational background, and other job-related demographic data. TERM 26 assessment center DEFINITION 26 a content-valid simulation of major parts of the managerial job TERM 27 Development DEFINITION 27 Teaching managers and professionals the skills need for both present and future jobs. TERM 28 common training methods DEFINITION 28 lectures role play and case studies on-the-job and vestibule training TERM 29 vestibule training DEFINITION 29 enables participants to focus on safety, learning, and feedback rather than productivity. TERM 30 Performance Appraisal DEFINITION 30 Formal assessment of how well an employee is doing his or her job. TERM 31 Purposes of compensation DEFINITION 31 provide means to maintain reasonable standard of living provide tangible measure of the value of the individual to the organization. TERM 32 wage-level decision DEFINITION 32 A management policy decision to pay above, at, or below the going rate for labor in an industry or geographic area.
