HRM

contracting outside organization to ahve work done that formerly was done by internal employees

systematic way of bringing about & managing both organizational changes & changes on individual level

change that occurs after external forces have already affected performance

change initiated to take advantage of targeted opportunities

process used to translate customer needs into a set of optimal tasks that are performed in concert with one another

trend toward opening up foreign markets to international trade & investment

software that allows workers to interface & share information with one antoher electronically

workers whose responsibilities extend beyond the physical execution of work to include planning, decision-making & problem-solving

computerized system thta provides current & accurate data for purposes of control & decision making

situation in which an orgnization asks or requires employees to take time off for either no pay or reduced pay

business practice of sending jobs to other countries

process of dismissing employees who are then hired by a leasing company & contracting with that company to lease back employees

procedures for making decisions about organization's long-term goals & strategies

process of anticipating & providing for movement of people into, within & out of an organization

focus on 2 issues --> strategy formulation & strategy implementation

basic purpose of organization as well as its scope of operations

statement about where company is going & what it can become in future clarifies long-term direction of company & its strategic intent

strong & enduring beliefs & principles that comapny uses as a foundation for its decisions

systematic monitoring of major external forces influencing the organization

comparison of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats for strategy formulation purposes

what firm adds to a product/service by virtue pf making it; amount of benefits provided by product/service once costs of making it are subtracted

pattern of human resources deployments & activites that enable an organization to enable its goals

practice of outsourcing an organization's recruiting function to an outside firm

labor markets in which workers are hired into entry level jobs & higher levels are filled from within

business practice of searching for & utilizing goods sources from around the world

company's efforts to help existing & prospective workers understand why it is a desirable place to work

couples in which both members follow their own careers & actively support each other's career development

field of study concerned with analyzing work methods & establishing time standards

outgrowth of job analysis that improves jobs through technological & human considerations in order to enhance organization efficiency & employee job satisfaction

process of studying & designing equipment & systems that are easy & efficient for people to use & that ensure their physical well-being

job design theory that purports that 3 psychological states (experiencing meaningfulness of work performed, responsibility for work outcomes & knowledge of results of work performed) of a jobholder result in improved work performance, internal motivation & lower absenteeism & turnover

process of adding a greater variety of tasks to a job

process whereby employees rotate in & out of different jobs 

enhancing a job by adding more meaningful tasks & duties to make work more rewarding or satisfying

granting employees power to initiate change, thereby encouraging the to take charge of what they do