The
sum of activities required
to attract, develop, and retain people with the knowledge
and skills needed to achieve an organization's objectives.
Planning
for future personnel needs, skills, labor changes, and related
issues (such as compensation and retirement).
A
data base detailing each employee's qualifications, education,
interests, and career aspirations.
The
process of estimating future demand for employees, based
partially on estimated demand for products and services, and
partially on productivity, technological changes, and social
changes.
The
process of attracting qualified applicants to an organization
through activities such as advertising and campus visitations.
A
written statement of expectations and duties related to a
specific job. It may also include the particular
responsibilities and personal characteristics needed to fulfill
job assignments.
The
process of choosing and hiring employees from among those
candidates recruited for the organization.
A
method of evaluating employees&-usually managers&-by
conducting exercises, simulated work situations, tests,
interviews, and psychological testing to determine skills and
managerial potential.
A
formal indoctrination program that introduces new employees to
their job responsibilities, coworkers, and work environment.
Instruction
for specific job skills, usually associated with nonmanagement
employees. Transaction processing system (TPS) Also called
electronic data processing (EDP), a TPS is configured to handle
repetitive data and programmed calculations for efficient
transactions and report summaries, not to handle decision&-making
support information.
Programs
focused on leadership, productivity, and organizational issues,
often associated with management.
The
management of wages and salaries, including raises, bonuses, and
monetary incentives.
The
management of pensions, insurance, workers compensation dental
plans, educational benefits, vacations, health care, and other
"fringes" important to employees.
A
field of activities to help employees resolve personal problems
and to improve their performance.
Activities
concerned with relationships between an organization's
management and legally recognized unions and associations.
The
process of appraising subordinates behavior and providing
feedback to help them improve their performance.
Positively
or negatively skewing an individual's evaluation on the basis of
a limited number of traits.
A
transfer is a formal change in an employee's job or position to
satisfy employee preferences or to accommodate organizational
shifts in resources.
Employees
are terminated when they are formally severed from the
organization through retirement, death resignation, or
dismissal.
