HR Theory and Practice Exam 1 Study Guide
Human Resources (HR) - Answer-A set of individuals who make up the workforce of an
organization
Human Resources Management (HRM) - Answer--function performed in rganizations that
facilitates the most effective use of people to achieve organizational and...
Indirect (Employee Benefits): benefits employee receives such as paid vacations, sick leave,
holidays, medical insurance
Important HR associations - Answer✔✔--SHRM
-www.hr.com
-Association for Talent Development
SHRM - Answer✔✔-Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) : An effective
organization that allows members to exchange ideas.
How many days to file a lawsuit with EEOC? - Answer✔✔-45 days from the day the
discrimination occured
Ethics - Answer✔✔-What is good and bad, or right and wrong, and with moral duty and
oblication
Role of HR professionals in ethics - Answer✔✔-HR helps establish organizations conscience.
Firms with weak ethical cultures experience 10 times more misconduct than companies with
strong ones.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Answer✔✔-implied, enforces, or felt obligation of
managers to serve or protect interests of groups other than themselves.
Global Sexual Harassment trends - Answer✔✔--behaviors may not seem a problem in other
cultures.
-117 countries outlaw sexual harassment
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