BUS 381 Study Guide - Job Analysis, Job Performance, Occupational Safety And Health

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 381
• Professor: Patrice Kirkham

Document Summary

Operational hrm: (traditional administrative category) hr professionals hire and maintain employees and then manage employee separations. Strategic hr: hr is focused on ensuring the organization is staffed with the most effective human capital to achieve its strategic goals. Describe how human resource management supports organizational strategies. Ensures organization finds and hire the best individuals available, develops the talent, creates a productive work environment and continually builds and monitors these human assets. Explain environment trends that are impacting human resource management. Secondary sector: manufacturing and construction (decreased to 19%) transportation/communications (grown to 77%) Sandwich generation: care for children and elderly relatives: generation x: (1965-1980) first technology literate generation, tend to be independent and security to them means transferability of skills. They value flexible work-life arrangements & continuous skill development: generation y: (1980+) entering the workforce, are techno-savvy, comfortable w/ diversity & eager to make a contribution. Government 14 different jurisdictions therefore different laws (ex.