MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reasonable Accommodation, W. M. Keck Observatory, Nominal Group Technique
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Mhr 523 winter 2016 midterm key topics. Define psychological contract and explain how this concept is important in the workplace. The unwritten understandings and informal obligations between an employer and its employees regarding their mutual expectations of how each will perform their respective roles. Within a typical business, the psychological contract might include such things as the levels of employee commitment, job satisfaction and the quality of working conditions. People go into the field of hr simply because they like working with people. Hrm: the management of people in organizations to drive successful organization performance and achievement of organizations strategic goals. Human capital: the skills, knowledge, education, training and expertise of the organizations workforce. Briefly describe each of the functional areas of hr. Studies conducted at the hawthorne plant of western electric that were concerned with the impact of fatigue, rest pauses, and lighting on employee productivity.