MIE 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: H-1B Visa, Baby Boomers, Mobile Computing
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An organization"s workers includes its employees and people who have contracts to work at the organization. Internal labor force has been drawn from the external labor market. Number and kinds of people in external labor market determine kinds of human resources available to an organization. Baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964)) Hrm spends much time on retirement planning, retraining and motivating workers. Organizations struggle to control rising costs of health care and benefits. Organizations must find ways to prepare youth labor force. As more of the workforce reaches retirement age, some companies have set up mentoring programs between older and younger workers so that knowledge is not lost but passed on. Hr implications toward undocumented or illegal immigrants. Gap between needed and available skills has decreased company"s ability to compete. Companies may lack capacity to upgrade technology, reorganize work, and empower employees. Nc can attract employers by reducing corporate tax rates, or.