Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Lecture Notes - Physical Test, Total Quality Management, Web 2.0

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: James O' Brien

Document Summary

This chapter sets the stage for material to follow. The pattern is: hr processes and activities, discussion of line and staff, challenges, strategic hrm. Planning forecast of number of employees needed now or in the future. Recruitment and selection choosing the best employees from pool of applicants. Training and development training is bottom-line oriented (specific tasks); development is education for future unknown needs, e. g. being taught to think critically. Performance management connect predicted performance to actual performance; feedback to employees. Compensation amount of pay, raises, type of incentives. Ee and labour relations e. g. western faculty was on strike last year; collective agreement ended and bargaining was settled. Physical test specifications: training and development: what do recruits learn about use of force at the depot in. Consider recruitment and selection in relation to training and development. Imagine a meeting of managers from these functions at an automotive assembly plant.