MHR 523 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Underemployment, Nominal Group Technique, Markov Chain

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 523
• Professor: Pat Sniderman

Document Summary

6 hrm responsibilities*: job analysis, hr planning, selecting employees, training employees, managing compensation, communicating with employees. 5 external environmental influences on hr*: economic conditions, labour market, government, technology, globalization. 5 legal frameworks for employment law in canada: constitutional law, legislated acts of parliament, regulations, contract law, common law. 2 types of discrimination: intentional intentionally discriminating a group, unintentional apparently neutral policies that hurt a group. 2 types of sexual harassment: sexual coercion sexual harassment in exchange for tangible benefits such as promotion or preventing being fired, sexual annoyance sexual harassment without link to tangible benefits. 4 designated groups*: women, aboriginals, visible minorities, disabled people. 7 plights of the discriminated groups: lower pay, occupational segregation, glass ceiling, underutilization, higher unemployment, underemployment, low status jobs with little career potential. 7 ways to create an inclusive environment*: top management commitment, integration of diversity initiatives and talent, support groups, diversity training programs, critical relationship networks, open dialogue, management responsibility and accountability.