Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Study Guide - Authoritarianism, Intellectual Capital, Shared Decision-Making In Medicine

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Hrm processes and activities: organizational, work and job design, planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, occupational health and safety, employee and labour relations. Current business challenges: global economy- globalization, survival of firms and business sector- outsourcing, downsizing, technology and quality, responses to environment and climate change, developing human capital and talent management, demographic and employee concerns. The selection process: completion of application form or submission of resume. Inadequate reference checking can contribute to high turnover, employee theft and white collar crime: most critical step in the selection process is the decision to accept or reject applicants. It is only through the indivuaduals that the organization gains knowledge. Learning is the goal of training and development: the primary reason why organizations train their employees is to bring their ksas up to the satisfactory level, training can improve employee engagement which in turn can reduce turnover.