Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Job Analysis, Discriminant Validity, Human Resource Management

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

Document Summary

What are human resources: hr describes those people or set of people who form the workforce of any organization, business, industry or economy. Hr movement: employees used to be regarded as interchangeable - don"t look at them as a source of value. What is strategic hrm: strategic hrm is the process of aligning hr functions with organizational strategy in order to achieve long or short term organizational goals, strategic thinking about hrm can assist the following hrm challenges: improving productivity. Hr is like a business within a business. Has to have an understating of the business inside and out so it known what it needs to be successful. Bringing hr thinking into formulation of organizational strategy. Key hr activities: fair hr policies, complying with legislation, analyzing and designing jobs, recruitment and selection, training and development, managing performance, compensation and rewards- a way to motivate and keep ppl in the company, employee and labour relations.