MHR 523 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Paternalism, Human Rights Activists, Performance Appraisal
23 Jan 2013
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1. surviving a recessionary style: facing the global trade challenge, meeting the challenge of productivity improvement. Productivity: the ratio of an organization"s outputs (goods or services) to its inputs (people, capital materials and energy) (page 6) Outouts (goods and services)/ inputs (e. g people, capitals, materials, energy) (page 7) Outsourcing: cutting costs and raising productivity level (how companies manufacture somewhere else w/ low labor pays) contracting tasks to outside agencies or persons. (page 8) Outplacement: assisting employee"s to find jobs with other employees (pg 8) Computerization: a major technological change allowing the processing of vast amounts of data at great speeds, enabling organizations to improve efficancy, responsiveness, and flexibility in operations. (page 8) Telecommuting: paid labor performed at the employees home, full-time or part- time, with assistance of pcs, modems, fax machines, etc. (pg 10) Automation: he automatically controlled operation of a process, system, or equipment by mechanical or electronic devices. (page 10)
