Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visible Minority, Job Satisfaction, Common Hardware Reference Platform

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

Document Summary

Lecture 1 - introduction to human resource management. Things to cover: read pages: 66-73, 97-107 (hr text) Policies, practices and systems that influence employee"s behaviour, attitudes, and performance. Employees are human capital (characteristics of human capital): Cornerstone of hr, building block of which we build every other function of the organization. Process of finding detailed information about a job (gathering detailed information) Numbers and the types of employees that an organization needs to fill its goals. Considering the knowledge, skills, and the abilities, of employees and trying to fit those with what we require for a job. Compensation and rewards (pay and benefits) - not covered. How do we assess performance = are we meeting the organizations goals. Ethics: the fundamental principles of right or wrong. For hr practices to be considered ethical they must Provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Banana = easy going, well adjusted, generous, honest, and empathetic.