ADMS 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Human Resources, Performance Appraisal, Session 9

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1010
• Professor: Helen Pogrin

Document Summary

The human factor: organizational behaviour and human resources management focus on the people side of organizations. People are central to every aspect of firm operations all functions must consider the human factor. Two meanings: behaviour of people within organizations, most common meaning, behaviour of organizations within their environment, also called organization theory , aims to understand mental and behavioural process within the context of organization. Maximizing employee performance to achieve organizational goals ( strategic. Translates ob theory into specific firm policies and practices related to: Talent management; succession planning; labour relations; diversity; etc. Rational: money is the best mechanism for ranking peoples preferences. Labour (work) is exchanged for wages: money is the primary motivator animating employee behaviour. We are persuaded when the evidence is accurate, precise, sufficient, representative, authoritative, and clear quality of evidence: anticipate objections: Acknowledging limitations makes your writing more persuasive. Rhetoric: use of language to persuade: detail (evidence and assumptions)