MGMT 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Job Analysis, Job Sharing, Human Resource Management
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Human resource management (hrm) the process of determining human resource needs and then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to achieve organizational goals. The roles and responsibilities of hrm have evolved primarily because of these two key factors. Organizations" recognition of employees as their ultimate resource. Changes in the law that rewrote many traditional practices. Affirmative action employment activities designed to right past wrongs by increasing opportunities for minorities and women. Reverse discrimination discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group (e. g. , whites or males) usually as a result of policies designed to correct previous discrimination against minority or disadvantaged groups. Job analysis a study of what employees do who hold various job titles. Job description a summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities and duties, the working conditions, and the relationship of the job to other functions.