Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Is it appropriate for organizations to evaluate and compensate employees according to

Is it appropriate for organizations to evaluate and compensate employees according to objective measures of performance, even though performance is at least partially determined by factors beyond thei...

Q: Performance appraisal is a management tool. As such, managers often

Performance appraisal is a management tool. As such, managers often use the tool to benefit themselves or the company. For example, a manager may use overly positive performance ratings as a reward fo...

Q: Working individually or in groups, develop a graphic rating scale for

Working individually or in groups, develop a graphic rating scale for the following jobs: secretary, engineer, directory assistance operator.

Q: Working individually or in groups, develop, over the period of

Working individually or in groups, develop, over the period of a week, a set of critical incidents covering the classroom performance of one of your instructors.

Q: Traditionally, employee training has primarily been used to remove deficiencies.

Traditionally, employee training has primarily been used to remove deficiencies. As described in this chapter, how can technology be used to shift training toward a tool that can improve capability?

Q: Some companies reimburse the educational expenses of employees who take classes on

Some companies reimburse the educational expenses of employees who take classes on their own. In an era when people can count less and less on a single employer to provide them with work over the cour...

Q: Are companies ethically responsible for providing literacy training for workers who lack

Are companies ethically responsible for providing literacy training for workers who lack basic skills? Why or why not?

Q: Working individually or in groups, you are to develop a short

Working individually or in groups, you are to develop a short-programmed learning program on the subject “Guidelines for Giving a More Effective Lecture.”

Q: How much responsibility does a company have for managing its employees' careers

How much responsibility does a company have for managing its employees' careers? Can a company take too much responsibility for employee career development? In what ways might this be harmful to emplo...

Q: Working individually or in groups, choose three occupations (such as

Working individually or in groups, choose three occupations (such as management consultant, HR manager, or salesperson) and use some of the sources described in the appendix to this chapter to make an...