exam 3

is not a performance apprasial system per se but rather it represents a method for definging goals, objectives, and priorites

• 1. organizational-wide planning
• 2.establish performance goals/ objectives
• 3. action planning
• 4. monitor progress/periodic reviews
• 5. final appraisial evaluation

• 1. written
• 2.measurable
• 3.time specific

• 1. clarifies responsiblities
• 2. encourages participation
• 3.involves subordinate in goal-setting
• 4. greater employee motivation & committment

• 1. too much work
• 2.too much emphahsis on short term
• 3.too many objectives are set & confusion occurs
• 4.MBO is forced into jobds where establishing objectives is extremely difficult

plans that remain in place for long periods of time

• 1.policy- communicates broad guidelines for decisions and action
• 2.procedures-rule describing actions that are to be taken in specific situations

• -studies exactly what is done in a job and why.
• -includes job description and job specifications

details the duties and responisbilites of a job holder

• -lists the qualifications required of a job holder.
• -such as knowledge, skills, abilities

regulates the activites of consumer reporting agencies, it affects the disclosure of information by the employer where the employer engages a consumer agency to investigate

protects the employer when revealing information aboutformer or current employees

analyzes staffing needs and identifies actions to fill those needs

• -requires federal agencies to permit employes to examine, copy, correct or amend employee informaiton.
• - prohibits the disclosure of infor to outsiders without written consent

defined as a situation i which an employer is liable to thrid part persons for injury where the employer knew or shouldve known of the employes dangerous past

• -offers clear direction to an enterprise.
• - it describes the details needed to obtain startp finaincing and operate a new business

executive summary,industry analysis, company description

• high energy level
• high need for achievement
• self confident
• action oriented

has fewer than 500 employees, is indepently owned, operated, and does not dominate its industry

• Considered small businesses if :
• 1. manufacturing firms have more than 500 emply but less than 1500
• 2.retail firms have made less than$ 3.5 mill in annual sales but more than 13.5 mill are not
• 3.Wholesale firms have less than 500 emply but over 500 are not
• 4. Service industires with less than $3.5 million earned but more than $14.5 mill are not

• 1. Fragmentation- lack of industry leader and competitive environment
• 2.Government regulation-federal and state laws apply to small businesses- OSHA, CRA of 1964, title 7
• 3.Social Responsibility- society expects businesses to play an active role in addressing the needs of society

• 1. lack of experience
• 2. lack of capital
• 3. lack of good location
• 4. unplanned expansion

• - family owned businesses
• -be successful
• -fulfill dream

see notes

The supreme court voted 5 to 4 to affirm the lower court decision ordering the univerisity of californina medical school at DAvis to admit Allin bakke. Bakke was a 37yr old white male that was rejected two times by DEF.Supreme court ruled that race cannot ever be a factor in admision decisions

Webber sued the plant claiming that the civil rights act of 1964 prohibits precisely the kind of counting by race that Kaiser had introduced to the operations of its admissions program. His case was rejected