Business

Employment activities designed to "right past wrongs" by increasing opportunities for minorities and women.

Training programs involving a period during which a learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the skills and procedures of a craft.

Fringe benefits plan that allows employees to choose the benefits they want up to a certain dollar amount.

Work schedule that allows an employee to work a full number of hours per week but in fewer days.

Workers who do not have the expectation of regular, full-time employment.

In a flextime plan, the period when all employees are expected to be at their job stations.

Work schedule that gives employees some freedom to choose when to work, as long as they work the required number of hours.

Benefits such as sick-leave pay, vacation pay, pension plans, and health plans that represent additional compensation to employees beyond base wages.

The process of determining human resource needs and then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to achieve organizational goals.

A study of what is done by employees who hold various job titles.

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.

An arrangement whereby two part-time employees share one full-time job.

The use of equipment that duplicates job conditions and tasks so that trainees can learn skills before attempting them on the job.

A written summary of the minimum qualifications required of workers to do a particular job.

The process of training and educating employees to become good managers and then monitoring the progress of their managerial skills over time.

An experienced employee who supervises, coaches, and guides lover-level employees by introducing them to the right people and generally being their organizational sponsor.

The process of establishing and maintaining contacts with key managers in one's own organization and other organizations and using those contacts to weave strong relationships that serve as informal development systems.

Training that occurs away from the workplace and consists of internal or external programs to develop any of a variety of skills or to foster personal development.

Training programs in which employees complete classes via the Internet.

Training at the workplace that lets the employee learn by doing or by watching others for a while and then imitating them.

The activity that introduces new employees to the organization; to fellow employees; to their immediate supervisors; and to the policies, practices, and objectives of the firm.

An evaluation that measures employee performance against established standards in order to make decisions about promotions, compensation, training, or termination.

The set of activities used to obtain a sufficient number of the right people at the right time.

Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group (e.g. white males) usually as a result of policies designed to correct discrimination against minority or disadvantaged groups.

The process of gathering information and deciding who should be hired, under legal guidelines, for the best interest of the individual and the organization.

All attempts to improve productivity by increasing an employee's ability to perform. Training focuses on short-term skills, whereas development focuses on long-term abilities.

Training done in schools where employees are taught on equipment similar to that used on the job.