... Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People by Charles A. O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer. Soft Human resource management, also referred to as "best practice" might be appropriate for firms which utilize high technology, have a highly-skilled workforce, make products which are sold on the basis of quality rather than low cost. ... (Marchington & Wilkinson, 2000) Summarizing studies, it is possible to identify ten clusters of practices which might be seen in an organization laming to offer "best practice" Personnel & Development. Personnel & Development...

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... on those profiles and whether the person is qualified, and entities could often make judgments off of personal biases. Others argue that applicants must already comply with background checks, drug tests, credit checks, and verification of employment history, education, and income. Therefore, a simple profile check should be acceptable. This controversy brings up a broader question of what is & ... his fourth-amendment rights were violated. The plaintiff claimed that a 'friend' shared his on-line postings with his government agency employer. The plaintiff claimed that the online pos...

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... . More companies are turning to "e-recruiting" firms to assist them market job opportunities and match applicants to posted job (Rothmyer, 1997, p.53). Both of these procedures are done online. E-recruiting can automate the recruiting process by: 1) marketing job openings 2) keep track of candidate profiles 3) reference job openings on other sites 4) target specific areas of interest 5) ... based interviewing 4) Manual resume screening 5) Situational screening. The top five selection methods of tomorrow are: 1) Behavioral-based interviews 2) Computerized resume screening 3) Reference chec...

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... are being monitored, the right of privacy is presumptively eroded. Employee productivity is crucial for ensuring that businesses are running at full capacity. According to the "Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management" Organizations should have the right to monitor their employees to protect the company and the fellow employees while still maintaining productivity. Personal ... of employer monitoring. Supervisors may listen in on employee telephone calls or record conversations for later review. This technique, referred to as computerized work measurement, refers to the practice of ...

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... supervision. Hands-on function is a helpful training method for all different levels of employees because it provides employees with sensible understanding to learn from. Hands-on games, activities, and tests give employees the capability to hold on to information because they have trained with it. For example, reading about constructing a house is one thing, but in reality putting it altogether ... in the classroom. The trainer will organize the e-learning task or curriculum on the computer, and staff will work at their own speed through the program. Computer activities and straightforw...

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Random drug testing in the workplace is a good practice. Although some people believe it is a violation of privacy, companies have a business to run and don't need the responsibility or the hassle of a ... of drug testing also focus on the limitations of the testing procedures, arguing that the tests are highly inaccurate. One worry is the sensitivity of the tests. Many types of tests procedures are inaccurate, innocent parties will be harmed because most tests produce a large number of false positive results, indicating that there has been drug use when ... randomly or at the time of annual ...

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... J.K 1996 pg. 326), which is used for selection, or it may form one stage in a sequence of eliminating hurdles. These can include medical checks, school reports, references, intelligence tests, personality tests, aptitude tests and group assessment techniques. For most cases, Nike requires a curriculum vitae and to interview the employee. Job Interview Requirements "What is required during the job interview in particular is ... or, if neither of these is feasible, write a polite letter rejecting the candidate. Importance of Employee Selection "Putting the wrong people in the wrong job has...

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... Businesses have legitimate concerns about this use. The first and most obvious one is loss of productivity. An employee constantly surfing the web, sending e-mails, or chatting with others online may be just about as productive as an employee spending the whole day watching television. Companies are also concerned about the possibility of their employees using their computers for illegal ... business interests and is a good example of the actions taken by businesses and government to regulate use and protect privacy. E-mail is also raising questions of etiquette, legality and business pra...

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... of drug testing methods that can be used such as urine test, blood test, breath-alcohol test, and saliva and hair test. Urine tests are the most popular way of testing for drugs in the workplace, but they do not measure an employee's job performance and even if ... and complicates the hiring process, and makes it more expensive. According to Paul Preston [8] formal testing of personality may be considered an unfair labor practice. Further, there are some serious questions of ethics involved when managers undertake to probe into the psyche of employees. Such testing can be an ... concern ...

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... development. Particularly, educational, vocational, guidance and school counselors, analyze a student's abilities, personalities and interests to establish realistic career and academic goals. They employ interviews, aptitude assessment tests, counseling sessions and interview sessions to evaluate and direct students. They also run a career education program, as well as, work with younger students with social development and academic ... decisions; the counselors evaluate and explore the client's work, education, skills, interests and personality traits. In addition, they may organize fo...

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... unfair treatment of a person in comparison to others similarly situated because of that person's protected status." This generally involves the inconsistent or unfair application of an employment rule, policy, or practice against a specific individual. This treatment also is referred to as "unequal" or "differential treatment." It is against the law for a company to willingly structure there employment application to ... and social problem. "The ADA's protection applies primarily, but not exclusively, to "disabled" individuals. An individual is "disabled" if he or she meets at least any ...

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... differently, the fact is legislations that protect people's privacy are weak and insufficient, therefore low-wage employees have been subject to routine drug tests although they are irrelevant and unrelated to their purpose, and moreover it is not the duty or right of the employer to intervene with ... contribute to degradation of an employee's status and well-being. The Washington D.C police department admitted that they used urine samples collected from drug tests for other discrete purposes. These urine samples may also reveal other drugs or conditions that can be quite confidential to...

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... ; Ones, Viswesvaran, & Schmidt;, 1993). Some of the limitations are attributed to the psychometric properties of the measurement instruments (Ones et al., 1993). Experts suggest that care be taken in selecting tests that have been validated, and that the instruments have been screened by Equal Employment Opportunity officers, as they could discriminate against protected groups. Franklin (1995) suggested that the use of ... honesty tests can create a trusting atmosphere among workers who are hired, since they recognize that they are less likely to be put into uncomfortable dilemmas of whe...

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... you absent from work due to illness last year?" • "Have you ever participated in a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program?" (www.reinhartlaw.com) It is also a good practice to have concise job descriptions for all jobs within your company. Requirements on job descriptions must truly be job related. The job description can be a very helpful tool when trying ... other cost-reduction strategies. Planning the Interview Process The interviewing process could contain several steps. Examples of processes used by organizations include completing an application, pre-screening interview, job-re...

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... use of email became more common some companies accepted applications through email. Due to the detonative use of the Internet some companies developed corporate websites by which prospects could apply online by completing a web form. "There are more than 160 million Internet users in the U.S. and 1.2 billion worldwide. In the U.S. it is estimated that 74% of those with Internet ... efficient when recruiting candidates" (Pearce and Tuten). Many corporations include a career section on their corporate Web sites where prospective candidates can search for available positions and apply for ...

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... National Labor Relations Board, have found that employees have the right to discuss aspects about their work freely, regardless of whether it is online or in person, in the office. Employers were originally able to create restrictive social media policies that greatly limited what an employee was ... site without the threat of repercussion from their employer. Many mangers even went as far as terminating employees due to what they had posted online. However, the NLRB has found that when it comes to employees exercising their right to communicate amongst each other, discussing things such...

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... issues may or may not be legally binding from state to state. Topics affecting employment privacy: 1. Psychological tests - Employers have the right to perform physiological test to applicants, however, must be justified by a compelling interest. These tests will generally identify an individual personal characteristic such as laziness, propensity to steal, and even sympathy to unions ... therefore, trade secrets must be clearly defined. Trade secrets can include, formulas, patterns, customer list, techniques, processes, etc. 17. Written honesty tests - Employers have the right to reque...

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... vegetarian so product related with meat must be carefully analysed and be focused in a particular target market. The Chamber of Commerce of Valencia (2006), also suggests that it is a common practice to bring cards presentation to swap before shaking hands. This must be given using both hands. Shirts are accepted dress code because of the extreme heat in India, but wearing ... and facilitate advertisements by the application of social media to let the people acquainted regarding it. Anyone who has been willing to join the subsidiary companies may send resume through online or put it in ...

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... , 1999;para 1). Nearly every person who has had a legitimate job has undergone drug testing. Because of the increasing abuse of drugs and alcohol, many employers feel that random drug tests may keep their employees' performance level high. Drug tests have the power to reveal the presence of any drug, whether illegal or prescribed. "Because of this power, many courts feel that drug ... tests are invading the privacy of employees and violating the Forth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments- (Sykes, 2000;para 17). Also, there are several instances where errors have caused people to be ... - (...

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... process even more difficult. In order to fix this problem of selection, the HR department should rely on more objective criteria to screen out potential applicants. Methods such as personality tests and job applications would provide an accurate, objective method for screening out applicants. Job applications would eliminate the "puffery- on American resumes. Applicants would have to answer standardized questions, giving ... from discrimination. These laws need to be recognized and adhered to in all phases of the hiring and employment process in order to avoid any potential costs of lit...

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... bigger issue than most realize. According to a survey taken in DesJardins and Duska article, nearly half of all Fortune 500 companies were planning to administer drug tests to employees and prospective employees by the end of 1987. Americans have been told that drug use in the workforce is common and that workers who use ... and employee is a contractual one so the contract should be a morally valid one. When the employee has given the okay for the employer to perform drug tests then the employers can obtain knowledge of drug use. A policy that requires an employee to choose either to go...

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... only one should be reading my email. I feel that private emails should be just that, private, and not to be viewed by anyone but the intended recipient. While this business practice of monitoring incoming and outgoing email has been implemented for a while, most people, including myself, did not know that emails are being monitored. Being in the military, I found out first ... clearly huge. In another survey conducted in 1998, "98% of all companies with more than 1,000 employees have Internet access, and 45% of businesses with 20 to 99 employees are online. For many workers, e-mail is r...

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... -Span, Life-Space Theory all attempt to organize and explain how these influences act on the outcome of career-decision making. To illustrate how career-decision making theories work in practice, two hypothetical individuals will go through the process of the application of the different theories. "Kenny- is a twenty-two year old Asian male from an upper-middle class family. He ... for the right individual. If the counselor were to choose the Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment (Dawis & Lofquist, 1964, 1984) he/she would subject the graduate to a series of different tests and assessments...

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... open many doors that will lead to a successful job. Most business professionals need excellent writing skills to properly convey ideas and concepts; moreover, they communicate all day via text, email, online posts, and other methods. Writing quality reveals the applicant's' educational background and their level of business expertise. Effective writing skills in the workplace will help candidates get hired, promoted, and ... clear presentations to the customers. If the employees have poor writing skills, customers will definitely not buy the products offered. In contrast, employees who ...

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... drug use. In a 1994 Amtrak accident in which several lives were lost, investigators discovered the train engineer had a well-known history of alcohol, not drug, abuse. (Gibson) Computer-assisted performance tests, which measure hand-eye coordination and response time, are a better way of detecting whether employees are up to the job. NASA, for example, has long used task-performance ... tests to determine whether astronauts and pilots are, unfit for work and whether the cause is substance abuse, fatigue, or physical illness. (O"Keefe) Although work place drug testing has grown in ... ...

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