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Moreover, they must acclimate different groups to each other, finding ways to build teams and thus reduce ______.
Moreover, they must acclimate different groups to each other, finding ways to build teams and thus reduce ______.
conflict
Technology: Any equipment, tools, or operating methods, designed to make work more ______.
Technology: Any equipment, tools, or operating methods, designed to make work more ______.
efficient
Technological advances integrate technology into a process of changing input into ______.
Technological advances integrate technology into a process of changing input into ______.
output
Workforce diversity: The varied personnel characteristics that make the workforce ______.
Workforce diversity: The varied personnel characteristics that make the workforce ______.
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Outsourcing: Sending work “outside” the organization to be done by individuals not employed full time with the ______.
Outsourcing: Sending work “outside” the organization to be done by individuals not employed full time with the ______.
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Chapter 1: Strategic Implications of a Dynamic HRM Environment The human resource management (HRM) must be prepared to deal with the effects of the changing world of work. This means understanding the implications of ______, technology changes, workforce diversity, labor shortages, changing skill requirements, continuous improvement initiatives, the contingent workforce, decentralized work sites, and employee involvement.
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Chapter 1: Strategic Implications of a Dynamic HRM Environment The human resource management (HRM) must be prepared to deal with the effects of the changing world of work. This means understanding the implications of ______, technology changes, workforce diversity, labor shortages, changing skill requirements, continuous improvement initiatives, the contingent workforce, decentralized work sites, and employee involvement.
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Understanding Cultural Environments The rapidly changing environment organizational members face is the ______ of business. Global village: A concept in which telecommunication and transportation technologies have essentially reduced time and distance effects to produce a single worldwide community. Multinational Corporations (MNCs): Corporations with significant operations in more than one country.
Understanding Cultural Environments The rapidly changing environment organizational members face is the ______ of business. Global village: A concept in which telecommunication and transportation technologies have essentially reduced time and distance effects to produce a single worldwide community. Multinational Corporations (MNCs): Corporations with significant operations in more than one country.
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Human resources must ensure that employees with appropriate mix of knowledge, skills, and cultural adaptability are available to handle ______ assignments.
Human resources must ensure that employees with appropriate mix of knowledge, skills, and cultural adaptability are available to handle ______ assignments.
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Human resource managers need to understand societal issues that might affect operations in another ______.
Human resource managers need to understand societal issues that might affect operations in another ______.
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As well, HR managers need to understand the laws, values, morals, customs, political and economic systems of different ______, they send their employees to and operate in.
As well, HR managers need to understand the laws, values, morals, customs, political and economic systems of different ______, they send their employees to and operate in.
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What is the concept in which telecommunication and transportation technologies have essentially reduced time and distance effects to produce a single worldwide community?
What is the concept in which telecommunication and transportation technologies have essentially reduced time and distance effects to produce a single worldwide community?
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What are the varied personnel characteristics that make the workforce heterogeneous known as?
What are the varied personnel characteristics that make the workforce heterogeneous known as?
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What is the activity in an organization aimed at creating greater efficiency by eliminating certain jobs?
What is the activity in an organization aimed at creating greater efficiency by eliminating certain jobs?
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What is the term used for sending work 'outside' the organization to be done by individuals not employed full time with the organization?
What is the term used for sending work 'outside' the organization to be done by individuals not employed full time with the organization?
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What are the part-time, temporary, and contract workers used by organizations to fill peak staffing needs or perform work not done by core employees known as?
What are the part-time, temporary, and contract workers used by organizations to fill peak staffing needs or perform work not done by core employees known as?
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What are some of the implications that human resource management (HRM) must understand in the changing world of work?
What are some of the implications that human resource management (HRM) must understand in the changing world of work?
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What is meant by the concept of 'global village' in the context of the text?
What is meant by the concept of 'global village' in the context of the text?
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What are Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and what distinguishes them?
What are Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and what distinguishes them?
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Why is it important for human resource managers to understand societal issues in other countries?
Why is it important for human resource managers to understand societal issues in other countries?
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Define the term 'workforce diversity' in the context of the text.
Define the term 'workforce diversity' in the context of the text.
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