Staffing and Performance Management - MANA 4328
Mid-Term Study Guide
Staffing Models and Strategy
Person-job fit vs. person-organization fit
Legal Compliance
Classifying employees
Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964
Court Cases (e.g Griggs vs. Duke Power)
Adverse impact vs. disparate treatment
Prima facia and the 4/5ths rule
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Diversity vs. Affirmative action
Utilization / availability / concentration
Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications
Planning and Job Analyses
HR planning process
“Vacancy factor”
Opportunistic hiring
Trend analysis
Markov analysis
Job analysis methods and applications
Job analysis process
Task statements
KSA’s
Competency models
Recruiting
External recruiting sources
Assessing recruiting effectiveness
Yield ratios
How to choose a recruitment message
Recruiting cont’d
Realistic job preview
Internal recruiting methods
Measurement
Reliability definition and types
Standard error
Confidence intervals
Validity definitions
Criterion vs. content vs. construct
Methods to determine criterion validity
Methods to determine content validity
Principles of assessment
Selection
Criteria for judging selection methods
Developing a selection plan
Initial selection methods
Resumes
Application blanks
Weighted applications
Checking references
Substantive selection methods
Biodata
Personality Tests
Ability / Proficiency Tests
Integrity Tests
Discretionary selection methods
Drug tests
Criminal background checks
Medical exams
Which methods are most common?
Which methods are most valid?
Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection
Sample Essay Questions
- Compare and contrast person-job fit vs. person-organization fit as staffing models.
- What are the differences between an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Affirmative Action Employer?
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 defines the equal opportunity obligations for U.S. employers. Review its general provisions and define key terms.
- Define the concepts of reliability and validity as they relate to selection tests.
- Describe two different methods for the estimating the validity of a selection measure.
- Detail the process for conducting a job task analysis.