9-1 How does HRM affect all managers?

9-2 Discuss the external environmental factors that most directly affect the HRM process.

9-3 Some critics claim that corporate HR departments have outlived their usefulness and are not there to help employees but to shield the organization from legal problems. What do you think? What benefits are there to having a formal HRM process? What are the drawbacks?

9-4 Do you think it’s ethical for a prospective employer to delve into an applicant’s life by means of interviews, tests, and background investigations? What if those investigations involved looking at your Facebook page or personal blogs? Explain your position.

9-5 Discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the various recruiting sources.

9-6 Discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the various selection devices.

9-7 What are the benefits and drawbacks of realistic job previews? (Consider this question from both the perspective of the organization and the perspective of a potential employee.)

9-8 List the factors that influence employee compensation and benefits.

9-9 What, in your view, constitutes sexual harassment? Describe how companies can minimize sexual harassment in the workplace.

9-10 Describe the six types of diversity found in organizations and how organizations should approach HR activities with a diverse workforce.

9-11 How is technology changing how HRM is done?

9-12 How does HRM help achieve the goal of having the “the right numbers of the right people in the right place at the right time”?

9-13 MyLab Management only—additional assisted-graded writing assignment.