Taft-Hartley Act (1947), 467, 468–469, 487
Tardiness, 450
Task analysis, 242
Task force, 51
Task inventory analysis, 59
Tasks, 57
Team-based job design, 57
Team-based pay-for-performance plans. See also
Pay-for-performance plans
advantages of, 337, 339
conditions favoring, 338–339, 344
disadvantages of, 337–338
explanation of, 337
Teams
explanation of, 50
performance appraisals for, 219
problem-solving, 51, 497–498
self-managed, 12, 50–51
special-purpose, 51
training, 51, 249–250
virtual, 52, 249–250
Technology/social media
career building with, 283
as cause of employee terminations, 188
digital performance appraisal, 230
diversity, 145
in hiring process, 178–179
information technology, 13–15
from performance appraisal to performance management, 220–221
as recruitment tool, 159–160
as a skill and a tool, 275
telecommuting, 80, 299
training, 238–239
wellness programs, 521–522
workplace training, 257–258
you’re fired, 201–202
Telecommuting
cases, 80
compensation, 299
explanation of, 72–73
multimedia technology use for, 409–410
trends in, 13, 139
Teleconferencing, 406
Telematics technologies, 13
Teletraining, 246
Temporary employees, 68, 160
Terrorism
coping with, 562
human resources challenges, 10
religious minorities, 134–135
Tests
ability, 165–166
drug, 170
honesty, 167
performance, 437
personality, 166
psychological, 269
Theft, employee, 437–440
360º feedback, 215
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
background of, 87
discrimination defined in, 88
general provisions of, 87–88, 430
performance appraisals and, 219
pregnancy and, 90
sexual harassment and, 90–94
Total quality management (TQM), 11
TQM (total quality management), 11
Tracking stock options, 348
Traditional health insurance plans, 375–376
Training. See Employee training
Trait appraisal instruments, 210
Traits, 166
Transitional corporations, 533
Triple bottom-line reports, 405
Troubled employee, 415, 416
Trust, 331, 412–413
Tuition assistance programs, 277
Turnover. See Employee turnover
Turnover rate, 182, 183
Two-factor theory of motivation, 53
Two sides to every story, 563