09/09/10
	Psy 3315: Test 1 Study Guide

In preparing for Test 1, you should be able to recognize, list, describe, discuss, or define:

1.	Definition of Human Resource Management (HRM)
2.	Components of HRM that may influence company performance
3.	Typical responsibilities of HRM departments.
4.	Examples of current challenges and trends in HRM.
5.	“Strategic plan.”
6.	Stages of the strategic planning or formulation process (class version) and functions of strategic planning
7.	Porter’s 5 competitive forces that determine industry profitability.
8.	Porter’s generic competitive strategy types (i.e., “cost leadership” and “differentiation”) and how they relate to HRM practices.
9.	Constitution, laws, Executive Orders, regulations, and case laws that affect employment decision making. (VERY important!!! Very heavy emphasis! Really!!!!)
10.	Regulatory agencies that monitor compliance with equal employment and affirmative action issues.
11.	Disparate (differential) treatment and disparate (adverse) impact and how the “4/5ths Rule” works..
12.	Reasonable accommodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA; 1990).
13.	Definition(s) of sexual harassment.
14.	Steps to reduce sexual harassment incidents in the workplace.