1.What is Human Resource Management and why is it important to an organization?

2.What are the four stages that HRM has progressed through to reach its current stage?

3.Discrimination is a very hot topic in the HRM world and something that all HR professionals need to be able to recognize.  What are the two types of discrimination we discussed in class?

4.Socialization and orientation into a new organization are very important to a new employee.  Although they have similar characteristics, they are two difference processes.  What are the differences between the socialization and orientation process a new employee encounters at a new company?

5.Performance management is an important step to both the employee and the organization because it allows each to know where they are in relation to their goals.  What exactly is performance management?  What is the PM process?Please provide examples of each step in the process.

6.Compensation is what most people first think of when deciding which job to take.  However, compensation is more than just how much money an employee will be paid.  We discussed two types of compensation in class. What are those two types?  Which of the two do you feel is most important and why?

7.Labor unions are always a polarizing topic in any organization.  It seems as if people either love them or hate them.  What exactly is a labor union?  Why exactly would someone join a union?

8.Collective bargaining is necessary to have a good union/employer relationship.  What is collective bargaining?  What is the process someone must go through to collectively bargain?