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SUBJECT INDEX 691<br />

on-the-job training, 253 254<br />

team training, 262<br />

technical training, 262<br />

videoconferencing, 258<br />

virtual classroom, 261<br />

in small businesses, 612 613, 616 617<br />

flexibility in, 616 617<br />

four-step process of, 616<br />

informal training methods, 617<br />

Job Instruction Sheet, 616, 617t<br />

NAM, 613<br />

private vendors, 612 613<br />

SBA, 613, 613f<br />

Summary Task Analysis Record<br />

Form, 616, 617t<br />

unsafe acts reduced through, 546 547<br />

Training needs analysis, 247 248<br />

can t do/won t do problems, 250<br />

competency models in, 248 249<br />

current, 248<br />

performance, of current<br />

employees, 249 250<br />

profiles in, 248 249<br />

strategic, 247<br />

task, 248, 249t<br />

Trait assessments in interviews, 221<br />

Transfers, 339<br />

Transnational virtual teams, 584<br />

Trend analysis, 140<br />

Trends in <strong>HRM</strong>, 10 17, 11f<br />

demographic, 14, 14t<br />

economic, 16 17, 16f<br />

Generation Y, 14 15<br />

globalization and competition<br />

trends, 11 12<br />

high-tech jobs, 13<br />

indebtedness and deregulation, 12<br />

knowledge work and human capital, 13<br />

nontraditional workers, 15<br />

retirees, 15<br />

service jobs, 13<br />

technological, 12<br />

workers from abroad, 15 16<br />

Turnover. See Employee turnover<br />

U<br />

Unalienable rights, 462<br />

Unclear standards, 303, 303t<br />

Unemployment insurance<br />

(or compensation), 425 426, 426t<br />

Unfair labor practice strike, 513<br />

Unfreezing stage of organizational<br />

change, 269<br />

Uniform guidelines, 34<br />

Uniforms, 51<br />

Unintentional discrimination.<br />

See Adverse impact<br />

Union drive and election, 502 509<br />

authorization cards, obtaining, 504, 504f<br />

campaign, 505<br />

Change to Win Coalition, 498<br />

election, 505 508<br />

decertification, 509<br />

losing, 507 508<br />

NLRB ballot, sample of, 507f<br />

winning, 508<br />

hearings, 505<br />

NLRB Form 852: Notice<br />

of Representation Hearing, 506f<br />

initial contact, 502 503<br />

labor relations consultants, 503<br />

union salting, 503<br />

literature and solicitation,<br />

rules regarding, 509<br />

Notice of Election, 505<br />

supervisor s role in, 508<br />

Unions<br />

AFL-CIO, 498<br />

aims of<br />

improved wages, hours, and benefits<br />

wanted by, 498<br />

security, 497 498<br />

card check system, 521<br />

class action lawsuits supporting employees<br />

in nonunionized companies, 521<br />

elections (See Union drive and election)<br />

globalization of, 521, 578<br />

going high-tech, 516<br />

labor movement and, 496 498<br />

laws of (See Unions and labor<br />

relations laws)<br />

membership<br />

from 1935 to 1947, 501<br />

declines, 520<br />

variations, 520<br />

security wanted by, 497 498<br />

SEIU, 498<br />

sham unions, 521 522<br />

See also Collective bargaining<br />

Union salting, 503<br />

Unions and labor relations<br />

laws, 358, 498 502<br />

Employee Free Choice Act, 521<br />

Landrum-Griffin Act, 502<br />

national emergency strikes, 502<br />

National Labor Relations (or Wagner)<br />

Act, 499 500<br />

National Recovery Act, 521<br />

Norris-LaGuardia Act, 499<br />

rights of employees, 501<br />

rights of employers, 502<br />

Taft-Hartley Act, 501 502<br />

unfair employer labor practices, 499<br />

unfair union labor practices, 501 502<br />

See also National Labor Relations<br />

Board (NLRB)<br />

Union shop, 497<br />

UNITE HERE, 498<br />

Unsafe acts<br />

causes of, 540<br />

reducing, 546 550<br />

by conducting safety and health audits<br />

and inspections, 549 550<br />

summary of, 550t<br />

through behavior-based safety, 548<br />

through employee participation,<br />

548 549, 549f<br />

through motivation, 547 548<br />

through safety awareness<br />

programs, 549 550<br />

through selection and placement, 546<br />

through supportive environment, 547<br />

through training, 546 547<br />

Unsafe conditions<br />

causes of, 539<br />

check list, 541f<br />

danger zones, 539 540<br />

defined, 539<br />

reducing, 540 545<br />

as first line of defense, 540, 541<br />

job hazard analysis, 543, 544 545<br />

operational safety reviews, 545<br />

personal protective equipment, 545<br />

safety inspection checklist,<br />

online, 542 544f<br />

summary of, 550t<br />

vulnerable workers, protecting, 545<br />

Unsatisfactory performance as grounds<br />

for dismissal, 477<br />

Unstructured (or nondirective)<br />

interview, 214 215<br />

Unstructured sequential<br />

interview, 218<br />

Utility analysis, 182<br />

Utilization analysis, 45<br />

V<br />

Vacation benefits, 427<br />

Valence, 394<br />

Validity, 178 179<br />

construct validity, 179<br />

content validity, 179<br />

criterion validity, 179<br />

generalization, 183<br />

test validity, 179, 180 182<br />

Value added by manager, 20<br />

Variable pay, 395<br />

Vertical promotion decisions, 338<br />

Vested funds, 441 442<br />

Vestibule training, 257<br />

Video-based simulation, 192<br />

Videoconferencing, 258<br />

Video/web-assisted<br />

interviews, 219<br />

Violence at work. See<br />

Workplace violence<br />

Virtual classroom, 261<br />

Virtual reality training, 258<br />

See also Simulated learning<br />

Virtual teams, 584

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