Employees who are brought in to work in the headquarters country for a specified period of time

Employees who receive overtime compensation

Actions and activities that individuals perform in order to give direction to their work life

The federal agency responsible for enforcing EEO laws

Customary methods of handling activities

The number of applicants compared with the number of people who are hired.

Human resource issues that address the decisions most pertinent to individual employees. (ex. Staffing, productivity, compensation)

In this stage of career development, individuals obtain job offers from desired organizations and select the most appropriate offer.

The federal agency responsible for enforcing the laws and executive orders that apply to the federal government and its contractors.

Failure to provide reasonable care when such failure results in injury to consumers or other employees.

Consistency with which a test measures an item, usually across time but also across judges

Forces external to a firm that affect the firm’s performance but are beyond the control of management (ex. Legislation, globalization, technological changes)

A company-maintained record of employees’ abilities, skills, knowledge and education

Describes an organizations current work force relative to the pool of qualified workers in the labor force but function and position type

Prohibits former employees from soliciting business from former customers and clients for a specified period of time

Currently the most popular approach among psychologists for studying personality traits

Concerns or problems internal to a firm, often a by-product of environmental forces (ex. Org culture, org restructuring, competitive strategy)

A developmentally oriented relationship between senior and junior colleagues or peers that involves advising, role modeling, sharing contacts, and giving general support

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national (country of) origin, religion and gender in all federal agencies and organization doing business with the government

The means used for individuals to explain and defend their actions against charges or discipline

Individuals with this personality trait have a tendency to be compassionate and cooperative rather than suspicious and antagonistic towards others.

Measurement approach that provides an overall picture of an organization’s performance as measured against goals in finance, customers, internal business processes and learning and growth.

A program designed to provide financial assistance to employees taking educational courses at an accredited college or university

These damages are designed to punish past wrongdoing and deter future wrongdoing, and the plaintiff must prove that the employer acted with "malice" or in reckless disregard for federally protected legal rights

Applies to federal agencies and to organizations supplying goods or services to the federal government. Gives individuals the right to review their personnel records for accuracy and to examine references regarding employment decisions.