Managing Human Capital in Healthcare Mid-term Exam (250 or more words per question)

1. Discuss the evolution of HRM as a profession over the past 50 years. Be sure to include the effect of HR managers on organizational productivity.
2. Identify four major Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and the groups of people that each law protects.
3. What are the major options for correcting a labor shortage? Discuss each one in some detail.
4. Briefly discuss the major challenges with performance management and the performance appraisal process.
5. How do the expectations of an organization's CEO shape the model or manner in which HR services are delivered?
6. Viewing the Family and Medical Leave Act from the perspective of a working department manager, describe the ways in which this legislation has affected a supervisor's ability to manage.
7. If teamwork is so critically important in contemporary healthcare organization, then why is there a strong emphasis on one-to-one relationships between supervisors and each of their employees?
8. What is meant by the term "statutory benefits?" Provide several examples.
9. Are human resources departments still relevant in today's health care workplace? Why or why not?
10. Are unions still relevant? Should be embrace unions in the health care arena?
11. What are your takeaways from the course so far at mid-point?