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J criteria. ML, HRlhg cer- elentials are based on valid and fair pull the nights of both employ- oes and managers so that their relationship can be productive and agreeable. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 6. What purposes do performance appraisals server why are there so many appraisal methods? Which have you experienced, and what do you think of how they were used? 1. How will changes in the labor force affect HRM prac. tices for the next decade? 2. Describe the major regulations governing HRM prac. tices. Which, if any, have benefited you? Which ones could have benefited you but were not applied? 3. How could job analysis be relevant to each of the six key HRM activities discussed in the chapter i.e., plan ning, staffing, training, performance appraisal, reward systems, labor relations)? 4. What are the various methods for recruiting employ ees? Why are some better than others? In what sense are they better? Describe some of your personal experiences. 5. What is a test? Give some examples of tests used by employers that you have seen or heard about. 7. What are some key ideas to remember when conduct- ing a performance appraisal? What mistakes and best practices have you seen? 8. How would you define an effective reward system? What role do benefits serve in a reward system? 9. Why do workers join unions? What implications would this have for an organization that wishes to remain nonunion? 10. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of collec- tive bargaining for the employer and the omployee. J criteria. ML, HRlhg cer- elentials are based on valid and fair pull the nights of both employ- oes and managers so that their relationship can be productive and agreeable. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 6. What purposes do performance appraisals server why are there so many appraisal methods? Which have you experienced, and what do you think of how they were used? 1. How will changes in the labor force affect HRM prac. tices for the next decade? 2. Describe the major regulations governing HRM prac. tices. Which, if any, have benefited you? Which ones could have benefited you but were not applied? 3. How could job analysis be relevant to each of the six key HRM activities discussed in the chapter i.e., plan ning, staffing, training, performance appraisal, reward systems, labor relations)? 4. What are the various methods for recruiting employ ees? Why are some better than others? In what sense are they better? Describe some of your personal experiences. 5. What is a test? Give some examples of tests used by employers that you have seen or heard about. 7. What are some key ideas to remember when conduct- ing a performance appraisal? What mistakes and best practices have you seen? 8. How would you define an effective reward system? What role do benefits serve in a reward system? 9. Why do workers join unions? What implications would this have for an organization that wishes to remain nonunion? 10. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of collec- tive bargaining for the employer and the omployee