Discuss the following:
Visit the website for a country-specific union federation and the website for the AFL-CIO. Make a table that compares and contrasts the focuses of the two federations. Response the below questions about each federation as you prepare your table.
1. What year was the federation started?
2. How many members does it represent?
3. Who is eligible to join the federation?
4. What is the focus of the federation?
5. What benefits are promised to members?
6. Do workers join local unions or just the national union?
7. Summarize what you learned.
As a manager, you have a number of choices to make regarding how you manage your employees. Throughout this book, we have focused on three primary HR activities: work design and workforce planning, management of employee competencies, and management of employee attitudes and behaviors. The question you need to answer is when to use the various practices that make up the three HR activities. Use the following table to compare and contrast how a complete HR system might differ across four companies pursuing different strategies:
