Provides the student with knowledge of individual and group performances, conflict and office politics, change and stress, employee discipline, supervision, and labor relations.
Individual and Group Performances
Basics of Conducting Performance Appraisals List of relevant sites compiled by Carter McNamara
Group Performance Management List of relevant sites compiled by Carter McNamara
Make Performance Appraisal Relevant From Winston Oberg, Professor of Management at Michigan State University
Change and Stress
Overview of Organizational Change By Carter McNamara
FAQ about Organizational Change From Organized Change Consultancy, consultants in change management training
Organizational Change: How to Survive & Thrive Written by Renee Hanson, University Consulting Alliance (PDF)
Supervision
Basic Overview of Supervision Collective resources from The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Functions of Supervision Collection of resources from Infed.org
Supervisoral Development Planning Collective resources from The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Supervision Guidelines Sample document for service unit and troop superviors from the Girl Scouts Fair Wind Council, Michigan
Textbook Companion Website
Conflict and Office Politics
Mediate.com Conflict and dispute resolution
Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution From LRI Management Services, Inc.
Work Relationships: Interpersonal Relationships and Conflict Resolution Work relationship advice and improvement ideas from About.com
Employee Discipline
Business Owner's Toolkit Aids for formulating, administering, and documenting employee discipline
Corrective Action (Discipline) Example of disciplinary process from the Employee & Labor Relations department at University of California Davis
Progressive Disciplinary Action Resources from About.com
Labor Relations
The Labor Center Links to selected labor websites from the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
U.S. Department of Labor Fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States
U.S. National Labor Relations Board Federal agency that works with relations between unions and employers in the private sector
Additional Sites of Interest
Affirmative Action U.S. Department of Labor
Bloomberg, L.P. News Service
Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor economics and statistics
Business 2.0 Leading global provider of data, news, and analytics
Business Week Business news
CNN/Money Business news from CNN and Money magazine
Diversity Reference Sites From the University of Vermont
The Economist Online highlights of print business journal (Full text articles available through EbscoHost)
Entrepreneur Solutions for growing businesses
Forbes Business and financial news
Fortune Business and financial news
HR Zone Information on Human Resource Management
HR.com Human resources portal
Human Resources Management Web Guide From the University of Vermont School of Business Administration
HIPAA Privacy Information U.S. Department of Health and Human Services page on medical privacy
International Public Management Association for Human Resources HR resources including benchmarking, best practices, glossary, and web resources
Journals: @Brint.com Resources from business technology management and knowledge management
Occupational Outlook Handbook Information on hundreds of types of jobs including education needed, earning, and expected job prospects
Occupational Safety & Health Administration Sets and enforces standards to ensure the safety and health of America's workers
Office of Disability Employment Policy Ensures people with disabilities are fully integrated into the workplace
Office of Personnel Management Human resource tools and resources
Society for Human Resource Management Knowledge center with HR resources including articles and case studies
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Resources on employment laws and discrimination
