Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed

benefits

Things of value other

than compensation

that an organization

provides to its

workers

Chapter 8: Managing Human Resources in Organizations

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Boise Cascade, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Kimberly-Clark, and Saks.

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And in 2012, both

Ford and General Motors offered lump-sum payoffs to retired workers currently drawing

defined pensions. Meanwhile, although the Affordable Healthcare Act was supposed to

provide more health-care coverage to more employees, major problems with its imple-

mentation raised new concerns.

MANAGING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Workforce diversity has become a very important issue in many organizations. The

management of diversity is often seen as a key human resource function.