SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1
Topics in this article:
- Accountability has become a hot topic in federal HRM. The authors describe how downsized, reinvented government places a great demand on line managers, both to comply with personnel laws and to achieve excellent results from their management of people.
- There has been no common understanding of what accountability is, let alone any clear idea of how to measure it.
Questions from this article:
- What is accountability as it relates to HRM practices in organizations?
- Does accountability differ from a federal manager perspective versus an HR professional perspective?
- Does accountability differ depending on the types of organization? For example, government agencies versus private-sector firms versus not-for-profit organizations? Explain.
Article 2
Topics in this article:
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues represent an emergent subtopic within the broader framework of diversity. The field of HRD has begun to include broader discussions and explorations in topics of diversity
- The article begins with a discussion of queer theory. It then surveys employment laws that protect LGBT people around the world.
Questions from this article:
- What are the HRM-related LGBT issues that have occurred over the last decade?
- Compare and contrast employment laws that protect LGBT individuals around the world.
- What is the legal environment of LGBT employee protections, and what is the relevance of these protections for HRD diversity curriculum?