Background checks

• effects of, 459–460

• explanation of, 170

Bargaining units, 481

BARS (Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale), 210, 211

Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS), 210, 211

Behavior appraisal instruments, 210

Benchmark jobs, 307, 308

Benefits. See Employee benefits

Benefits mix, 366–367. See also Employee benefits

Beryllium, 525–526

BFOQ (Bona fide occupational qualification), 89

Bias

• actor/observer, 223

• in performance measurement, 216–217

Biodata form, 165

Bloodborne Pathogens Standards, 511

Board of directors, 349–350

Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), 89

Bonuses

• executive, 346–347

• explanation of, 334

Boundaryless organizational structure, 48

Boycott, 468

BPR (business process reengineering), 49–50

Brain drain, 20

Brainstorming, 250

Breadth skills, 311

Bribes, 543, 557, 563–564

Brito v. Zia Company, 219–220

Bulletin boards, 405–406

Bullying, workplace, 452–454, 524–525

Bumping, 192

Burden of proof, 94

Bureaucratic organizational structure, 46, 47

Burnout, 520

Business necessity defense, 90

Business process reengineering (BPR), 49–50

Business unionism, 470

Business unit strategies

• Miles and Snow’s, 29–30

• Porter’s, 28–29

Byrnes Antistrikebreaking Act, 469