Gainsharing programs, 340. See also Pay-for-performance plans; Plantwide pay-for-performance plans

Gays/lesbians, 130–131

Gender. See Men as sexual harassment victimsWomen

General cognitive ability, 165

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 517

Genetic testing, 517

Geocentric management approach, 536

Germany, 474–475

GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act), 517

Glass ceiling

• explanation of, 113–114, 126

• international nature of, 265

Global alliances, 8

Global cases

• competencies, 229

• employee turnover, 198–199

• immigrants in the workforce, 462–463

• mental health issues, 526–527

• mentoring programs for, 285

• nepotism, 426–427

Global enterprise, 8

Global labor supply, 151–152

Global perspective. See also Expatriates

• affirmative action and, 102–103

• AIDS in South Africa and, 512

• American universities moving overseas, 561–562

• bribes and, 543, 557

• compensation, 317–318

• culture-specific HR, 564–565

• dual-career couples and, 265–266

• employee benefits and, 362, 388–389

• expatriate assignments and, 538–540

• expatriate training, 242–243, 260

• exporting firms and, 556–559

• falling barriers and, 534

• family-support services and, 140

• glass ceiling and, 265

• human resources management and, 7–8, 550–556

• immigration and, 130, 462–463

• labor relations and, 472–475

• managers and, 535–536

• mentoring programs and, 285

• meritocracy, 355–356

• mix of host-country and expatriate employees and, 536–538

• outsourcing and, 533–534

• profits from inventions, 295

• retirement program, 393–394

• small and medium-size companies and, 534–535

• stages of international involvement and, 530–536

• two sides to every story, 563

• workplace competencies, 213–214

Goals, company, 21

Goal-setting theory, 54

Golden parachutes, 347

Good-faith bargaining, 483

Gossip, 412

Grapevine, 411

Great Depression, 466, 467

Green building, 425

Grievance panels, 415

Grievance procedures, 489–490

• benefits of, 490

• explanation of, 489

• steps in, 489–490

• types of grievances, 490

Griggs v. Duke Power, 85, 88, 94

Gross misconduct, 445

Group cohesiveness, 125

Group performance appraisal, 219

Group processes, 249

Groupthink, 123