Obesity, 333

Occupational Safety and Health Act, 502, 504–510

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• AIDS/HIV and, 510–511

• effectiveness of, 510

• fines for violations of, 500–501, 509

• functions of, 430

• illiteracy and workplace accidents, 251

• insubordination, 452

• responsibilities of, 506–509, 525–526

• state plans approved by, 509

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), 506, 509

OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs), 100, 101, 105, 314–315

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), 100, 101, 105, 314–315

Office romances, 442–444

Offshore outsourcing, 70–71

Offshoring, 70

Off-the-job training, 245. See also Employee training

OJT. See On-the-job training (OJT)

Old boys’ network, 136

Older workers, profile of, 132–133

Older Workers Protection Act (OWPA) of 1990, 95

Ombudsman, 415

On-site medical clinics, 377

On-the-job training (OJT). See also Employee training

• benefits and drawbacks of, 245

• effects of, 236

• explanation of, 244

• forms of, 244–245

• variability of, 245

Open-door programs, 414, 452

Openness to experience, 166

Organizational analysis, 241

Organizational challenges, 10

Organizational culture. See also Culture

• explanation of, 13

• inclusive, 137–138

• support for, 32

Organizational politics, 217–219

Organizational restructuring, 12

Organizational structure

• boundaryless, 48

• bureaucratic, 46, 47

• explanation of, 45

• flat, 46–48

• strategy and, 45–46

• support for, 32

Organizations

• business unit strategies of, 28–30

• capabilities of, 32

• corporate strategies of, 28

• environmental forces affecting, 30–31

• restructuring of, 12

Organized labor. See Labor unions

Orientation, 254–255

OSHA. See Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA)

OSHRC (Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission), 506, 509

Outcome appraisal instruments, 212

Outplacement, 195–196

Outplacement assistance, 185

Outplacement services, 196

Outsourcing

• advantages and disadvantages of, 70

• explanation of, 69

• offshore, 70–71

• subcontracting, 69

• trends in, 16–17, 533–534

Overall cost leadership strategy, 28

Overtime pay

• compensation for, 313–314

• labor suits for, 320–321

OWPA (Older Workers Protection Act) of 1990, 95