-conducting job analyses (determining the nature of each employee’s job)
-planning labor needs and recruiting job candidates
-selecting job candidates
-orienting and training new employees
-managing wages and salaries (compensating employees)
-providing incentives and benefits
-appraising performance
-communicating (interviewing, counseling, disciplining)
-training and developing managers
-building employee commitment and what a manager should know about
-Equal opportunity and affirmative action
-employee health and safety
-handling grievances and labor relations