2.1 - 2.4 tools/neg's n positves

Question 1

Flexible Work Patterns

Answer 1

• Peripheral Workers
• part-time workers/working from home

Positives:

• more productivity
• labor costs would be less because full-time wages don’t have to be paid
• leads to more teamwork + versatility
• there are always employees to give work to, never in shortage
• employees will choose the company with more flexibility
• cuts down on the cost of production (wage rates)
• gives access to internal growth
• temporary workers can eventually become permanent workers

Negative:

• employees might fight for long term benefits
• trade-union might have to get involved.
• collaboration might be difficult
• motivation might not all be equal
• might be difficult to handle the surplus of employees
• slightly demoralizing because of low wages
• no job security

Question 2

The Shamrock Organization

Answer 2

The shamrock organization is a flexible workforce theory by CHARLES HANDY that helps cut labor costs.
There are three parts: 
1. A set of core workers 
 -- get benefits
-- permanent 
2. Peripheral Workers
-- temporary
-- no benefits
-- slightly disposable
3. Outsourced workers
-- contract workers
- they handle extra work that supports the business

Positives:

• it’s quicker to hire outsourced workers, they may be experts and they handle all managerial stuff so that you don’t have to
• it’s good to have peripheral workers
• those in the core team are company loyal.

Negatives:
- You cannot control the workers that are outsourced, they are their own company

Question 3

Offshoring

Answer 3

This is an extension of outsourcing by using a firm that is overseas as a subcontractor.

positives:
- tap into a new market
- labor laws may not be as stringent
- brand awareness
- Economies of Scale!

negatives:
- stringent rules, there’s govt policy that could completely change overnight

Question 4

Internal sources of Recruitment

Answer 4

Positives :

• saves time hiring
• less cost for hiring drives
• strengthen employee engagement
• shorten onboarding times

Negatives:

• leaves a gap in the existing workforce
• results in inflexible culture
• no new ideas/innovation
• discourages new ppl to try and be recruited

Question 5

External Sources of Recruitment

Answer 5

Positives

• • Avoids the risk of creating internal conflicts in the workplace
• • new ppl with new ideas and innovation
• • insights workers to grow such that they won’t be replaced.
• -promotes change as a corporate culture

Negatives

• • greater risk
• • more expensive - recruitment is expensive ( advertising costs)
• • time-consuming
• • external recruits have to be introduced to the culture/ adjust to the new workplace.

Question 6

Maslows theory of motivation

Answer 6

Maslow’s theory is a theory that focuses on the hierarchy of needs which are all on different levels.

1. Physiological needs:: necessary for survival
2. Security needs:: (job security, sick pay/retirement income)
3. Social needs: (social aspect, nondiscrimination)
4. Esteem/Ego needs: Ensure that they are valued/respected
5. Self Actualization:: they have purpose and value in their work

Negatives of the Theory:

• • the level of needs are difficult to measure and different for every person
• • Not all jobs fit this model.
• • There’s no proof that self-actualization improves anything in the workplace

Question 7

Theory of X and Y

Answer 7

Made by Douglas McGregor’s.
Theory X is for Managers and focus on a more Autocratic ruling
Theory Y is a Democratic rule (it allows for more growth and evolution)