Business 2.1 - Intro to HR management

Question 1

average age of the population getting higher (happens more often in high-income countries)

Answer 1

ageing population

Question 2

statistical study of population characteristics (data such as birth rates, ageing population, net migration rates)

Answer 2

demography

Question 3

a system that allows workers to have automomy over when they work, as long as the deadline is met

Answer 3

flexitime

Question 4

labour markets where workers are on short-term, temporary contracts (or freelance work)

Answer 4

gig economy

Question 5

aspect of flexitime where ppl work from home

Answer 5

homeworking

Question 5

role of managers in planning + developing an organization’s people
done through interrelated functions like recruitment, selection, training, and development of employees

Answer 5

human resource management (HRM)

Question 5

management process of forecasting an organization’s current and future staffing needs

Answer 5

human resource planning (workforce planning)

Question 6

people who move to other countries in search of better job prospects and opportunities

Answer 6

migrant workers

Question 7

the flexibility of workers to move to different locations/changing to different jobs

Answer 7

mobility of labour

Question 8

difference between number of workers entering a country (immigration) and the number of workers leaving (emigration)

Answer 8

net migration

Question 9

ppl who simultaneously carry out a number of different jobs (usually temporary)

Answer 9

portfolio workers

Question 10

John P. Kotter’s model for reducing impact/resistance to change:
education and communication
participation and involvement
facilitation and support
negotiation and agreement
manipulation and co-option
explicit and implicit coercion

Answer 10

six change approaches

Question 11

working away from the office by using tech

Answer 11

teleworking

Question 12

number of employees at any one point in time for an organization

Answer 12

workforce