HR Flashcards
What is HR
How a businesses staff is organised to produce an output
How is the performance of the HR department managed?
Employee knowledge, employee relations
What is the recruitment process
1-identify vacancy
2-job analysis
3- job description and person specification
4- advertise
5- shortlist
6- interviews
7- hire best candidate
What is a job analysis
Finding out the skills and responsibilities required for or part of a job role
Pros of internal recruitment
Applicants already know the business,
No need for expensive adverts
Pros of external recruitment
More applicants, new ideas/skills
Pros of tall structures
More control, more motivation (more chance for promotion)
Pros of flat structure
Employee independence,
What is centralisation
When all the decisions for a business are made higher up in the organisational structure and communication down
What is decentralisation
When junior managers are given responsibility for the decisions of their own branch
Pros of good motivation
More sales (higher revenue), less turnover
