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Motivation

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The factors that influence the behaviour of employees towards achieving set business goals

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Labour productivity

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A measure of the efficiency of employees by calculating the output per employees by calculating the output per employee

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Absenteeism

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Employees’ non-attendance at work without good reason

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Labour turnover

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The rate at which employees leave the business

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The theory of the economic man

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The view that humans are motivated only by money

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Piece-rate

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Paying employees for each unit produced

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Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom to top

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Physical needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualisation

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Hygiene factors

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The factors that must be present in the workplace to prevent job dissatisfaction

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Motivators

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The factors that influence a person to increase their efforts

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Job dissatisfaction

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How unhappy and discontent a person is with their job

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Financial rewards

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Cash and non-cash rewards paid to employees which are often used to motivate employees to increase their efforts

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Non-financial

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Methods used to motivate employees that do not involve giving any financial reward

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Hourly wage rate

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A payment to employees based on a fixed amount for each hour worked

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Salary

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A fixed annual payment to certain grades and types of staff not based on hours worked or output

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Commission

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A payment to sales staff based on the value of the items they sell

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Bonus

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An additional reward paid to employees for achieving targets set by managers

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Performance-related-pay

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A bonus scheme used to reward staff for performing to the required standard

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Fringe benefits

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Non-cash rewards often used to recruit or retain employees and to recognise the status of certain employees

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Profit sharing

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An additional payment to employees based on the profits of the business

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Job rotation

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Increasing variety in the workplace by allowing employees to switch from one task to another

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Job enlargement

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Increasing or widening tasks to increase variety for employees

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Job enrichment

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Organising work so that employees are encouraged to use their full abilities

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Job satisfaction

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How happy and content a person is with their job

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Quality circles

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Groups of employees who meet regularly to discuss work-related problems

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Team working
Organising production so that groups of employees complete the whole unit of work
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Delegation
Passing responsibility to perform tasks to employees lower down in the organisation
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Organisational structure
The formal, internal framework of a business that shows how it is managed and organised
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Functional departments
The main activities of a business: finance, marketing, operations, human resources and reseach and development
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Hierarchy
The number of levels in an organisational structureC
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Chain of command
The route through which authority is passed down through an organisation
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Subordinate
An employee who is below another employee in the organisation's hierarchy
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Span of control
The number of subordinates reporting to each supervisor/manager
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Delayering
Reducing te size of the hierarchy by removing one or more levels - most often middle management
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Centralised organisation
One where all the important decision-making is held at head office, or the centre
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Decentralised organisation
One where the decision-making powers are passed down the organisation to lower levels
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Manager
An individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain area or department of a business, for example factory manager
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Supervisor
An individual who checks and controls the work of subordinates
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Delegation
Passing authority down through the heirarchy to a subordinate
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Autocratic leadership
A leadership style where the leader makes all the decisions
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Democratic leadership
A leadership style where employees take part in decison making
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Laissez-faire leadership
A leadership style where most of the decisions are left to the employees
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Trade union
An organisation of employees aimed at improving pay and working conditions and providing other services, such as legal advice, for members
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Internal recruitment
Filling a vacant post with someone already employed in the business
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External recruitment
Filling a vacant post with somebody not already employed in the business
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Job description
A list of the key points about a job, job title, key duties, responsibilities and accountability
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Person specification
A list of the qualifications, skills, experience and personal qualities looked for in a successful applicant
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Shortlist
A list of candidates who are chosen from all of the applicants to be interviewed for the job
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Induction training
A training programme to help new recruits become familiar with the workspace, the people they work with and the procedures they need to follow
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On-the-job training
Training at the place of work; watching or following an experienced employee
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Off-the-job training
Training that takes place away from the workplace, for example at college, university or specialist training premises
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Resignation
Termination of employment by the employee, perhaps because they have found a job with a different employer
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Retirement
Termination of employment due to the employee reaching an age beyond which they do not need to work
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Redundancy
Termination of employment by the employer because the job is no longer needed
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Dismissal
Termination by the employer because the employee has broken company rules or is not performing work to the required standard
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Communication media
The methods used to communicate a message
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Feedback
The receiver's response to a message
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Effective communication
Information between two or more people or groups, with feedback to confirm that the message has been received and understood
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Two-way communication
The reciever is allowed to respond to the message and the sender listens to the response

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