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types of HR objectives (not in exam)

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  • labour productivity
  • employee engagement
  • training
  • diversity
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soft HR (not in exam)

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sees employees as more important than any other resource available to managers.
democratic in nature
motivation = delegation, empowerment
- managers consult with employees
- emphasis on training
- delayering gives control to employees over working life

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hard HR (not in exam)

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like any other resource in the business
autocratic 
motivation = pay
- paid as little as possible 
- employees only have limited control over working life 
- downward communication 
- judgemental appraisal
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labour productivity not on paper 2

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total output per time period / no. of employees at work

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labour turnover + causes not on paper 2

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no. staff leaving a year / avg no. of staff x 100

causes?

  • regional unemployment levels
  • poor motivation
  • low wages
  • lack of promotion opportunities
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what will a human resource plan include?

ELLUW not on paper 2

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  • no. of employees currently
  • labour productivity
  • current forecast of labour costs
  • expected rate of unemployment
  • forecast wage rates for potential employees
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Hackman + Oldman not on paper 2

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key elements of a motivating - skill variety

  • Task significance ie working on something with overall significance to the business
  • Task identity ie sense of competition
  • Autonomy ie independence to make own decisions on how they work
  • Feedback ie employees receive info on their quality of work
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key factors in organisational design:

HSDAC/D not on paper 2

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  • levels of hierarchy
  • span of control
  • delegation
  • authority
  • centralisation + decentralisation
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delegation

adv + disadv of delegation: not on paper 2

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giving responsibility for decision making -> needs trust
+ speed up + improve quality of decision making
+ can reduce workloads of senior + middle managers
+ improves skills of junior employees
- costs of training
- inappropriate where authoritarian styles are used as managers may be unwilling to pass control to employees
- not suitable in a crisis

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advantages of decentralisation not on paper 2

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  • provides junior employees with opportunity fulfil needs such as achievement -> improve motivation
  • reduces workload -> focus on LT issues
  • customers may benefit as business meets their needs more fully as junior employees have better understanding
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motivation

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will to work due to enjoyment of work itself

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Taylor

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external factor achieved through money, employees should be closely supervised + paid piece rate. time + motion studies determine efficient means of production
scientific school

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Mayo

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sociological theory -> motivated by meeting social needs. more attention given to social dimension of work
Hawthorne effect -> employees responding to amount of attention they were receiving

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Maslow

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physiological needs -> food + water
security needs -> safe + secure working environment
social needs -> teamworking + contact w employees
esteem needs -> achievement, recognition
self actualisation -> fulfil ones potential

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herzberg

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motivators: personal achievement, recognition, responsibility, interest in work, growth + advancement
hygiene: company policy, supervisor, working conditions, salary, relationship w employees

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Quality not on paper 2

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Extent to which a product meets customers’ needs

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Diversity not on paper 2

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Refers to recognising the differences between individual employees + also the differences that may exist between different groups of employees

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Why is there increased interest for talent? not on paper 2

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  • overcoming pressures of succeeding in increasingly competitive global markets
  • Coping w shortages of certain skilled employees
  • Growing need for highly specialist + creative employees
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How do diversity objectives offer benefits to the business?

not on paper 2

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  • Can increase talent within business, enhancing performance.
  • A more diverse workforce can have also understand needs of markets which may be compromised of diverse consumers.
  • Can become attractive employer branding + can help to attract highly talented and skilled employees
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Output per employee = not on paper 2

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Total value of output/ total no. of employees

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Unit labour cost = not on paper 2

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Total labour costs / quantity of output

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What may cause high labour turnover? not on paper 2

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boring job
Relative low pay
Inadequate training
Poor work place relations
Demotivated workforce
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What is a negative of very low labour turnover? not on paper 2

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  • Stagnation

- Staleness of ideas

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Ways of reducing labour turnover: not on paper 2

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better recruitment process
Induction
Training 
Exit interviews
Job variety
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What is empowerment? not on paper 2
Gives employees opportunity to decide how to carry out their duties + how to organise their work. Involves redesigning employees jobs to allow them greater control over working lives
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Levels of hierarchy not on paper 2
Refers to the no. of layers of authority within an organisation.
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Span of control not on paper 2
No. Subordinates directly responsible to a manager too wide = managers struggle too narrow = workers demotivated, feel micro managed
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Delegation not on paper 2
Passing down of authority through the organisation
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Advantages + disadvantages of delegation not on paper 2
+ speed up + improve quality of decision making + Reduce workloads of senior + middle managers, can focus on key tasks to improve their performance - costs of training - Inappropriate in some organisations where leadership styles are authoritarian
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Centralisation not on paper 2
Most decisions are made by head office or senior staff. Local branches must work to strict guidelines issued by head office. Normally associated with a taller hierarchical structure.
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Decentralisation not on paper 2
Gives greater authority to employees lower down the organisational structure.
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What are the benefits of decentralisation? not on paper 2
- junior employees opportunity to fulfil needs such as achievement + recognition through working - Reduces work load on senior managers, allowing them to focus on long term issues - Customers may benefit by having more decisions made locally which encourage business to meet needs fully
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Why might some businesses retain centralised organisations? not on paper 2
- senior mangers like to remain control of business - May reflect the preferred management of business - The skill of the workers eg low skilled
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how does training help firms?
- Raises firms productivity, lowering average costs + improving quality + customer service - Boosts employees motivation, reducing absenteeism + labour turnover - Core component of HRM + assist organisation in achieving strategic objectives - A reputation for training will assist organisations in attracting + retaining high quality employees
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Redundancy + reasons not on paper 2
Takes place when an employee is dismissed because a job no longer exists - a business closes down - Jobs are replaced by new technology - Business moves some of its operations overseas + some jobs lost as consequence
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What does motivated workers lead to?
- increased staff retention rates + reduce labour turnover + absentee rates -> reduce Acs as lower costs of recruitment + training - increased productivity -> lower AC -> lower price if demand = elastic, or increased PM if demand = inelastic - Deliver high quality goods + services -> higher level of customer service -> boost brand image
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Theorist opinions of pay on motivation
Taylor - primary factor Maslow - a reward permitting employees to meet lower needs on their hierarchy Herzberg - a hygiene factor
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Appraisal
Process of considering + evaluating the performance of an individual employee
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High levels of engagement can results in…
low absenteeism Low labour turnover Good relations between managers + employee
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Flatter organisation not on paper 2
= wider span of control -> empowerment + enrichment but harder to motivate by promotion
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Taller hierarchies not on paper 2
= use financial methods of motivation. Vertical communication essential as recognises importance of individuals
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adv of high labour turnover not on paper 2
- new ideas | - natural wastage can help reduce costs
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disadvantage of high labour turnover not on paper 2
- lack of loyal staff | - loses trained staff
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labour retention rate % = not on paper 2
no of staff employed at end - no of leavers / no of staff at the start x 100
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employee costs as a % of turnover = not on paper 2
employee costs / sakes turnover x 100 can be reduced by reducing wages + benefits but could leave to demotivated workforce + bad ethics as need to be treated well
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disadvantage of decentralisation not on paper 2
- junior employees less experienced - inconsistent between functions - junior employees can't see overall situation
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adv + disadv of centralisation not on paper 2
+ business leaders have lots of experience + quick decisions + aren't biased to departments - demotivating for junior employees - react slowly to consumer trends, lose tack of market orientation
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tall structures not on paper 2
lots of levels in hierarchy, long chains of command, top down -> can affect communication (longer time)
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flat structures not on paper 2
few levels, more responsibility + freedom, wide span of control -> managers overwhelmed
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HR planning not on paper 2
right no. of staff + skills to meet needs | -> predict workers needed eg LT or ST, whether there's new tech, increase in demand or decrease, current staff details
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recruitment not on paper 2
can help to achieve diverts objectives internal + already know the business, short + cheap process + may feel motivated to progress in career - vacancy in other departments, resentment among those not chosen external + new ideas, experience from other organisations - long + expensive, longer induction process
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training
help to feel engaged + involved, feel value on the job + easier to organise, low cost, job specific - bad practices passed on, no new ideas off the job + trainers = specialist, new ideas, no job distraction - expensive, no benefit to business while training
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redeployment not on paper 2
may occur if some departments have too much labour due to decreased demand + can keep up staff morale as filling vacancies with w staff they know
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flexible working not on paper 2
hours + patterns adapted to suit employees eg Flexi time, job sharing, home working + improves motivation, employee productivity + helps with lives - impractical if need to serve public during normal hours - easily distracted at home
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human resource flow not on paper 2
the movement of employees through an organisation starting with recruitment

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