1.4 - Managing People
1.4.1 - Approaches to Staffing
a) Staff as an asset; staff as a cost b) Flexible workforce:
d) Employer/employee relationships
The document above entitled 'workforce overview' contains a summary of the information you will use in this section of the course.
The video below explains how flexible working practices have become more common and why they are beneficial to companies. Outsourcing
This brief video explains the basic pros and cons of outsourcing to an organisation. |
Collective Bargaining
The 3 videos below explain the basic concept of collective bargaining and how this is used by trade unions to benefit their members. |
1.4.2 - Recruitment, Selection and Training
a) Recruitment and selection process: o internal versus external recruitment b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training c) Types of training:
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Recruitment and Discrimination Task
+ Watch the two videos about positive discrimination + Prepare a list of arguments for both sides of the debate + Write a 1 minute speech which outlines your opinion on the debate
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1.4.3 - Organisational Design 1
a) Structure:
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1.4.4 - Motivation in Theory and Practice
a) The importance of employee motivation to a business b) Motivation theories:
d) Non-financial techniques to improve employee performance:
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1.4.5 - Leadership
a) Leadership: the distinction between management and leadership b) Types of leadership style:
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