Business Human Resources Key Terms

Workforce Planning: about deciding how many and what types of workers are required

Workforce Audit: analysing the existing workforce

Labour Shortage: when a business does not have enough labour to be able to meet production demand

Excess Labour: when a business has too many employees for its needs

Hard: treat employees simply as a resource, top down, strong link with corporate business planning

Soft: treat employees as a key resource and a source of competition advantage

Competitive Organisational Structure: shows how people and management are organised in a business

Functional Structures: Organisational…