Business Studies - AS Level Key Words

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The goals or objectives of a HR department.
Human Resource Objectives
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A very Autocratic approach to HR where workers get little input.
Hard HR Approach
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A much more democratic view of HR where workers have more say in how management runs the business.
Soft HR Approach
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When a change in price will change the demand for a product.
Price Elastic
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A change in Price will not change demand.
Price Inelastic
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The amount of workers to leave a business in a period of time.
Labour Turnover
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Structure of workforce within an organisation showing who is accountable for whom.
Heirarchy
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The way authority is passed down the organisation structure.
Chain of command
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The number of subordinates that a manager or supervisor has directly under their control.
Span of Control
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Taking away a level of hierarchy in an organisational structure.
Delayering
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The power of an employee to instruct subordinates.
Authority
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Recruitment from inside the business.
Internal recruitment
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Recruitment from outside the business
External recruitment
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In a business organisational structure the manager would have the final say
Centralisation
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In a business organisational structure the structure is long and employees have some say over the work they do.
Decentralisation
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The factors influencing the way people behave
Motivation
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Those are are easily and fully commited to their role and strive to help the business achieve its objectives.
Engaged Employees
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When an employee is offered suitable alternative employment within a business (normally instead of redundancy)
Redeployment
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How significant is the task.
Task Significance
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The variety of methods that have a money value are used to reward the workforce.
Financial incentives
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The methods of motivating employees through job design.
Non-Financial incentives
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When you are motivated because you enjoy it.
Intrinsic
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When you are motivated because you have been offered a reward (money)
Extrinsic
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When employees receive a bonus based on the performance of the employee measured against pre-set criteria.
Performance related pay
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Varying the tasks an employee does to increase motivation
Job rotation
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The procedure of settling a dispute, under which the parties agree to be bound by the decisions of a third, neutral party.
Arbitration
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When a neutral third party encourages the continuation of negotiations
Conciliation
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An informal court for employees.
Employment Tribunal
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Hard HR Approach

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A very Autocratic approach to HR where workers get little input.

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Soft HR Approach

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Price Elastic

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Price Inelastic

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