Human Resources

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Labour Productivity
measures the output of a firm in relation to the number of employees
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Employee engagement
the connection between employees and the businesses aims and objectives
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Employee involvement
when employees are able to have an input into decision making
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Training
a process where employees gain job related skills and knowledge
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Talent development
helping employees reach their full potential which can help the businesses success
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Diversity
recognising that individuals are different and valuing the benefits of having diverse individuals and what they contribute towards a business
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Hard HR
treating employees like resources
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Soft HR
sees employees as a very valuable asset to a business
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job design
the process of grouping together or dividing up tasks and responsibilities to create complete jobs
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job enrichment
giving employees more challenging and complex tasks
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job enlargement
increasing the amount of tasks an employee does at the same ability
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Empowerment
giving employees more control over their working lives
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span of control
number of employees a manager is directly responsible for
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delegation
passing down of authority down the organisational structure
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centralisation
decision are made by senior managers at the top of the organisation
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decentralisation
gives more authority to junior managers to made decisions
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human resource flow
flow of employees through an organisation
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redundancy
when an employee is dismissed because a job no longer exists
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dismissal
an employer terminates an employees contract
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redeployment
an employee is offered suitable alternative employment within the business
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Piece rate
paying employees per item produced
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Taylor scientific management
closely supervising employees and paying on piece rate
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Mayo's approach to HR
motivating employees by meeting their social needs such as improving communication
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Malow's hierarchy of needs
forfilling psychological needs in order to improve employee performance
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commission
pay is related to how much an employee sells
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performance related pay
employee pay is linked to their achievements
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appraisal
evaluating the performance of an individual employee
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A trade union
an organisation established to improve working conditions for it's members
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a works council
employees and managers meet to discuss issues in the work place
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collective bargaining
negotiations between management and employee representatives
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ACAS
advisory,conciliation and arbitration services
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arbitration
settling disputes under which the parties agree to be bound by the decision of a third party
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Herzberg two factor theory
hygiene factors (environmental factors) combined with motivational factors such as responsibility lead to motivation
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the connection between employees and the businesses aims and objectives

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Employee engagement

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when employees are able to have an input into decision making

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a process where employees gain job related skills and knowledge

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helping employees reach their full potential which can help the businesses success

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