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4935741576Human resource management (HRM)The strategic approach to the effective management of an organisation's workers so that they help the business gain a competitive advantage.0
4935745193Workforce PlanningAnalysing and forecasting the numbers of workers and the skills of those workers that will be required by the organisation to achieve its objectives.1
4935758810Workforce PlanThinking ahead and establishing the number and skills of the workforce required by the business to meet its objectives.2
4935762956RecruitmentThe process of identifying the need for a new employee, defining the job to be filled and the type of person needed to fill it, attracting suitable candidates for the job and selecting the best one.3
4935768413Job DescriptionA detailed list of the key points about the job to be filled, stating all the key tasks and responsibilities of it.4
4935769358Person SpecificationA detailed list of the qualities, skills and qualifi cations that a successful applicant will need to have.5
4935816366TrainingWork-related education to increase workforce skills and efficiency. It can be carried out on the job or off the job.6
4935828031Staff ApraissalThe process of assessing the effectiveness of an employee judged against pre-set objectives.7
4935830566DismissalBeing removed or 'sacked' from a job due to incompetence or breach of discipline.8
4935837172RedundancyWhen a job is no longer required so the employee doing this job becomes redundant through no fault of his or her own.9
4935843760OutsourcingNot employing staff directly, but using an outside agency or organisation to carry out some business functions.10
4935846035TeleworkingStaff working from home but keeping contact with the office by means of modern IT communications.11
4956002093Authoritarian LeadershipThis style of management means that one person makes the decisions.12
4956011346Democratic LeadershipThis style of management allows employees to take part in decision making.13
4956014268Line ManagerA worker's immediate superior.14
4956016260HierarchyAn organisation in which power and responsibility are built up in layers with the most powerful at the top.15
4956031079Fringe BenefitsNon monetary rewards given as incentives to employees. (perks)16
4956037411Labour TurnoverThe number of employees leaving a firm over a period of time.17
4956044754Trade UnionA group of workers who join together to ensure that their interests are protected.18
4956050723Herzberg's TheoryMotivation of employees through pay and hygiene factors.19
4956053587Maslow's TheoryThe motivation of employees through the hierarchy of needs.20
4956055426McGregor's TheoryThe theory of management in which workers are defined as theory X or theory Y.21
4956057309Taylor's TheoryThe time and motion study. Employees are treated like machines.22
4956084896Job SpecificationDocument which outlines the requirements, qualifications and expertise required from a person to do a specific job.23
4956092719Laissez Faire LeadershipEmployees are left to make many of the decisions rather than receiving clear instructions.24

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