DP2 REVISION CHECKLIST FUNCTIONS AND EVOLUTION OF HRM

DP2 REVISION CHECKLIST FUNCTIONS AND EVOLUTION OF HRM
·        HR planning is a strategy to ensure that employees are selected, used and developed in the most effective way.
·        Labour turnover is the movement of employees in and out of a business over a given period of time.
·        HR planning can be influenced by both internal and external factors.
·        The most common steps in the process of recruitment are identification, application and selection.
·        On-the-job training takes place as part day-to-day work. It is usually let by an experienced employee who can act as a mentor to the trainee.
·        Off-the-job training allows employees time off work to attend external training.
·        Cognitive training is not focused on a particular aspect of the business but helps employees to develop their thinking skills.
·        Behavioural training helps employees develop interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.
·        Appraisals allow employees and their employers to review performance during a given timeframe. The main methods are: formative, summative, 360 degrees and self-appraisal.
·        Employees may leave a business due to termination, dismissal or redundancy.
·        As working practices and patterns have changed, businesses have to adapt their HR strategies.
·        Outsourcing occurs when organizations contract other organizations to carry out certain functions, allowing them to concentrate on core activities.
·        Offshoring is when functions are outsourced to another country, perhaps because labour is cheaper or production is quicker.

Source:

Lomine, L., Murchena, M., Pierce, R. (2014). The Functions and Evolution of Human Resource Management, Oxford Press, Business Management (p.115), Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Press. 

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