2.1 - 2.4 tools/neg's n positves Flashcards

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Flexible Work Patterns

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  • Peripheral Workers
  • part-time workers/working from home

Positives:

  • more productivity
  • labor costs would be less because full-time wages don’t have to be paid
  • leads to more teamwork + versatility
  • there are always employees to give work to, never in shortage
  • employees will choose the company with more flexibility
  • cuts down on the cost of production (wage rates)
  • gives access to internal growth
  • temporary workers can eventually become permanent workers

Negative:

  • employees might fight for long term benefits
  • trade-union might have to get involved.
  • collaboration might be difficult
  • motivation might not all be equal
  • might be difficult to handle the surplus of employees
  • slightly demoralizing because of low wages
  • no job security
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The Shamrock Organization

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The shamrock organization is a flexible workforce theory by CHARLES HANDY that helps cut labor costs.
There are three parts: 
1. A set of core workers 
 -- get benefits
-- permanent 
2. Peripheral Workers
-- temporary
-- no benefits
-- slightly disposable
3. Outsourced workers
-- contract workers
- they handle extra work that supports the business

Positives:

  • it’s quicker to hire outsourced workers, they may be experts and they handle all managerial stuff so that you don’t have to
  • it’s good to have peripheral workers
  • those in the core team are company loyal.

Negatives:
- You cannot control the workers that are outsourced, they are their own company

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Offshoring

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This is an extension of outsourcing by using a firm that is overseas as a subcontractor.

positives:
- tap into a new market
- labor laws may not be as stringent
- brand awareness
- Economies of Scale!

negatives:
- stringent rules, there’s govt policy that could completely change overnight

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Internal sources of Recruitment

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Positives :

  • saves time hiring
  • less cost for hiring drives
  • strengthen employee engagement
  • shorten onboarding times

Negatives:

  • leaves a gap in the existing workforce
  • results in inflexible culture
  • no new ideas/innovation
  • discourages new ppl to try and be recruited
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External Sources of Recruitment

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Positives

    • Avoids the risk of creating internal conflicts in the workplace
    • new ppl with new ideas and innovation
    • insights workers to grow such that they won’t be replaced.
  • -promotes change as a corporate culture

Negatives

    • greater risk
    • more expensive - recruitment is expensive ( advertising costs)
    • time-consuming
    • external recruits have to be introduced to the culture/ adjust to the new workplace.
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Maslows theory of motivation

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Maslow’s theory is a theory that focuses on the hierarchy of needs which are all on different levels.

  1. Physiological needs:: necessary for survival
  2. Security needs:: (job security, sick pay/retirement income)
  3. Social needs: (social aspect, nondiscrimination)
  4. Esteem/Ego needs: Ensure that they are valued/respected
  5. Self Actualization:: they have purpose and value in their work

Negatives of the Theory:

    • the level of needs are difficult to measure and different for every person
    • Not all jobs fit this model.
    • There’s no proof that self-actualization improves anything in the workplace
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Theory of X and Y

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Made by Douglas McGregor’s.
Theory X is for Managers and focus on a more Autocratic ruling
Theory Y is a Democratic rule (it allows for more growth and evolution)

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