4.2 Centralised & Decentralised - Recruitment & Selection Flashcards

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Centralised organisations

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Important decisions are taken at the centre of the business, then passed out to various departments

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Decentralised organisations

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Important decisions are delegated to managers in other departments

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Benefits of Centralised organisations

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  • Decisions by senior management
  • Consistent decisions
  • Experienced people making decisions
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Drawbacks of Centralised organisations

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  • Slow to make decisions
  • As they are top of heirachy, may be out of touch with day to day knowledge
  • Lack of motivation for managers
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Benefits of decentralised organisations

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  • Quick decisions
  • Decisions based on more up to date information
  • Increased motivation of managers
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Drawbacks of Decentralised organisations

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  • Managers may lack experience
  • May be inconsistent
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Stage 1 of recruitment process

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Job analysis

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Stage 2 of recruitment process

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Job description

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Stage 3 of recruitment process

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Person specification

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Stage 4 of recruitment process

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Selection method

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When will a business need to recruit staff?

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A new business, expanding & when employees leave

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12
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We recruit for expansion for…

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Increased productivity & diversification

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13
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Someone will leave a job for…

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retirement, move jobs, promotion & maternity leave

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14
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High staff retention avoids…

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Spending money on recruitment and training

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15
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Internal recruitment

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Filling a job vacancy from staff within the business, e.g. promotion

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External recruitment

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Filling a job vacancy with people outside the business

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Benefits of internal recruitment

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  • Knowledge and experience of business already
  • Already knows staff
  • Promotional opportunities motivates staff
  • Cheaper
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Drawbacks of internal recruitment

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  • May have to train staff for new role
  • May not have right skills
  • Limited selection of applicants
  • Need to replace their old job
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Benefits of external recruitment

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  • Wider choice of candidates
  • Fresh ideas
  • May already have skills, no training needed
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Drawbacks of external recruitment

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  • More expensive
  • Know less about the person
  • Chance of making a mistake
21
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Why is effective R and S so important?

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High productivity, high quality output and staff retention

22
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Contract

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An agreement between the employee and employer (legally binding)

23
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Contracts contain:

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  • Hours of work
  • Rates of pay
  • Place of work
  • Start and end dates
  • Duties
  • Holidays