unit 3- aos 2

Question 1

what is human resource management

Answer 1

process of managing the relationship between the employees and the business. it involves the effective use of people within the business to achieve its stragetic objectives.

Question 2

what are the functions of a HR

Answer 2

involes functions such as recurting employees, training them, implementing strategies to motivate and retain them, managing their performance and their development as well as managing the end of the relationship when an employee leaves the business.

Question 3

what are the motivation theories

Answer 3

• maslows herarchy of needs
• goal setting theory (locke and latham)
• ## four drive theory

Question 4

what is maslows hierarchy of needs

Answer 4

• humans are motivated by 5 sets of needs
• physiological, saftey, social, esteem, self-actualisation.

Question 5

what are the strengths of maslows hierarchy of needs?

Answer 5

• provides a scaffold for managers to use when motivating employees.
• recognise that motivation is dynamic and changes over time as needs are satisfied, helping improve motivation across the entire work life of individuals.

Question 6

what are the weaknesses of maslows heirarchy of needs?