Human resources

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - introduction
2. 2.1 Human Resource Planning - Notes
3. 2.1 Human resource planning - questions
4. 2.2 Organisational structure - notes
5. 2.2 Organisational structure - questions
6. 2.3 Communication - notes
7. 2.3 Communication - questions
8. 2.4 Leadership and management - notes
9. 2.4 Leadership and management - questions
10. 2.5 Motivation - notes
11. 2.5 Motivation - questions
    1. Motivation theory - self-test
    2. Motivation & leadership styles - self-test
    3. Motivation and leadership - short answer questions
    4. Motivational theories
    5. Motivation - case study
    6. Happiness: the key to motivation?
    7. Financial bonuses
    8. Professional footballers gain higher wages from their talents
    9. Blackwell hands ownership to employees
    10. Motivated not to work?
    11. Motivation at M&S
    12. Job design - short answer questions
12. 2.5 Motivation - simulations and activities
13. 2.6 Organisational and corporate cultures - notes (HL only)
14. 2.6 Organisational and corporate cultures - questions
15. 2.7 Employer and employee relations - notes (HL only)
16. 2.7 Employer and employee relations - questions
17. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - notes
18. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - questions
19. Printable version

Professional footballers gain higher wages from their talents

Read the article Professional footballers are able to appropriate the rents from their scarce talent (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.

Question 1

Define the terms:

• Wages
• Performance related pay.

Question 2

Explain the factors that determine the level of wage rates in an industry.

Question 3

Evaluate the impact of financial reward packages on sport's performance, motivation and productivity.