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
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
    1. Employee and employer associations - case study 1
    2. Employee and employer associations - case study 2
    3. Honda dispute in China
    4. Conflict at the University of NSW, Australia
    5. Women bosses in Norway
    6. Age discrimination
17. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - notes
18. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - questions
19. Printable version

Women bosses in Norway

Read the article Norway in women bosses ultimatum (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

Describe the policies adopted in the country where you live to try to reduce sex discrimination in the workplace.

Question 2

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Norwegian approach to reducing inequality.

Question 3

Evaluate alternative strategies for increasing the participation of women in the workforce.