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
    1. Motivation
    2. Motivational theories
    3. Content theories
    4. Mayo and McClelland
    5. Process theories of motivation
    6. Exam advice - motivation
    7. Motivation in practice
    8. Motivation in Practice: Financial motivation
    9. Motivation in practice: Non-financial motivation
    10. Team theory
    11. Additional forms of non-financial motivation
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
17. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - notes
18. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - questions
19. Printable version

Motivation in practice

Employee Rewards is a broader concept than pay. It is a portfolio of financial and non-financial benefits that provide a competitive package to motivate staff, increase job satisfaction and therefore improve retention and performance.

Employee reward is the combination of elements:

• Basic pay expressed as an annual salary, weekly wage or an hourly pay rate
• Additions to basic pay which take many forms, such as bonuses, performance related pay and sales commission.
• Employee benefits such as pension, health insurance, company car which form a source of indirect pay
• Non financial rewards which are designed to focus on human needs such as recognition, responsibility, personal development and opportunities for achievement.

It is from the combination of rewards that flexibility can be established.