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

Honda dispute in China

Read the article Striking Honda China workers hold out for pay, union

(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

Outline the main issues that have led to conflict in Honda factories in China.

Question 2

Explain the concept of just-in-time manufacturing and why " the chain is vulnerable to disruption".

Question 3

Analyse the methods used by Honda's employees in pursuit of their objectives

Question 4

To what extent do the present industrial disputes threaten economic growth in China?