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
   1. The loneliness of management
   2. Genghis Khan style management
   3. Professionalizing Family Businesses
   4. Management by objectives
   5. Leadership styles - short answer questions
   6. Leadership and management styles - case study
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
17. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - notes
18. 2.8 Crisis management and contingency planning - questions
19. Printable version

Professionalizing Family Businesses

Read the article Professionalizing Family Businesses (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:

• Culture clash
• Strategic planning

Question 2

Explain what is meant by professionalizing a family business.

Question 3

Analyse why the process of professionalization may cause conflict between family members.

Question 4

Evaluate strategies that family firms could adopt to improve their quality of management.