Internal Factors affecting HRM
An employee receiving a furthance in the company
Promotion
this can affect the number and types of employees that a business needs. For example, the increased use of robots in manufacturing may mean that fewer employees are needed on an assembly line
Technology change
The interest of the employee does not align with the interest of the organization
Self-interest
It is important to include the employee in discussions, both formal and informal, about the types of change that might be coming. This would include having sessions where employees can ask questions and be part of the process of change. 1 word P_________
Participation
•involves forecasting how many and what type of employees are needed now and in the future. Two major activities are involved in the workforce planning process.
Human Resource planning
Funding for salaries and benefits affects workforce planning.
Budget
where a country’s real GDP declines for two or more quarters, may mean that businesses reduce output and may need to make workers redundant
Recession
People who do not want change have a Low _________ for change
Low tolerance
Time must be allowed for employees to understand the changes being implemented and to feel ownership for themselves because they have been included in the change process. By implementing change in stages, feedback is available in stages too, and management can react accordingly at each stage. 1 word p______
Planning
Immigration
This creates greater the productivity and lower the labour turnover, which makes human resource management easier. 1 word m_________
Motivation
Measured by a country may mean an abundant supply of labour. This can make it easier for a business to find the employees it needs if it is high. If it is low then there is a shortage in available workers.
unemployment
If the reasons behind the change are not communicated clearly, employees may feel uneasy about it. This could mean employees have received this
misinformation
This means that all stakeholders are kept informed at each phase of the change taking place. When problems are identified, managers need to tell employees that they are aware of the problems and are working on resolving them. 1 word C________
Communication
Having prejudice against someone based on a factor they cannot control
Discrimination
Larger organisations need to recruit, train and appraise more workers than smaller organisations. Consequently, more complex human resource planning is required in larger organisations. 3 words S_______ of O_________________
Size of Organization
Businesses have to pay close attention to labour laws in their country
Legal and Political Change
People can have different perceptions of a situation. Employees may believe that management does not know what it is doing. Again, if the reasons for the change are not communicated clearly, then misunderstandings can arise.
interpretation of circumstances
Bring employees into the discussion and find their terms and come to a common ground on the change. Specifically happens with Labor unions. 1 Word N________
Negotiation
Discriminating against an employee or potential employee based on age
ageism
An organisational chart allows the human resources department to identify positions that should be included in the business, to identify those positions that are redundant and to plan how to address gaps in the organisation. 2 words o___________ s_________
Organizational structure
relates to the way people live and what they believe and value, including religion, cuisine, family life, demographics, health, education and leisure.
Cultural Changes
or
Sociocultural Changes
Representatives of employees resisting change can be invited for a dialogue by the management. The purpose of this is to convince and influence the representative towards the change. 1 word Ma_________
Manipulation
The working population becoming increasingly old or increasing young.
Ageing population
The management may decide to change the working practices in the business to ensure more flexibility for employees. For example, it may change the working hours, allow working from home, or provide more opportunities for teamwork. 2 words f_______ t______
Flex time
Businesses have been trying to reduce their labour costs by hiring workers that may not qualify for the same level of job protection and social security benefits as permanent workers
Temporary Work
Sometimes managers can bully employees and force them to accept change by threatening them with dismissal, redundancy, disciplinary action or redeployment, or by removing promotion opportunities. 1 word Co____________
Coercion
which are changes to the structure of the population, can impact the supply of labour. 2 words D_______ C___________
Demography change
The ability of an employee to move from one job to the next. This has raised from very low to high as time has passed in United States. 2 words L________ M________
Labor mobility
refers to a job that is done for a specified amount of time. While this kind of temporary work has always been common in certain creative industries, it is now being used more often in other industries too. This is What Companies like Uber use. 2 words g_____ E_________
Gig Economy