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Financial Reward Systems

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:28:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Financial rewards are a way to compensate and motivate workers. Image credit sc.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Financial Reward Systems

These are procedures, rules, and standards associated with allocation of benefits and compensation to employees.
Financial […]

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Geographical organisation structure

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:07:17+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Geographical based organisational structure

This is when an organisations divisions, operations, duties and positions are based geographical area, country, regions, provinces, towns or districts
Usually there is a Head Quarters to which all the subdivisions and their related personnel report to
The head quarters administers […]

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Communication in business: Face to face

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:37:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Interpersonal communication. Image credit darryllshaw.co.uk

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership:One to one (interpersonal communication)

It is the exchange of information and ideas between two people
It involves face to face communication, verbal/spoken communication and non-verbal communication in form of gestures
It is the most frequently used form of communication when […]

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Employer’s responses to industrial action
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Employer’s responses to industrial action

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Employer’s responses to industrial action

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:15:25+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Trade Unions: Employer’s responses to industrial actions

When negotiations between employers and employees fail, employees may engage in industrial action
Employers may counter these actions using various methods including:
1. Dismissal of offending employees
2. Manipulation and cooptation- i.e. buy off the leaders of the industrial action
3. Lockout the strikers
4. Strike breaking […]

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Non Financial Motivation: Job Rotation

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:33:56+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Job rotation can motivate workers among other things. Image credit marketwatch.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Non Financial Motivation: Job Rotation

Is when workers are moved from job to job or station to station
Job rotation- can be defined as […]

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Matrix organisation structure

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:08:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An example of a matrix based organisational structure

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Matrix organisational structure

Is an organisational structure where subordinates have more than one reporting line i.e. some individuals report to more than one superior.
It is also known as the hybrid organisational structure as it incorporates […]

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Communication in Business: Emails

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:39:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership:Communication in Business: Emails

Refers to electronic messages send from one computer/smart device to another
It takes place on the internet
Both the user and the sender have an address in the form of user@example.com
The sender can send messages to […]

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Human Resources Management: Introduction
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Human Resources Management: Introduction

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Human Resources Management: Introduction

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:16:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Human Resources Management: Introduction

The process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization
It involves the following activities:
1. Job Analysis
2. Anticipating and planning the organisation’s personnel needs
3. Job Advertising
4. Recruiting the right people to do the job
5. Selecting the appropriate candidates from the […]

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Non Financial Motivation: Job enlargement

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:34:38+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Job enlargement can be used to motivate workers. Image credit framepool.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Non Financial Motivation: Job enlargement

A job design technique in which the number of tasks associated with a job is increased
and the […]

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Leadership: Introduction

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:10:02+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Barack Obama

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership: Introduction

Leadership is the art or process of influencing others so that they perform tasks that have been assigned to them in an efficient and effective manner
The others may be followers, employees or subordinates
The followers/subordinates/employees have to perform these […]

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