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Frederick Herzberg’s Two factor theory

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:18:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Engineer at work. Image credit ibtimes.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: How managers can use Maslow’s theory of motivation

Herzberg used questionnaires and interviews to ask professionals about factors that influence employee performance in the workplace
His conclusion was that employee performance is affected […]

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Introduction to organisational structures

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:31:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Workers in a small business startup. Image credit businessinsider.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Introduction to organisational structures

All businesses, no matter how small or big, are organisations
An organisation is a group of people brought together to fulfil a particular […]

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Autocratic Leadership style

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:12:13+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Uniformed services usually use an autocratic leadership style

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Autocratic Leadership style

Under this style of leadership there is an autocratic leader
The leader is an authoritarian i.e requires and expects strict obedience and authority
The leader is a dictator
The leader assumes all the […]

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Communication in Business: Phones

By garikaib|2025-02-12T08:57:57+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes:Managing Human Resources: Communication in Business: Phones

Phones are one of the most popular means of communication in business
To such an extent that virtually every business has a phone
The advent of mobile phones means that almost every individual has a phone
In Zimbabwe over […]

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Employment contract
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Employment contract

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

Employment contract

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:22:55+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: Employment contract

A contract is a voluntary, deliberate, and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties
An employment contract is such a contract between an employer and employee
When there is a successful candidate is selected he or she is offered a contract of employment

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Uses of Herzberg’s Theory

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:19:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco graders working in a group. Image credit flickr.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Uses of Herzberg’s Theory

The theory led/has led to the standardisation of:
working conditions e.g working hours which have become more fixed
These working conditions have also […]

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Organisational Charts

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:33:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A simple organisational chart.

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Organisational Charts

It is a diagram that shows the organisation structure of a given organisation
It is also defined as a pictorial depiction of an organisation’s structure
An organisation’s structure is also known as it’s internal structure

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Democratic Leadership style

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

Democracy means rule by the people. Image credit kalamu.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Democratic Leadership style

Is also known as participative leadership
Under this style the members of the team contribute to the decision making process
The leader asks for contribution from team members during the process of […]

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Communication in Business: Teleconferencing/ Video Conferencing

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:09:32+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Video conferencing. Image credit bluejeans.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Managing Human Resources: Communication in Business: Teleconferencing/ Video Conferencing

A conference is a meeting between two or more people with a shared business interest
A video conference is when such a meeting takes place with the aid of computers
Two […]

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