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An increase in labour productivity would normally allow a business to:

Lower production capacity

Reduce wages and/or bonuses

Increase fixed costs and/or fixed assets

Lower prices and/or increase profits

A business where the main decisions are all taken by senior managers in one place is called:

Autonomous

Director-led

Centralised

Decentralised

A key benefit of a flatter organisational structure is often:

Higher authority

Higher retention

Lower recruitment

Lower costs

A possible disadvantage of a decentralised structure is:

Decisions can't be taken

Less control over decision-making

Head office managers have more power

Employees won't feel empowered

Which of the following actions would be most likely to reduce a manufacturer's labour cost per unit?

Significantly increase overtime payments

Remove productivity bonuses to lower overall production labo

Outsource significant elements of production to external sup

Reduce the level of automation in production

The retention rate for a business would normally measure the percentage of the overall workforce who:

Were recruited externally and have stayed with the business

Have completed their induction training

Have worked full-time for more than one year

Have completed one or more years' service

An advantage of a hierarchical structure is:

It give opportunity for promotion, which will motivate worke

Communication is easy so errors are less likely

It has a wide span of control which means workers feel trust

Communication is quicker, so the is business is more efficie

A significant improvement in labour productivity is likely to reduce..

Staff motivation

Labour turnover

Quality assurance

Unit costs

An example of delayering would be:

Reducing staff numbers

Removal of middle managers

Removing responsibilities

Reducing spans of control

A reason why a firm should analyse its staffing structure would be to:

Increase the range of products sold

Alter a marketing campaign

Force staff to work harder

Identify gaps and vacancies

Which of these clusters of industries tends to experience the highest levels of labour turnover?

Retailing, hotel catering & leisure

Pharmaceutical & other commercial sciences

High value-added manufacturing

Accountancy & legal services

Labour productivity is can be measured by dividing the output for a period by the...

Sales revenue for the period

Number of machines in use

Profit earned in the period

Number of employees at work

Which of the following would be least likely to be an effective strategy to reduce absenteeism in a retail business?

Ensure store jobs are more interesting, varied and challengi

Introduce significant attendance-related bonuses

Require shop staff to work extra hours to cover for absent c

Introduce flexible working practices

Which of these is a common reason for organisational change in a business?

Job allocations

Increased de-motivation

Aiming for a taller structure

Pace of external change