Emerging Trends in Human Resources — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 12 · Business Studies
Summary of Emerging Trends in Human Resources for ICSE Class 12 Business Studies. Part of the ICSE Class 12 Business Studies syllabus.
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Overview
Emerging trends in human resources show how organisations adapt work arrangements, staffing patterns, and team structures to improve flexibility, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. The main trends are flexible hours, permanent part time, work from home, retainership, virtual teams, and self-mana
Key Concepts
Flexible work
Flexible work-hours or flexitime allow employees the freedom to come to work for the prescribed number of hours in a week or month. A common core work
Permanent part time means organisations employ
Permanent part time means organisations employ part-time staff on a regular basis instead of full-time employment. It helps employers adjust staff str
Work from home
Work from home, also called telecommuting, means using personal computers, networks, and other communication devices to do office work at home. It bec
Retainership means engaging an outside expert
Retainership means engaging an outside expert to perform a specific task and/or for a specific time period. Businesses use this arrangement for specia
A virtual team consists of employees
A virtual team consists of employees working in different places but interconnected through information and communication technologies such as the Int
Learning Objectives
- To understand the meaning of flexible hours, permanent part time, work from home, retainership, virtual teams, and self-managing teams
- To identify the advantages and limitations of each emerging human resource trend
- To relate each trend to modern organisational needs and workplace changes
- To recall key features and examples commonly asked in examinations
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