Divisional Structure and Organizational Design

Divisional Structure: Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages of Divisional Structure:

  • Focus on a specific product, service, or market.
  • Clearly defines responsibilities and accountability.
  • Provides autonomy to managers.
  • Provides supporting services from the center to divisions.

Disadvantages of Divisional Structure:

  • May develop a conflict of interests between divisions.
  • Possibility of a drift in meeting corporate objectives.
  • May produce neglect of long-term priorities.
  • Central control may stifle local innovation.
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Effective Human Resources Planning: Key Principles & Strategies

Principles of Effective Human Resources Planning

The plan should be as detailed as expenditure constraints allow. Plans should not extend too far into the future, as accurate prediction of the distant future is impossible. All alternative courses of action should be considered. Side effects and implications of the actions envisaged should be examined. Instructions to individuals and departments must be incorporated into the plan. Plans should be concise and easy to understand.

Labor Turnover Analysis

Employees

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Recruitment and Selection: A Guide to Hiring

The work of Human Resources department

Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment and selection involves attracting and selecting the best candidates for vacancies that arise.

Recruitment:

Process from identifying that the business needs to employ someone up to the point where applications have arrived at the business.
When an employee leaves a job or a business starts up or wants to expand. The recruitment process gives the business an opportunity to consider future requirements.

How it Works

Vacancy arises
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Termination of Employment in Spain: Causes and Types

Termination of Employment in Spain

Grounds for Termination

Employment contracts in Spain can be terminated for various reasons, including:

  • Mutual consent: Both the employer and employee agree to end the contract.
  • Contractual grounds: Reasons explicitly stated in the employment contract.
  • Expiration of contract term: For fixed-term contracts, the contract ends on the agreed-upon date.
  • Employee resignation: The employee voluntarily chooses to leave.
  • Death or permanent illness: Of the employee.
  • Employee’s retirement.
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Tourism Correspondence: Letters and Definitions

20, Lake Street – 3WT PHG – Ludlow, United Kingdom

The Sales Manager
PERFECT TOURS
Your ref: TF 123

Av. Alcoy, 25
My ref: 567

03004 Alicante, Spain

27 November 2024

Dear Mr. Smith,

INVOICE: No. 567

I am writing to bring your attention to an error in the invoice corresponding to our order No. TF 123. The original order placed on 26 November 2024 was for 30 Full-Board accommodations from 3rd January to 31st January, at the price of £500.00 each. However, the voucher incorrectly lists 40 accommodations, which

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HR Department Functions: Recruitment to Knowledge Management

Item 4: Human Resources Department

The HR Department comprises a group of people who seek to achieve the following objectives:

  • Select and train people who meet the company’s needs.
  • Provide workers with the necessary means to carry out their work.
  • Motivate workers to perform their jobs better (try to ensure that employees meet their needs).

To achieve these goals, the department has developed the following functions:

  1. Organization and Planning of Staff
  2. Selection and Recruitment of Staff
  3. Administration of
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