Business activities are multifaceted, encompassing various critical functions such as human resources, finance, and marketing. Human resources focus on monitoring productivity, labor turnover, and absenteeism while balancing both the soft and hard sides of employee management.
Measuring the success of human resource efforts:-Monitor productivity levels-Monitor labor turnover-Monitor absenteeism
A human resources manager tries to:-Match employee skills to the strategic direction of the business-Develop a competitive advantage by maximizing quality and motivating the workforce to perform at their best-Maximize efficiency of the workforce
Affected by such factors as:-Trends in product demand-Trends in the numbers of people with particular skills-Trends in other internal and external factors
Two sides of Human Resources:-Soft Side:>Organizational Culture>Motivation>Employee Support>Employee/Employer relations-Hard Side:>Analyzing needs of employees>Predicting future workforce requirements>Measuring/quantifying labor turnover
-Firms need people to produce goods and services, maintain quality control, and reflecta positive image for the company
Finance
Forms of Finance:-Bank Loans-Debentures-Mortgages-Overdraft-Government Aid-Leasing-Hire purchase
-Every company needs money to pay for costs, promotional activities, and other important business aspects
Marketing
The Marketing Mix:4 P's:>Price>Product>Place>Promotion -Advertising, Publicity,Sales Promotion, Personal Selling
-Way for business to establish/develop an image-Generate interest in business-Reach the target market-Get the word out-Maintain customer base while increasing it-Meet needs of customers by effectively organizing the 4 P'sof the marketing mix