Northline Sports needs a new e-commerce manager within eight weeks. Maya, an existing store supervisor, understands the brand and has led a small team but has limited online-marketing experience. External applicants may bring specialist e-commerce skills, although advertising and induction would cost £19,000.
Option 1: Recruit Maya internally
Option 2: Recruit an external candidate
Justify which one of these two recruitment options Northline Sports should choose.
37 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Business 2.5 Making human resource decisions, covering 2.5.1a Organisational structures, 2.5.1b The importance of effective communication, 2.5.1c Different ways of working, 2.5.1d Impact of technology on ways of working, 2.5.2a Different job roles and responsibilities, 2.5.2b Recruitment documents, 2.5.2c Recruitment methods, 2.5.3a How businesses train and develop employees, 2.5.3b Link between training, motivation and retention, 2.5.3c Retraining to use new technology, 2.5.4a The importance of motivation, 2.5.4b Financial methods of motivation, and 2.5.4c Non-financial methods of motivation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.