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Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow: AQA A‑Level Business questions

Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q18

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 18: The table below shows changes to the structure of Newtown plc. Feature Before 2024 2024 onwards Number of staff 3906 3616 Average span of control 5 15 Levels of

  2. Q04

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    16 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 04: VBM has major Human Resource challenges such as: • recruitment and training for the factory in Vietnam • managing redundancies in Europe. Which of these two cha

  3. Q13

    June 2025 · AS Paper 1

    4 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2025 AS Paper 1, question 13: A business wants to become more efficient. Explain one impact on the efficiency of this business if it increased the span of control of its managers. [4 marks]

  4. Q05

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow3.5.2 Analysing financial performance
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 05: Analyse the impact on Hoods Ltd if Habib decides to delegate control of budgets to the site managers. [9 marks] Hoods Ltd Hoods Ltd designs, manufactures and se

  5. Q03

    June 2024 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 03: Delayering in a business is likely to: [1 mark] A decrease the span of control of managers. B improve the speed of vertical communication. C increase opportunit

  6. Q03.2

    June 2024 · Paper 2

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 03.2: WWH Ltd’s directors are considering making and selling a portfolio of products rather than a single product, in order to increase growth. Analyse how WWH Ltd’s

  7. Q17.1

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2024 AS Paper 1, question 17.1: Veronica has decided to make the deputy managers redundant. Analyse the possible impact of this decision on Refurb-iture Ltd’s performance. [9 marks] 1 7 Refurb

  8. Q10

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 10: Statement 1: ‘Delegation can improve efficiency because it may allow decisions to be taken by the employee with the most relevant skills.’ Statement 2: ‘Delegat

  9. Q20

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2022 Paper 1, question 20: Analyse how widening a manager’s span of control might affect labour productivity within the department she manages. [9 marks]

  10. Q15

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    5 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 15: A restaurant chain decentralises marketing decisions to individual store managers. Analyse one way in which this change may increase the sales revenue of the bu

  11. Q22

    November 2020 · Paper 1

    25 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow3.3.4 Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix
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    November 2020 Paper 1, question 22: ‘The growth stage is the most challenging stage of the product life cycle for a business when managing its human resource flow.’ Do you agree? Justify your view

  12. Q01.3

    November 2020 · Paper 2

    9 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 01.3: Analyse the challenges the Human Resource manager faces as a result of the patterns of room bookings in Appendix E. [9 marks] 0 1 Read the information below and

  13. Q01

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 01: A business moves an employee to a different job. This is known as [1 mark] A delayering B delegating C redeployment D redundancy

  14. Q16.2

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

    16 marks3.6.3 Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow
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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 16.2: Yusuf is considering the consultant’s plan for a new organisational design at Horizons Ltd. Do you think it would be a good idea for Yusuf to adopt this plan? J
All 14 questions on Making human resource decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q18 (9 marks): The table below shows changes to the structure of Newtown plc. Feature Before 2024 2024 onwards Number of staff 3906 3616 Average span of control 5 15 Levels of
  2. June 2025, Paper 3, Q04 (16 marks): VBM has major Human Resource challenges such as: • recruitment and training for the factory in Vietnam • managing redundancies in Europe. Which of these two cha
  3. June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q13 (4 marks): A business wants to become more efficient. Explain one impact on the efficiency of this business if it increased the span of control of its managers. [4 marks]
  4. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q05 (9 marks): Analyse the impact on Hoods Ltd if Habib decides to delegate control of budgets to the site managers. [9 marks] Hoods Ltd Hoods Ltd designs, manufactures and se
  5. June 2024, Paper 1, Q03 (1 mark): Delayering in a business is likely to: [1 mark] A decrease the span of control of managers. B improve the speed of vertical communication. C increase opportunit
  6. June 2024, Paper 2, Q03.2 (9 marks): WWH Ltd’s directors are considering making and selling a portfolio of products rather than a single product, in order to increase growth. Analyse how WWH Ltd’s
  7. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q17.1 (9 marks): Veronica has decided to make the deputy managers redundant. Analyse the possible impact of this decision on Refurb-iture Ltd’s performance. [9 marks] 1 7 Refurb
  8. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q10 (1 mark): Statement 1: ‘Delegation can improve efficiency because it may allow decisions to be taken by the employee with the most relevant skills.’ Statement 2: ‘Delegat
  9. June 2022, Paper 1, Q20 (9 marks): Analyse how widening a manager’s span of control might affect labour productivity within the department she manages. [9 marks]
  10. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q15 (5 marks): A restaurant chain decentralises marketing decisions to individual store managers. Analyse one way in which this change may increase the sales revenue of the bu
  11. November 2020, Paper 1, Q22 (25 marks): ‘The growth stage is the most challenging stage of the product life cycle for a business when managing its human resource flow.’ Do you agree? Justify your view
  12. November 2020, Paper 2, Q01.3 (9 marks): Analyse the challenges the Human Resource manager faces as a result of the patterns of room bookings in Appendix E. [9 marks] 0 1 Read the information below and
  13. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q01 (1 mark): A business moves an employee to a different job. This is known as [1 mark] A delayering B delegating C redeployment D redundancy
  14. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q16.2 (16 marks): Yusuf is considering the consultant’s plan for a new organisational design at Horizons Ltd. Do you think it would be a good idea for Yusuf to adopt this plan? J

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