Economic Environment and Strategic Synthesis
7CO01 – Work and working lives in a changing business environment
This CIPD Level 7 video explores the economic environment and its strategic synthesis within unit 7CO01 – Work and working lives in a changing business environment. It directly addresses assessment criteria AC 2.1, evaluating current developments in media, technological and economic environments and their significance for people management. The video examines contemporary debates about industrial and economic development, alongside ethical considerations surrounding social media, e-learning, AI in recruitment and selection, people analytics and electronic surveillance at work. By watching, you'll gain the analytical skills needed to understand how macroeconomic trends shape human resources strategy and organisational decision-making at a senior level.
Assessment Criteria 2.1
Evaluate current developments in the media, technological and economic environments and their significance for people management
Indicative Content
Debates about current trends in work and working lives; ethical debates about the impact of social media; e-learning, the use of AI in recruitment and selection, people analytics and electronic surveillance at work. Major contemporary debates about industrial and economic development.
What You'll Learn
Video covering: Economic Environment and Strategic Synthesis
About 7CO01 – Work and working lives in a changing business environment
This unit extends understanding of the interaction between the commercial business environment and likely future developments in the world of work, employment and the management of people. It discusses the range of people practices that are growing in importance, including those relating to ethics and sustainability, technology, employee wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.
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