Chapter 1: Intro to HR

Question 1

What is the definition of human resource management?

Answer 1

policies
programmes
practices
managing org. workforce

Question 2

How can organisation goals be achieved through human resource management?

Answer 2

satisfied employees
lower absenteeism
increase performance
aid selective retention

Question 3

What are the objectives of HRM

Answer 3

achieve org goals
efficiently employing the right skills and abilities to work in the company
providing well-trained and well-motivated employees
increasing job satisfaction
managing change

Question 4

How does human resource affect a company?

Answer 4

managing costs
capacity to operate effectively
capacity to undertake new enterprise and change operations

Question 5

What are the key HRM activites?

Answer 5

staffing function
human resource dvelopment
compensation
safety and health maintenance function
employee and labor relations

Question 6

What are the corporate or organisational strategies

Answer 6

growth
retrenchment
acquisition

Question 7

How is human resource management affected in growth strategy?

Answer 7

aggressive recruiting
address rapidly rising salaries issues
job creation
expanding training and development

Question 8

How is human resource management affected in retrenchment strategy?

Answer 8

review wage cut
job re-design
lay-off
renegotiation of collective agreement

Question 9

How is human resource management affected in acquisition strategy?

Answer 9

selective lay off
transfer/placement
orientation and training
management cultural transition

Question 10

Who are involved in HRM activities?

Answer 10

line manager

human resource manager

Question 11

What are some HRM activities

Answer 11

workforce planning
staffing 
orientation
performance management
people development 
compensation
counselling
welfare
promotion, discipline and dismissal
industrial relations
legislation