HRM

Question 1

Human in HRM

Answer 1

Employment relationship between employer and employee

Question 2

Resource in HRM

Answer 2

Human capital
Employers as resources to achieve organisational succes through knowledge, skills and competencies

Question 3

Management in HRM

Answer 3

Activities to let employees act in a desired way in order to achieve organisational success

Question 4

Strategic HRM

Answer 4

Pattern of planned HR deployment and activities
To achieve organisational goals

Question 5

HRM

Answer 5

Contributes to organizational succes
Employees represent human capital
Shared responsibility

Question 6

HRM focusses on

Answer 6

HR instruments (recruitment, selection, training)
Work design like autonomy, teamwork, job enlargement

Question 7

Developments in HRM

Answer 7

Managing talent, work-life balance and change and cultural transformation
Becoming a learning organization
Improving leadership development

Question 8

Hard HRM

Answer 8

Focus on identifying workforce needs
Focus on managing your resources (human) to add economic value

Question 9

Examples Hard HRM

Answer 9

Regular change in employee numbers
Little business transparency
Lower wages
Little to no empowerment of employees
Systems that focus on good and bad performance

Question 10

Soft HRM

Answer 10

Focus on the needs of your staff
Including rewards and motivation
Your staff is your most important resource, treat them as individuals

Question 11

Examples soft HRM

Answer 11

Focus on long-term planning
Open, transparent business model with good communication
Competitive pay relying on salary benchmarking and bonus packages
Employee empowerment
Systems that identify training opportunities and professional development