M1S1 What is HR?

Question 1

Encompasses a range of activities, including hiring, training, compensating, workplace policy development, and employee retention strategies.

Answer 1

Human Resource Management

Question 2

How you manage your manpower contributing to the company’s overall goals.

Answer 2

Human Resource Management

Question 3

Human resource management involves seven main areas:

Answer 3

(1) recruitment and selection

(2) compensation and benefits

(3) training and development

(4) retention and motivation

(5) managing and assessing performance

(6) workplace safety

(7) labor relations

Question 4

handles multiple areas of HRM

Answer 4

HR Generalist

Question 5

focus in one area of HRM

Answer 5

HR Specialist

Question 6

HR departments face the following challenges:

Answer 6

• Justify the existence of roles/departments in an organization to manage costs.
• Adapt to new workplace technologies and workplace arrangements.
• Maintain awareness of changes in the economy in order to plan for additions or reductions in the workforce.
• Handling multigenerational workforces.