Week 5 - L5 - Managing HR

Question 1

What Model represents Hard HRM:
A. Manly Model
B. Moscow Model
C. Michigan Model
D. Harvard Model

Answer 1

C. Michigan Model

Question 2

What Model represents Soft HRM:
A. Manly Model
B. Moscow Model
C. Michigan Model
D. Harvard Model

Answer 2

D. Harvard Model

Question 3

Employees are regarded as equivalent to a resource, machine or means, relates to:
A. Manly Model
B. Moscow Model
C. Michigan Model
D. Harvard Model

Answer 3

C. Michigan Model

Question 4

HRM focus on organisational performance with equal concern for employee wellbeing, relates to:
A. Manly Model
B. Moscow Model
C. Hard HRM
D. Soft HRM

Answer 4

D. Soft HRM

Question 5

Soft HRM more likely to be applied to:
A. corporate lawyers, professors
B. machine operatives, labourers
C. shop assistants

Answer 5

A. corporate lawyers, professors

Question 6

Hard HRM more likely to be applied to:
A. corporate lawyers, professors
B. machine operatives, labourers
C. shop assistants
D. A & B
E. B & C

Answer 6

E. B & C

Question 7

Methods and approaches used to: Enhance, transform and better utilize staff knowledge, skills and capabilities – such as training, mentoring and education
This is relating to:
A. Employee recruiting
B. Employee retaining
C. Employee selecting
D. Employee developing

Answer 7

D. Employee developing

Question 8

Relating to common appraisal methods, which method is an assessment against a range of prescribed performance criteria on a set of tasks:
A. Performance appraisal interviews
B. 360-degree feedback
C. Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
D. Graphic Rating Scales (GRS)

Answer 8

C. Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)

Question 9

Relating to common appraisal methods, which method is a survey based approach:
A. Performance appraisal interviews
B. 360-degree feedback
C. Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
D. Graphic Rating Scales (GRS)

Answer 9

B. 360-degree feedback

Question 10

HRM in the Baby Boomers (1946-1964) was characterised by:
A. Less interest in job security, Rely on family, collaborative work in groups
B. work-life balance
C. Hard work, career orientation, Entering retirement = Replacement / Knowledge transfer

Answer 10

C. Hard work, career orientation, Entering retirement = Replacement / Knowledge transfer

Question 11

“The knowledge, skills, and qualities of these talented people lead to desirable organisational outcomes” relates to:
A. Human capital advantage
B. Human process advantage
C. Human knowledge advantage

Answer 11

A. Human capital advantage

Question 12

In employment agreements, what does 'collective agreements' represent?
A. Solidarism
B. Liberalism
C. Perception
D. Resources

Answer 12

A. Solidarism

Question 13

"As the term suggests, these refer to the process of individuals negotiating the terms and conditions of their work, including pay, rewards and remuneration, and so on"
A. Solidarism
B. Liberalism
C. Perception
D. Resources

Answer 13

B. Liberalism