"HRM 3703 Human Resource Management: Essential Study Guide for at Unisa"
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HRM 3703 Human Resource Mnanagement
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HRM 3703 Human Resource Mnanagement
"HRM 3703 Human Resource Management: Essential Study Guide for at Unisa" provides a comprehensive overview of key HR concepts and practices. This study guide includes detailed explanations of recruitment, performance management, employee relations, and strategic HR planning. Designed for Universit...
"HRM 3703 Human Resource Management:
Essential Study Guide for 2024-2025 at Unisa"
recruitment, selection, training, performance management, and employee
relations.
The human resource management function
A. is concerned with ensuring that a firm's human resources have the land, capital, and equipment
needed to perform their jobs effectively.
B. helps an organization deal effectively with its people during the various phases of the employment
cycle--pre-selection, selection, and post-selection.
C. is necessary only in those organizations where labor-management relations are strained.
D. is irrelevant in an age of rapidly changing wor
B
The dominant activity in the pre-selection phase of the employment cycle is
A. Planning
B. Performance management
C. Selection
D. Assessment
A
,Developing human resource practices for effectively managing people is most closely associated with
which phase of the employment cycle?
A. Pre-selection
B. Selection
C. Post-selection
D. Management phase
C
Human resource planning has as its primary goal
A. Gathering, analyzing, and documenting information about jobs
B. Locating and attracting job applicants
C. Helping managers anticipate and meet the changing need for human resources
D. Measuring the adequacy of an employee's job performance
C
The decision to use a personality inventory in the employee selection process would be made based on
A. Job analysis information
B. Human resource planning information
C. Performance appraisal information
D. Recruitment information
A
Which of the following is NOT among the external factors influencing human resource management?
,A. Rapid advances in technology
B. A high rate of illiteracy among the work force
C. Company policy regarding flexible work arrangements
D. Emphasis on quality improvement
C
Unions are most likely to influence company policies regarding
A. Human resource planning, job analysis, and recruitment
B. Discipline, promotions, and grievances
C. International human resource management
D. Strategic planning and resource allocation
B
Which of the following is NOT one of the issues that needs to be addressed when establishing operation
in other countries?
A. Setting performance standards
B. Use of expatriates
C. Cultural differences
D. Compensation
A.
Which statement below best describes the relationship between line management and HR
professionals?
, A. HR professionals focus more on developing human resource programs, while line managers are more
involved in implementing those programs
B. HR professionals are solely responsible for evaluating programs designed to manage human resources
C. Line management requires the services of the HR professional only infrequently
D. Line management focuses more on developing human resource programs, while the HR professional
is more involved in implementing programs
A
Which of the following activities is most consistent with the HR professional's role of
developing/choosing HRM methods?
A. Determining the order in which job applicants should complete selection measures
B. Determining that a test of cognitive ability should be used as part of a selection process
C. Determining that a personality test has been ineffective in screening job applicants
D. Offering a manager instruction on how to appraise employee performance
B
Which of the following activities is NOT part of the line manager's role in the HRM process?
A. Interview job applicants
B. Settle grievance issues
C. Provide and communicate job performance ratings
D. Develop an evaluation strategy for training programs
D
A competitive advantage is defined in the text as
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