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HRIR 3021 Exam 1 – Q’s and A’s (Adib Birkland's class)
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HRIR 3021 Exam 1 – Q’s and A’s(Adib Birkland's class)
What are the origins of human resources? How has HR evolved over the last
century? How has the workplace changed and the perception of worker
value? - -Employee Screening in China, Industrial Revolution, Triangle
factory fire
Early HR was seen as a place to handle worker/mgmt issues, and helped
companies avoid unionization, and helped labor laws. Now: policies,
practices, and systems that influence employee behavior, attitudes and
performance.
-What happened with the Triangle factory fire, and how has that affected the
workplace? - -Triangle employees trapped in factories, very public display
that reforms were needed. First HR departments came as a result.
-What was the human relations movement and the Hawthorne studies? - -
Mental attitudes, proper supervision, relations key to satisfaction, working
with friends boosted morale and productivity
-Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to
organization's performance - -Policies, practices and systems that influence
employees' behavior, attitudes and performance
-What is human capital? What are different types of human capital? How
does human capital provide a competitive advantage? - -Value of
employee's training, judgment, intelligence, insight, networks
Operational excellence, product leadership, customer intimacy
-What are the functions of human resource departments? - -Admin services
and transactions: handling administrative tasks
Business partner services: Developing HR systems to keeping, developing,
and attracting people
Strategic Partner: competitive advantage
-Explain the human resource responsibilities of supervisors. - -Define jobs,
forecast HR needs, provide training, interview and select candidates,
appraisal of performance, pay, communicate policies, motivate
-What are ethical issues in human resource management? What were the
basics human rights identified by Immanuel Kant? We discuss(ed) this in
week three. - -Policies and codes, training employees and supervisors,
watching for unethical behavior
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