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HRM370 Human Resource Management Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023.
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HRM370 Human Resource Management Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023.
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1HRM370 Human Resource Management Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the following paragraph
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:
Busti National Bank decided to open a branch in Lusikisiki, an exclusive resort about 40 km from the large city of
Durban. There isn’t any bank in Lusikisiki at present. Busti is eager to determine the appropriate wage of the
clerical staff it expects to hire. Clerks in the bank’s offices in Durban earn a starting salary of R1 500 per week
and, if they are promoted, they can earn up to R2 500 per week. A survey of the businesses in Lusikisiki, which
include primarily estate agencies, insurers and local stores, indicates that the going rate for qualified clerical
personnel is between R1 875 and R2 000 a week.
Source: Adapted from: Bergmann, TJ & Scarpello, VG. (2000) Compensation decision making. 4th ed. South-Western College:
Harcourt
1. Hotelling as an alternative workspace option involves
1 allowing employees to work from their hotel rooms by connecting to the internet.
2 creating a network of smaller workplaces located close to the employee’s home or the customer.
3 supplementing traditional office space instead of replacing it, by doing work electronically
from where the employee chooses.
4 sharing workspaces that are furnished, equipped and supported with typical office services
that can be reserved by the hour, day or week instead of being permanently assigned to
workers.
Feedback: Chapter 1 and study unit 1.4.2 of the prescribed book. Hoteling allows the sharing of
workspaces that are furnished, equipped and supported with typical office services, and that can be reserved by
the hour, day or week instead of being permanently assigned to workers. A network of smaller workplaces are
created closer to the employee’s home or the customer, this is known as satellite offices. Traditional office
spaces are supplemented instead of being replaced, as the work is being done electronically from where the
employee chooses, this is known as telecommuting.
2. There is growing recognition that a primary source of competitive advantage derives from an
organisation’s
1 marketing strategy.
2 human resources.
3 product development.
4 motivation of employees.
Feedback: introduction to chapter 2 of the prescribed book. Organisations can obtain a competitive advantage
by acknowledging that its human resources are the most valuable and expensive asset, hence adopting a
, 2
management style that is people orientated. Employee involvement and management practices that support
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