Human Resource Management HRM - Qp1
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Prior to the beginning of the ______ century there was very little thought given to the management of people at work.
- A.
Eighteenth
- B.
Nineteenth
- C.
Twentieth
- 2.The requirement for a more business orientated approach to the management of people at work has developed over many years due mainly to: (Select four)
- A.
Environmental factors
- B.
Customer factors
- C.
Service factors
- D.
People factors
- E.
Research factors
- 3.The way in which people are managed has a major effect on individual performance, customer service, organisational flexibility, costs and ultimately bottom line profits.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.HRM holds on to authority and instructs and controls, whilst personnel management devolves authority and offers advice through supportive measures.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5._____ is the issuing authority to managers to make decisions within their area of control and responsibility.
- A.
Enabling role
- B.
Guiding role
- C.
Supporting role
- D.
Empowering role
- E.
Intervening role
- 6.The degree and nature of involvement in HRM activities will differ significantly between organisations depending on their available resources and the overall structure of the business.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The main criticisms by other management functions of the HR function’s strategic ability and value to the organisation tend to be that the function: (Select three)
- A.
Does not live in the real world and is mostly out of touch with commercial realities
- B.
Is not close enough to external customers and does not appreciate their needs and expectations
- C.
Has an overall lack of commercial awareness and business acumen
- D.
Increased respect for line managers through their enlarged responsibilities
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