HRM Architecture and Actors

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What is a key task of the HRM process in relation to employee performance management?

Focusing solely on managerial performance

Emphasizing convergent interests to facilitate collaboration (correct)

Only considering HRM specialist interests

Emphasizing divergent interests to facilitate competition

According to Pfeffer (1994), what is HRM ultimately about?

Performance through people (correct)

Managing employee performance through technology

Reducing HRM specialist roles

Maximizing profits through layoffs

What is a primary reason for managers to be invested in their employees' performance?

To increase autonomy

To secure their own job

Their own performance rests on their employees' performance (correct)

To receive bonuses

What is a potential source of conflict in the HRM process?

Divergent interests between managers and employees (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who has the primary responsibility for setting the HR architecture of an organization?

Top management and HR professionals (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of HR professionals in the HRM process?

Initiating HRM activities and contributing to organizational performance (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for conducting performance reviews?

Managers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of performance management?

To link employee goals with organizational goals (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of HR specialists in performance management?

To set the rules of the game (D) Signup and view all the answers

What do managers use to assess desirable employee activities and outputs?

Their knowledge of the local context, experience, and stakeholders (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of employees in HRM practices?

Co-producers of HRM practices (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe HR specialists' role in an organization?

HR Business Partners (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary rationale behind HRM devolution?

To enable managers to know their employees better (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential challenge of HRM devolution?

Ineffective implementation of HRM practices (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following HRM practices is most closely related to employee performance management?

Performance management (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of HRM practices, according to the HRM lifecycle?

To enhance employee performance (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who is primarily responsible for HRM practices, according to the global trend?

Managers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of HRM devolution, according to the research by Kurdi-Nakra et al. (2022)?

HRM devolution is generally effective (A) Signup and view all the answers