Human Resource Management (HRM) Overview
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What is the main goal of HRM according to the text?

  • Ensuring high employee turnover
  • Maximizing organizational profits
  • Bringing people and organization together to achieve their respective goals (correct)
  • Minimizing employee cooperation

    • According to Edwin Flippo, what does HRM encompass?

  • Only recruitment
  • Procurement, development, compensation, and maintenance of human resources (correct)
  • Strict control over employees
  • Management of financial resources

    • What does HR planning involve?

  • Identifying the number of jobs vacant and conducting employee training (correct)
  • Assessing employee performance and promoting deserving individuals
  • Determining employee salaries and benefits
  • Searching for potential employees and conducting job analysis

    • What is the purpose of job analysis?

    <p>Determining detailed explanations about each job in the company</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between recruitment and selection?

    <p>Recruitment is about searching for potential employees while selection is the process used to identify and hire individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is an induction program conducted after selecting an employee?

    <p>To enable the employee to understand job expectations and company policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which step of human resource planning involves identifying and collecting anticipated sources of problems, threats, and opportunities from the external environment?

    <p>Environmental Scanning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of compensation planning in human resource management?

    <p>Ensuring equal pay for equal work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to E.H. Schein, how does he define a career?

    <p>A sequence of positions held during a lifetime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of performance appraisal in human resource management?

    <p>Determining future promotions and increments in salary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In human resource planning, what step involves comparing the forecasted demand for human resources with the forecasted supply?

    <p>Matching Demand and Supply Forecasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does career planning aim to provide according to E.H. Schein?

    <p>Order and meaning to a person’s life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the function of motivation, welfare, health & safety in human resource management?

    <p>Dealing with working conditions and amenities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of industry relations in human resource management?

    <p>Maintaining relation with the union members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate aim of action planning and programming in human resource planning?

    <p>To develop plans to eliminate discrepancies between demand and supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

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