Introduction to HRM

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What does the traditional view of managing the employment of people tend to be associated with?

Strategic planning and forecasting

Organizational culture and values

Tasks, techniques, and procedures (correct)

Employee engagement and satisfaction

In what form did government intervention in the labor market come in the 1960s and early 70s?

Tax incentives for businesses

Legislative controls over the relationship between employer and employee (correct)

'At-will' employment regulations

'Right to work' laws

What did Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments emphasize the importance of for the efficient functioning of workers?

Technological advancements

Financial incentives and bonuses

Human attitudes, values, and relationships (correct)

Workplace safety regulations

What factor has shaped social, cultural, and political attitudes towards employment according to the text?

Globalization of the labor market Signup and view all the answers

What has added motivation to the list of traditional HR tasks such as hiring and firing?

'Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments' Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments?

The importance of human attitudes and relationships for worker functioning Signup and view all the answers

What has shaped social, cultural, and political attitudes towards employment according to the text?

Globalization of the labor market Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional view of managing the employment of people commonly associated with?

Tasks, techniques, and procedures Signup and view all the answers

What did government intervention in the labor market come in the form of in the 1960s and early 70s?

Legislative controls over the relationship between employer and employee Signup and view all the answers

What has been added to the list of traditional HR tasks such as hiring and firing?

'Motivation' Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

Acknowledgment of the contribution of people management to organizational effectiveness Signup and view all the answers

At what level does functional level strategy in an organization operate?

Specific functions within specific businesses Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of business strategy?

Competitive position of individual business or division Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of strategic management described as?

Making decisions and taking actions to achieve the organization's goals Signup and view all the answers

What must strategies be developed for within an organization?

Different levels within the organization Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of strategic management?

Making decisions and taking actions to achieve the organisation's goals Signup and view all the answers

At what level does corporate strategy deal with the allocation of resources?

Among the various businesses or divisions of an organisation Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

Acknowledgment of the contribution of people management to organisational effectiveness Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of business strategy at the individual business or division level?

Dealing primarily with the question of competitive position Signup and view all the answers

What is limited to the actions of specific functions within specific businesses?

Functional level strategy Signup and view all the answers

Introduction to HRM

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What does the traditional view of managing the employment of people tend to be associated with?

In what form did government intervention in the labor market come in the 1960s and early 70s?

What did Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments emphasize the importance of for the efficient functioning of workers?

What factor has shaped social, cultural, and political attitudes towards employment according to the text?

What has added motivation to the list of traditional HR tasks such as hiring and firing?

What was the focus of Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments?

What has shaped social, cultural, and political attitudes towards employment according to the text?

What is the traditional view of managing the employment of people commonly associated with?

What did government intervention in the labor market come in the form of in the 1960s and early 70s?

What has been added to the list of traditional HR tasks such as hiring and firing?

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

At what level does functional level strategy in an organization operate?

What is the primary focus of business strategy?

What is the process of strategic management described as?

What must strategies be developed for within an organization?

What is the primary focus of strategic management?

At what level does corporate strategy deal with the allocation of resources?

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

What is the aim of business strategy at the individual business or division level?

What is limited to the actions of specific functions within specific businesses?

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