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?

<p>Globalization of the labor market (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The importance of human attitudes and relationships for worker functioning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Globalization of the labor market (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Tasks, techniques, and procedures (D)</p> 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?

<p>Legislative controls over the relationship between employer and employee (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Motivation' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

<p>Acknowledgment of the contribution of people management to organizational effectiveness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Specific functions within specific businesses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of business strategy?

<p>Competitive position of individual business or division (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of strategic management described as?

<p>Making decisions and taking actions to achieve the organization's goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must strategies be developed for within an organization?

<p>Different levels within the organization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of strategic management?

<p>Making decisions and taking actions to achieve the organisation's goals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Among the various businesses or divisions of an organisation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes human resource management from personnel management?

<p>Acknowledgment of the contribution of people management to organisational effectiveness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Dealing primarily with the question of competitive position (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Functional level strategy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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