Unit 1 HRM

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What is the primary role of the HR manager in an organization?

  • Deploying effective performance appraisal
  • Ensuring the survival of the firm with innovation and people knowledge (correct)
  • Increasing operational performance of investments
  • Matching workforce with the organizational structure

What is the key to a successful financial performance according to the passage?

  • Implementing quality management projects
  • Integrating personnel policies with business objectives
  • People (correct)
  • Achieving a high commitment with the company's project

What is the purpose of a company having a mission statement?

  • To provide a common goal for employees to follow
  • To engage employees through organizational values and beliefs
  • To pursue customer service via committed employees
  • All of the above (correct)

What is the role of the HR manager in ensuring the survival of the firm?

<p>Ensuring the firm's survival through innovation and people knowledge (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of personnel policies in an organization?

<p>To pursue a common goal by integrating with business objectives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'willpower conflict' that the HR manager needs to address?

<p>Ensuring people want to come to work and are comfortable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main emphasis of the 'Hard' tendency in human resource management?

<p>Increasing productivity and lowering costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key principle for organizational success?

<p>Treating every person with dignity and respect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory emphasizes the collaboration and participation of all employees in business decisions?

<p>Human Relations Theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the 'Soft' tendency in human resource management?

<p>Attaining collaboration and participation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributes to the new society model described in the text?

<p>Improved ethical behavior in companies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized to achieve high levels of employees engagement?

<p>Treating every person with dignity and respect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best reflects the company's hiring practices?

<p>The company will primarily hire employees on permanent, open-ended contracts after a trial period. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle that the company's salary structure will follow?

<p>External pay equity, where employees are paid fairly in relation to similar jobs in other organizations. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will the company's compensation structure be structured?

<p>Total wages will be based on a combination of individual performance, job characteristics, working conditions, and employee uniqueness. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will the compensation schemes for the highest categories of employees be structured?

<p>A significant portion of their compensation will be dependent on individual performance. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will the company's training investment compare to the industry average?

<p>The company's training investment will be above the industry average. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best describes the company's approach to employee training?

<p>Training will encompass activities to develop both business-useful skills and individual potential. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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