HRM Chapter 1

Abilities present in an organization’s human resources is one of...

• Human capital

• Social capital

• HRM activities

• HRM strategies

In..............., performance improvement and improved competitive advantage are highlighted

• Soft HRM

• Hard HRM

• External influences

• Internal influences

One of the disadvantages of soft HRM is:

• High staff turnover

• Pays little focus on needs of employees

• Suits autocratic leadership style

• May incline more human errors in production

The role of HR managers doesnot include:

• Legal adviser

• Organisation ambassador

• Talent manager

• Outsourcing

In most organizations, human resource managers are categorized as ________, who assist and advise ________ in areas like recruiting, hiring, and compensation.

• staff managers; line managers

• line managers; middle managers

• line managers; staff managers

• middle managers; line managers

________ involves formulating and executing human resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to achieve its strategic aims

• Employee engagement

• Data analytics

• Strategic human resource management

• Sustainability

In strategic management process, selecting appropriate business strategies is an activity of _________

• Strategy formulation

• Strategy implementation

• Strategy Audit

• Influence assessment

Employees are the _____stakeholders

• Internal

• Owner

• External

________ detail precisely what action to be taken in a particular situation

• HRM procedures

• HRM policies

• HRM strategies

• HRM objectives

Which HRM activities involve seeking and attracting a pool of applicants from which candidate for job vacancies within an organization can be selected?

• Selection

• Recruitment

• Job analysis

• HR development