Human resource management UE Past Papers Questions.

Write short notes on the following terms as applied in HRM.

1. Horizontal loading
2. Storey`s key areas of emphasis
3. Welfare Phase
4. Human Resources Planning
5. Hawthorne Effect of Experimenting

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Compare and contrast on the following

1. Structural integration and functional integration
2. Intensive reinforcements and extrinsic reinforcements
3. Herzberg Two factor and Hierarchy of needs
4. BARS and GRS
5. Leniency-severity and central tendency
6. Elaborate the concept of motivation using a conceptual framework

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Human resource management (HRM) is very humane. Substantiate this statement with vivid examples drawn from theoretical and practical orientation to HRM.

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According to a recent survey , most organizations continue to use job descriptions despite their disadvantages.

1. Describe the purposes for which job descriptions are typically created
2. Outline the likely contents of a job description
3. Evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of job descriptions
4. Suggest an alternative to job descriptions.

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There is increasing evidence that job candidates will knowingly make false or exaggerated claims about themselves on application forms and when responding to questions at interviews. They will also try to present a false image of themselves when responding to psychometric tests and when taking part in assessment centers.

1. Outline and explain the steps that employers can take to ensure that the information they have about a job applicant is authentic and accurate.
2. Describe and justify the actions that should be taken by an employer who discovers that a newly recruited employee is very competent but has falsely claimed to possess an important academic or professional qualification that was specified as a requirement in the company`s recruitment advertising.

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