Why Is It Important Today to Make Their Human Resources Into a Competitive Advantage? Explain How Hr Can Contribute to Doing This.
MKT357/1 Human Resource Management / Spring 2013 Catalogue of Questions for Mid-Term Exam
Please prepare for the following topics. You will get 8 questions out of these. 1. Explain what HR management is and how it relates to the management process. 2. Why is it important today to make their human resources into a competitive advantage? Explain how HR can contribute to doing this. 3. What items are usually included in the job description? What items are typically not shown? Why? 4. What is job analysis? How can you make use of the information it provides? 5. Do you think that companies can really do without detailed job description? Why, or why not? 6. What are the main sources of job candidates? Discuss the pro's and con's for each. 7. What are the five main things you would do to recruit and retain a more divers workforce? Explain, evaluate and discuss. 8. Why is it important to conduct preemployment background investigations? Outline how you would go about doing so. 9. Briefly describe and discuss each of the following possible types of interviews: unstructured panel interviews; structures sequential interviews; job-related structured interviews. 10.Briefly discuss and give examples of at least five common interview mistakes. What recommendations would you give for avoiding these interviewing mistakes? 11."A well-thought-out orientation program is essential for all new employees, whether they have experience or not." Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. 12.Do you think that job rotation is a good method to use for development management trainees? Why or why not? 13.One reason for implementing global training programs is the need to avoid business losses "due to cultural insensitivity". What sort of cultural insensitivity do you think is referred to, and how might that translate into lost business? What sort of training program would you recommend to avoid cultural insensitivity? 14.What is the purpose of performance appraisal? 15.Explain and
Please prepare for the following topics. You will get 8 questions out of these. 1. Explain what HR management is and how it relates to the management process. 2. Why is it important today to make their human resources into a competitive advantage? Explain how HR can contribute to doing this. 3. What items are usually included in the job description? What items are typically not shown? Why? 4. What is job analysis? How can you make use of the information it provides? 5. Do you think that companies can really do without detailed job description? Why, or why not? 6. What are the main sources of job candidates? Discuss the pro's and con's for each. 7. What are the five main things you would do to recruit and retain a more divers workforce? Explain, evaluate and discuss. 8. Why is it important to conduct preemployment background investigations? Outline how you would go about doing so. 9. Briefly describe and discuss each of the following possible types of interviews: unstructured panel interviews; structures sequential interviews; job-related structured interviews. 10.Briefly discuss and give examples of at least five common interview mistakes. What recommendations would you give for avoiding these interviewing mistakes? 11."A well-thought-out orientation program is essential for all new employees, whether they have experience or not." Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. 12.Do you think that job rotation is a good method to use for development management trainees? Why or why not? 13.One reason for implementing global training programs is the need to avoid business losses "due to cultural insensitivity". What sort of cultural insensitivity do you think is referred to, and how might that translate into lost business? What sort of training program would you recommend to avoid cultural insensitivity? 14.What is the purpose of performance appraisal? 15.Explain and