Introduction to HRM EBB740A05 Practice Exam 1. _______ refers to a company’s ability to maintain and gain market share in its industry. A) Outsourcing B) Competitiveness C) Self-efficacy D) Empowerment 2. A strategic architect is one who: A) develops talent and designs reward systems. B) facilitates change. C) implements workplace policies conducive to work environment. D) recognizes business trends and their impact on the business. 3. All Stakeholders are shareholders. A) True B) False 4. Which
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1.0 Contingency theory Contingency theory contends managers should contingent upon various situational factors to adjust the management method promptly because the internal and external environments of organization are complex and change constantly. There is no the best method to leading and operating an organization (Donaldson‚ 2001‚). Contingency theory represents a major shift in leadership research from focusing only on the leader to considering the situational context. It is lesson has been
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Case Summary Randstad‚ employment agency‚ has taken a distinct approach in staffing its personnel into partnership teams. Employees are partnered up into teams of two‚ typically one from Generation X and the other from Generation Y. The extreme age gap between team members has proved to be a success for the organization‚ because both individuals can learn from one another. Despite the fact that one team member may have more experience than the other‚ all members of the team are each other’s equal
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HR Policy and Practice Grameenphone is the pioneer in the field of human resource management‚ employee care and competence development in Bangladesh. Grameenphone is currently employing approximately 5000 people of which 84 % is under 31years old. The employees are spread out in six office zones throughout the country‚ with Dhaka being the largest with 3561 employees. Most of the staff has university backgrounds within fields such as management‚ marketing‚ economics‚ finance and engineering. In
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Human Resource Planning What Human Resource Planning? Vetter (1967: 15) defined human resource planning as ”the process by which management determines how the organization should move from its current manpower position to its desired position. Through planning‚ management strives to have the right number and the right kinds of people‚ at the right places‚ at the right time‚ doing things which result in both the organization and the individual receiving maximum long-run benefits”. HR planning
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the role of HR promoting TQM in an organisation. TQM is primarily an organizational strategy considered as a change programme to achieve excellence and therefore HR has an important role to play in designing the interventions to prepare the people and the organizations for the desired change. The role of the HR Department in improving quality can be considerable. Broadly‚ it can: • Assist in the formulation of the firm’s strategic direction and needs. • Identify the human resource
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Chapter Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES 2.0. Introduction Performance evaluation reflects an employee’ actual job performance levels‚ but in order to get a true picture‚ the rating must be accurate. Accuracy is the primary goal of appraisal system. Employment decisions that are based on accurate ratings are not valid and would be difficult to justify if legally challenge. Moreover employees ten to lose their trust in the system when ratings do not accurately reflect their performance
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Human resources may be defined as the knowledge‚ creativity‚ skills‚ and talents of an organization‚ as well as the values‚ beliefs‚ and attitudes of the individuals involved and towards the organization. Human resource management is a undoubtedly important role in a company‚ which is why I chose the company Toyota. Toyota offers a full line of products for just about every need and lifestyle such as cars‚ trucks‚ SUV’s‚ hybrids‚ motorcycles and minivans. Toyota a massive car empire manufactures
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Offshoring: An Industry Insight into the Benefits and Challenges By Greg Bacon. In collaboration with Ian Machan (Machan Consulting) and Dr Denyse Julien (Cranfield University). Whilst offshoring can be an excellent strategy to reduce costs‚ particularly through lower labour costs‚ there are many other hidden costs which companies often fail to include in their business case. Research has found that offshoring is often carried out with little or no understanding of the true costs. Furthermore
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Recommendations Based on the cons provided previously‚ boring activities is a part of most jobs. When boredom begins to outpace excitement at work‚ you know you have a problem. Boredom can sometimes be a persistent problem that affects all aspects of our lives. If that’s the case‚ you may need to seek professional counseling. There are some practical suggestions for the employees in the company to make changes that will reduce and even eliminate boredom at work and in your personal life (Morley
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