Questions and Answers of Fundamentals Of Human Resource Management

Obtain a copy of the ACAS Code of Practice 1: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (2009). Use this, and our suggestions in this chapter, to rewrite or modify either of the procedures you used for
Examine three job advertisements for HR specialists. To what extent do the job advertisements compare or contrast with our descriptions of HR professionals’ roles?
Interview a human resource specialist about his or her job and main duties.Does this person think of themselves as a business partner to the organisation?How do the results from your interview
It feels good to be on the right side of history. With employment recovering faster in Britain than its neighbours after the crash, governments for years seemed sure that the flexible labour market
When I got into work the other morning I found a glossy purple leaflet on my desk bearing news of a disturbing development. It said the Financial Times was souping up the way it measured how
What does GDPR mean, who does it apply to and what does it mean in practice?
What are the pros and cons for zero-hours contracts for employees? Do you agree with certain commentators who believe they should be made illegal?
Two exuberant 10-year-olds lead the way up several flights of stairs to their head teacher’s office. They are among more than 450 pupils at Surrey Square primary school, on the edge of the vast
In the era of avocado sourdough toast and coconut chia seed pudding, the yeast extract Marmite makes for an underwhelming breakfast to post on your social media account. But last year, the brand
In a factory near the town of Cholet, some 50km from Nantes in the west of France, large blocks of clay are being shaped, dried out and finally fired in a kiln at 1,000 degrees centigrade. These
Social media has transformed the job market in just a decade. On one side are employers taking an increasing interest in the digital footprints of job applicants.On the other, are those applicants
Last week an e-mail went round the office touting for suggestions on ways to improve our performance appraisal system. My suggestion is dead easy and dirt cheap: get rid of the whole thing and
A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Brexit. He hadn’t found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them. In
The gender pay gap in the UK has come under fresh scrutiny after Carrie Gracie resigned as the BBC’s China editor, accusing the broadcaster of a “secretive and illegal pay culture” that
Every year between May and September, all 54 employees of Basecamp, a Chicago-based web applications company, work a short week: just four days — a total of 32 hours. They work a conventional
I have lived in four countries: South Africa, where I grew up, the US, where I was a teenage exchange student, Greece, where I learnt how to be a journalist, and the UK or, more specifically, London,
How has the global village contributed to the need for diversity awareness in our organizations?
Which groups will comprise the greatest influx into the U.S. workforce over the next ten years? How will these groups affect HRM?
What is a knowledge worker? What HRM changes can be expected in dealing with knowledge workers with respect to recruiting, selection, motivation, and work/life issues?
Explain the increased popularity of continuous improvements and work process engineering in the past twenty years.
What are ethics and why are they important for organizations?
How can HRM ensure that it is properly preparing the organization for dealing with globalization?
“Workforce diversity is nothing new. We need only look back to the early 1900s when thousands of immigrants came to the United States, understand how we handled them, and then implement similar
What can HRM do to help ensure the highest ethics in an organization?
Discuss the implications of hiring contingent workers from both the organizational and contingent worker perspective.
Training organizational members how to be coaches and how to empower employees will be a major HRM activity in the next decade. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.
Baxter International may not be a household name, but if you’ve ever been in a hospital, you’ve probably seen their products. The company produces medical products that are used in IV
What country do you come from?
What is your first language?
Describe your country’s culture in terms of form of government, emphasis on individuals versus groups, roles of women in the workforce, benefits provided to employees, and how employees are treated.
What were the greatest difficulties in adapting to this new culture?
What advice would you give me if I had an HRM position in your country?
Contrast management, personnel, and HRM.
What activities are involved in the staffing function of HRM?
Explain the goals of the training and development function of HRM.
Describe the primary goals of the motivation function of HRM.
In what ways can HRM meet its goals of the maintenance function?
What role does HRM play in the strategic direction of an organization?
“Motivation is the primary responsibility of line managers.HRM’s role in motivating organizational employees is limited to providing programs that equip line managers with means of motivating
You have been offered two positions in HRM. One is a generalist position in a smaller business, and one is a recruiting position in a large corporation. Which of the two jobs do you believe will give
“Globalization had led us to the realization that workers are interchangeable between countries so long as language issues are resolved.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?Explain your
“Employers only need to provide employees with enough information so they can effectively and efficiently get their jobs done. Beyond that, employees don’t have a need to know.” Do you agree or
Talk with nearly any HR manager in a company of considerable size, and they will tell you one thing. To make HR function smoothly, employees need to know what the policies are and how they are to be
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and whom does it protect?
What are the implications of the Griggs v. Duke Power case for HRM?
What is “business necessity” as it applies to equal employment opportunity?
What job protection is offered to veterans?
In what ways do employment laws differ in a global environment?
Identify and explain how organizations can use BFOQs or seniority systems to defend charges of discrimination.
What is sexual harassment? Identify and describe the three elements that may constitute sexual harassment.
What are the arguments for a glass ceiling existing in today’s organizations?
Given that the white male is becoming a “minority” in the workplace, they should be afforded affirmative action protection. Do you agree or disagree with this? Explain your rationale.
If all organizations would hire based solely on the ability to do the job, there would be no need for equal employment opportunity laws.” Do you agree or disagree? Defend your position.
Sexual harassment occurs between two people only. The company should not be held liable for the actions of a few wayward supervisors.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.
What’s in a job? For most workers, jobs entail specific and routine work activities. These work activities generally take place on the employer’s premise where many different people come together
A female supervisor frequently praises the work of a highly competent male employee.
A male employee prominently posts a centerfold from a female pornographic magazine.
A female employee voluntarily accepts a date with her male supervisor.
A male employee is given favored work assignments in exchange for arranging dates for his boss.
Male employees put rubber snakes, spiders, and mice in the lunch box of a female co-worker because she screams when she is surprised by them. Male co-workers do not receive the same kind of teasing.
A client pressures a female salesperson for dates and sexual favors in exchange for a large purchase.
A female requests that her male assistant stay in her hotel room to save on expenses while out of town at a conference and holds acceptance as a job condition for continued employment.
A male has asked two female co-workers to stop embarrassing him by telling jokes of a sexual nature and sharing their sexual fantasies, but they continue, telling him a “real man wouldn’t be
Although he has shared with his co-worker that rubbing his shoulders and arms, calling him “Babe” in front of his co-workers, and pinching him is offensive, she continues to touch him in a way
Al tells Marge an offensive joke, but when Marge says “Al, I don’t appreciate your nasty jokes,” Al responds, “I’m sorry, Marge, you’re right, I shouldn’t have told that one at work.”
What should an organization do to make employees’ personnel files available to them?
Describe the pros and cons of giving workers advance notice of a major layoff or plant closing.
What are the pros and cons of using honesty tests to screen job applicants?
Define positive discipline.
Describe how positive discipline differs from the traditional disciplinary process.
What is the hot-stove rule?
“Employees should not be permitted to see their personnel files. Allowing them access to review the file constrains realistic observations by managers. Accordingly, as long as the information is
“The goals of ‘consistency’ and having the punishment ‘fit the crime’ are incompatible with just-cause termination.” Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Explain.
Do you believe drug testing is necessary for most organizations?Why or why not? Defend your position.
“Whistle-blowers who go outside the organization to correct abuses in the company should be disciplined for insubordination.” Do you agree or disagree? Defend your position.
Define human resource planning. Why is it important to organizations?
How can an organization increase its human resource supply?
What is a job analysis?
Explain the terms job description, job specification, and job evaluation.
“More emphasis should be placed on the external supply of employees for meeting future needs because these employees bring new blood into the organization. This results in more innovative and
“Job analysis is just another burden placed on organizations through EEO legislation.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your position.
“Although systematic in nature, a job description is still at best a subjective process.” Build arguments for and against this statement.
“Permanent layoffs should occur only as a last resort. Cutting staff affects morale, and ultimately the organization falters more. Organizations also have a social responsibility to their employees
Next time you go through security on your way through the airport, smile and say thank you to the screeners who help you send your bags through screening and wave you through the scanner. Low morale
What is the “dual objective” of recruiting?
Identify and describe factors that influence the degree to which an organization will engage in recruiting.
What specific constraints might prevent an HR manager from hiring the best candidate?
Present the advantages and disadvantages of recruiting through an internal search.
What are the pros and cons of using employee referrals for recruiting workers?
Explain the opportunities for promoting yourself online to potential employers.
“A job advertisement that generates a thousand responses is always better than one that gets twenty responses.” Build an argument supporting this statement and an argument against this statement.
“An organization should follow a promote-from-within policy.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?Explain.
When you go looking for a job after graduation, what sources do you expect to use? Why?
“The emphasis on leased or temporary employees in an organization will only lead to a decrease in employee morale. These employees come in, do their jobs, then leave it up to the fulltimers to
What would be effective ways to recruit qualified professionals to work for Tommy?
How would you put together an ad that would attract the right people for the job?
Describe the eight-step selection process.
What is meant by a “reliable and valid” selection process?
What is a legal employee selection process? How does that differ from an illegal one?
Contrast work samples with the assessment center.

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