Assignment Workload:

• This Assignment comprise of a short Case.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-3 students will able to understand the following LOs:

(Lo 1.1).Demonstrate overall Human Resource concepts, goals and strategies within the context of organizations goals and strategies.

(Lo 1.2) Explain the Differentiation between the major functions of HR and describe their interdependency.

(Lo 1.9).Ability to Examine the role of Employees as a strategic partner in an organization.

Assignment-2

• Please read the case Employees Make A Difference at Amys Ice Creams HR IN SMALL BUSINESS at the end of Chapter 16, Strategically Managing the HRM Functions available in your textbook Human Resource Management: Gaining A Competitive Advantage-Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, Wright,11e., and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 5)

1. Which elements of a customer-oriented HRM perspective does Amys Ice Creams seem to have? (See Figure 16.2.)
2. Suppose Amys hired you as a consultant to evaluate whether the company has an effective HRM function. Which outcomes would you look for? How would you measure them?

Generally, a small ice cream shop such as Amys cannot afford to pay store workers very high wages. How well do you think the company can achieve high employee satisfaction without high pay? What can it do to foster