Human Resources Management

Human Resources Management1. a

a. How can we communicate as realistic as possible a picture of a job and of the organization to prospective employees? What kinds of issues are most crucial to them?

How to advertise for jobs

(search) job description / job analysis (search) how to present the organization

(181)

What issues are crucial to job seeker. (184)b. What screening and selection methods are available and which ones are most accurate? Explain.

Types of screening methods

Comparison of the methods for accuracy (208)

2. a

a. As jobs become more team-oriented, assessment centers will be used more often for non-management jobs. Do you agree or disagree?

(228)

(search) Assessment Centers. HR selection non-managerial jobs.

b. What are the key issues that should be addressed in the design, conduct and evaluation of training programs?(264)design (268)evaluating (278)

3. a

a. Should managers and non-managers be appraised from multiple perspectives for examples by those above by those below by coequals and by customers

(316) who should rate

(search) managers appraisal

b. What is the best way to develop pay systems that are understandable, workable and acceptable to employees at all levels?

(395) (search) pay systems

c. How are the various factors of production affected by global competition? Global prices

Raw material prices

Government policies

National policies (taxation, customs)

Trade treaties (WTO)

Interest rates

Socioeconomic factors

Social unrest and terrorism

Cost and standard of living

a.2. Do we manage people any differently in a globally competitive environment?

Yes,

Understanding of cultures p 641

Understanding of international business practices

d. From strategic perspective, how can senior management make the best use of the human resource function?

Training and development of staff

Reprofiling staff for multiple number of responsibilities

P 604

e. what should be the components of a fair policy with regard to collecting maintaining and disseminating information about employees

Transparency

Security

Privacy

f. What control mechanisms might be most appropriate to ensure that action plans match targeted needs?