HRM Exam Q&A: Business Student
Edition
For Business Management Students
Prepared for Comprehensive Exam Success
Date: June 10, 2025
This document provides real exam-style questions and detailed, student-friendly
answers for Human Resource Management (HRM) in Business Management. It is
tailored to help students understand core concepts and excel in their exams.
, Contents
1 Introduction 2
2 Questions and Answers 2
2.1 Question 1: What is the primary function of HRM in a business organization? 2
2.2 Question 2: How do recruitment and selection differ in the HRM process? 2
2.3 Question 3: What are the key steps in developing an effective training
program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.4 Question 4: Why are performance appraisals important for employees and
organizations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 Question 5: What is employee engagement, and how does HRM promote it? 3
2.6 Question 6: List three workplace conflict resolution methods and explain
one in detail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.7 Question 7: Why is diversity and inclusion a critical focus in HRM? . . . 3
2.8 Question 8: What is the purpose of job analysis, and how is it conducted? 4
2.9 Question 9: How does HRM ensure compliance with labor laws? . . . . . 4
2.10 Question 10: What are intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, and how do they
motivate employees? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.11 Question 11: What is succession planning, and why is it important? . . . 4
2.12 Question 12: How can HRM improve employee retention rates? . . . . . 4
2.13 Question 13: What is HRM’s role in ensuring workplace safety? . . . . . 5
2.14 Question 14: What are the benefits of flexible work arrangements for
employees and employers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.15 Question 15: How does HRM handle employee grievances? . . . . . . . . 5
2.16 Question 16: How does HRM support organizational change management? 6
2.17 Question 17: How does HRM build a strong organizational culture? . . . 6
2.18 Question 18: What is the difference between on-the-job and off-the-job
training? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.19 Question 19: Why is employee motivation important, and what HRM
strategies enhance it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.20 Question 20: How does HRM use technology to improve efficiency? . . . 7
2.21 Question 21: What is the role of HRM in talent management? . . . . . . 7
2.22 Question 22: What is a 360-degree feedback system, and how is it used in
HRM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.23 Question 23: How does HRM address workplace stress? . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.24 Question 24: What is the importance of employee onboarding, and how is
it done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.25 Question 25: How does HRM contribute to ethical business practices? . . 8
3 Notes for Exam Preparation 8
4 References 8
5 Conclusion 9
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Edition
For Business Management Students
Prepared for Comprehensive Exam Success
Date: June 10, 2025
This document provides real exam-style questions and detailed, student-friendly
answers for Human Resource Management (HRM) in Business Management. It is
tailored to help students understand core concepts and excel in their exams.
, Contents
1 Introduction 2
2 Questions and Answers 2
2.1 Question 1: What is the primary function of HRM in a business organization? 2
2.2 Question 2: How do recruitment and selection differ in the HRM process? 2
2.3 Question 3: What are the key steps in developing an effective training
program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.4 Question 4: Why are performance appraisals important for employees and
organizations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 Question 5: What is employee engagement, and how does HRM promote it? 3
2.6 Question 6: List three workplace conflict resolution methods and explain
one in detail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.7 Question 7: Why is diversity and inclusion a critical focus in HRM? . . . 3
2.8 Question 8: What is the purpose of job analysis, and how is it conducted? 4
2.9 Question 9: How does HRM ensure compliance with labor laws? . . . . . 4
2.10 Question 10: What are intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, and how do they
motivate employees? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.11 Question 11: What is succession planning, and why is it important? . . . 4
2.12 Question 12: How can HRM improve employee retention rates? . . . . . 4
2.13 Question 13: What is HRM’s role in ensuring workplace safety? . . . . . 5
2.14 Question 14: What are the benefits of flexible work arrangements for
employees and employers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.15 Question 15: How does HRM handle employee grievances? . . . . . . . . 5
2.16 Question 16: How does HRM support organizational change management? 6
2.17 Question 17: How does HRM build a strong organizational culture? . . . 6
2.18 Question 18: What is the difference between on-the-job and off-the-job
training? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.19 Question 19: Why is employee motivation important, and what HRM
strategies enhance it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.20 Question 20: How does HRM use technology to improve efficiency? . . . 7
2.21 Question 21: What is the role of HRM in talent management? . . . . . . 7
2.22 Question 22: What is a 360-degree feedback system, and how is it used in
HRM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.23 Question 23: How does HRM address workplace stress? . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.24 Question 24: What is the importance of employee onboarding, and how is
it done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.25 Question 25: How does HRM contribute to ethical business practices? . . 8
3 Notes for Exam Preparation 8
4 References 8
5 Conclusion 9
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