APHR ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Explain how HRM contributes to an organization's performance
Answer: Through its practices or process, The HRM influences who
works for the organization and how those people work. These
human resources, if well managed, have the potential to be a source
of sustainable competitive advantage, contributing to basic
objectives such as quality, profits, and customer satisfaction.
◉ HRM Process/ practices
Answer: 1) Analysis and Design of work
2) HR planning
3) Recruitment
4) Selection
5)Training and development
6)Compensation
7)Performance Management
8) Employee Relations
,◉ Human Capital
Answer: An Organization's employees, described in terms of their
training, experience, judgement, intelligence, relationships, and
insight.
◉ Human Resources qualities valuable to the success of
organizations
Answer: 1) Human Resources are VALUABLE- high-quality
employees provide a needed service as they perform many critical
functions.
2) Human Resources are RARE- a person with high levels of the
needed skills and knowledge is not common
3) Human Resources CANNOT BE IMITATED -
4) Human Resources have NO GOOD SUBSTITUTES
◉ High Performance Work System
Answer: An organization in which technology, organizational
structure, people, and processes work seamlessly to give an
organization an advantage in the competitive environment.
◉ Maintaining a High-Performance Work System may include:
Answer: -Development of training programs
-Recruitment of people with new skill sets
,- Establishment of rewards for such behaviors as team work,
flexibility, and learning
◉ Ratio of HR employees to total employees
Answer: 2 full time HR staff persons for every 100 employees on
payroll.
In small organizations the ratio is much higher
◉ Administrative role of HRM
Answer: Handling administrative tasks ( hiring employees,
answering questions about benefits) efficiently and with a
commitment to quality. This requires expertise in the particular task
◉ Business Partner role of HRM
Answer: Developing effective HR systems that help the org meet its
goals attracting, keeping, and developing people with the skill it
needs.
For the systems to be effective, HR people must understand the
business so it can understand what the business needs
◉ Strategic partner role
Answer: Contributing to the company's strategies through an
understanding of its existing and needed HR and ways HR practices
can give the company a competitive advantage.
, For strategic ideas to be effective, HR people must understand the
business, it's industry, and its competitors
◉ Job Analysis
Answer: The process of getting detailed information about jobs
◉ Work Flow Design
Answer: The process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the
production of a product or service
◉ Job
Answer: A set of related duties
◉ Position
Answer: A set of duties performed by a particular person
◉ Job Description
Answer: A list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a
particular job entails
◉ Job Specification
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS
◉ Explain how HRM contributes to an organization's performance
Answer: Through its practices or process, The HRM influences who
works for the organization and how those people work. These
human resources, if well managed, have the potential to be a source
of sustainable competitive advantage, contributing to basic
objectives such as quality, profits, and customer satisfaction.
◉ HRM Process/ practices
Answer: 1) Analysis and Design of work
2) HR planning
3) Recruitment
4) Selection
5)Training and development
6)Compensation
7)Performance Management
8) Employee Relations
,◉ Human Capital
Answer: An Organization's employees, described in terms of their
training, experience, judgement, intelligence, relationships, and
insight.
◉ Human Resources qualities valuable to the success of
organizations
Answer: 1) Human Resources are VALUABLE- high-quality
employees provide a needed service as they perform many critical
functions.
2) Human Resources are RARE- a person with high levels of the
needed skills and knowledge is not common
3) Human Resources CANNOT BE IMITATED -
4) Human Resources have NO GOOD SUBSTITUTES
◉ High Performance Work System
Answer: An organization in which technology, organizational
structure, people, and processes work seamlessly to give an
organization an advantage in the competitive environment.
◉ Maintaining a High-Performance Work System may include:
Answer: -Development of training programs
-Recruitment of people with new skill sets
,- Establishment of rewards for such behaviors as team work,
flexibility, and learning
◉ Ratio of HR employees to total employees
Answer: 2 full time HR staff persons for every 100 employees on
payroll.
In small organizations the ratio is much higher
◉ Administrative role of HRM
Answer: Handling administrative tasks ( hiring employees,
answering questions about benefits) efficiently and with a
commitment to quality. This requires expertise in the particular task
◉ Business Partner role of HRM
Answer: Developing effective HR systems that help the org meet its
goals attracting, keeping, and developing people with the skill it
needs.
For the systems to be effective, HR people must understand the
business so it can understand what the business needs
◉ Strategic partner role
Answer: Contributing to the company's strategies through an
understanding of its existing and needed HR and ways HR practices
can give the company a competitive advantage.
, For strategic ideas to be effective, HR people must understand the
business, it's industry, and its competitors
◉ Job Analysis
Answer: The process of getting detailed information about jobs
◉ Work Flow Design
Answer: The process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the
production of a product or service
◉ Job
Answer: A set of related duties
◉ Position
Answer: A set of duties performed by a particular person
◉ Job Description
Answer: A list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a
particular job entails
◉ Job Specification
