HRM2605 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT AMSWERS
HR - ANSWERS Job analysis and design
Recruitment, selection, induction and internal staffing
Appraisal, training, development and career management
Compensation and health
Labour relations
The primary task of the HR department - ANSWERS ensure that the organisation's
human resources are utilised and managed as effectively as possible
HR Policies - ANSWERS HR policies are guides to management's thinking, and
they help management achieve the organisations HR objectives. Policies help define
acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and establish the organisation's position on
an issue.
issues facing HR management - ANSWERS • Employee influence
• Personnel flow
• Reward systems, and
• Work systems
Downward communication methods from management to employees - ANSWERS •
Orientation sessions,
• Bulletin boards,
• Newsletters, briefs and
• Employee handbooks
Upward communication methods - ANSWERS • suggestion programmes,
• complaint procedures
Other communication methods - ANSWERS • Electronic mail (e-mail),
• Surveys
• Open-door meetings
Control functions - ANSWERS • Collection and analysis of hiring, selection,
placement and promotion data to ensure that employment equity laws and policies
are being observed
• Analysis of performance appraisal records to determine if appraisals are being
conducted in an unbiased manner.
• Analysis of absenteeism statistics, grievances and accidents to determine where
problems are most critical and what may be done to reduce them.
HR and the internet - ANSWERS HRIS or Human Resources Information Systems
Intranet - ANSWERS An organisational Intranet serves as an information hub for the
entire organisation.
, HR uses of the intranet - ANSWERS providing leave status information, manage
succession planning, provide electronic payslips
Extranet - ANSWERS an internet-linked network that allows employees access to
information provided by external entities
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) - ANSWERS the primary transaction
processor, editor, record-keeper, and functional application system which lies at the
heart if all computerised HR work
nature of an HRIS - ANSWERS characterised and based on an open systems
model involving three main activities, namely Inputs, Transformation and Outputs.
The system normally also has a form of control to monitor its functioning.
HRIS benefits - ANSWERS • Improves the quality of information,
• Reduces the administration burden,
• Improves the speed of information,
• Improves the flexibility of information,
• Improves the services to employees,
• Reduces HR metrics
Applications of the HRIS database modules - ANSWERS Applicant tracking Module
Position control module:
Wage and Salary administration module
Human resource planning module
Skills inventory module
Succession planning module
Basic personnel module
diversity - ANSWERS Diversity in the workplace can be generally defined as
recognition of the groups of people who share common traits
In South Africa and the HR field, the term diversity has 3 major working definitions -
ANSWERS • The politically correct term for employment equity / affirmative action,
• The recruitment and selection of ethnic groups and women,
• The management of individuals sharing a broad range of common traits.
HR planning - ANSWERS a process whereby the HR manager anticipates and
provides for the movement of people into, within and even out of the organisation
Types of HR Planning - ANSWERS proactive or reactive.
choosing a narrow focus by doing only one or two HR areas.
chose a route to follow, either a formal one or an informal route.
Planning Horizon - ANSWERS Objectives set out by companies are usually
expressed in terms of a time frame or planning horizon; the length of time required,
and the plan for accomplishing the objectives
, the objectives - ANSWERS • Short range objectives (1 year or less) - objective are
specific
• Intermediate range objectives (1 to 4 years) - objectives are specific
• Long range objectives (5 to 15 years) - objectives are general.
Strategy linked HRP - ANSWERS is the process through which company goals as
put forth in mission statements and company plans are translated into HR objectives
HR managers to be successful, the following is important; - ANSWERS • HR
managers need to be knowledgeable about the company.
• The HR manager will need to demonstrate their competence and expertise to line
managers.
• Developing the necessary linkages between HR planning and strategic company
planning
Why is SHRP so important - ANSWERS Linking HR planning with the company
planning process will facilitate the organisation's ability to successfully pursue a
given number of strategic objectives and initiatives and as a result create a
competitive advantage.
Elements of Strategic Human Resource Planning - ANSWERS HR Objectives, and
HR Plans.
HR Objectives - ANSWERS state what is to be achieved with regards to the
organisation's human resources
HR Plans - ANSWERS can be thought of as a blue print for action
Steps in the SHRP Process - ANSWERS Situation analysis.
HR demand analysis.
Strategy development.
Succession planning.
pitfalls in SHRP - ANSWERS The identity crises.
Top management support.
Size of effort.
Coordination with other functions.
Integration with company plans.
Non-involvement of operating managers.
The technique trap.
HR Research - ANSWERS the collection and investigation of facts related to HR
problems in order to eliminate or reduce those problems
uses of HR research - ANSWERS • The measurement and evaluation of present
conditions,
• The prediction of conditions, events and behavioural patterns,
• The evaluation of current policies, programmes and activities,
• The discovery of rational bases for revising current policies, programmes and
activities,
CORRECT AMSWERS
HR - ANSWERS Job analysis and design
Recruitment, selection, induction and internal staffing
Appraisal, training, development and career management
Compensation and health
Labour relations
The primary task of the HR department - ANSWERS ensure that the organisation's
human resources are utilised and managed as effectively as possible
HR Policies - ANSWERS HR policies are guides to management's thinking, and
they help management achieve the organisations HR objectives. Policies help define
acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and establish the organisation's position on
an issue.
issues facing HR management - ANSWERS • Employee influence
• Personnel flow
• Reward systems, and
• Work systems
Downward communication methods from management to employees - ANSWERS •
Orientation sessions,
• Bulletin boards,
• Newsletters, briefs and
• Employee handbooks
Upward communication methods - ANSWERS • suggestion programmes,
• complaint procedures
Other communication methods - ANSWERS • Electronic mail (e-mail),
• Surveys
• Open-door meetings
Control functions - ANSWERS • Collection and analysis of hiring, selection,
placement and promotion data to ensure that employment equity laws and policies
are being observed
• Analysis of performance appraisal records to determine if appraisals are being
conducted in an unbiased manner.
• Analysis of absenteeism statistics, grievances and accidents to determine where
problems are most critical and what may be done to reduce them.
HR and the internet - ANSWERS HRIS or Human Resources Information Systems
Intranet - ANSWERS An organisational Intranet serves as an information hub for the
entire organisation.
, HR uses of the intranet - ANSWERS providing leave status information, manage
succession planning, provide electronic payslips
Extranet - ANSWERS an internet-linked network that allows employees access to
information provided by external entities
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) - ANSWERS the primary transaction
processor, editor, record-keeper, and functional application system which lies at the
heart if all computerised HR work
nature of an HRIS - ANSWERS characterised and based on an open systems
model involving three main activities, namely Inputs, Transformation and Outputs.
The system normally also has a form of control to monitor its functioning.
HRIS benefits - ANSWERS • Improves the quality of information,
• Reduces the administration burden,
• Improves the speed of information,
• Improves the flexibility of information,
• Improves the services to employees,
• Reduces HR metrics
Applications of the HRIS database modules - ANSWERS Applicant tracking Module
Position control module:
Wage and Salary administration module
Human resource planning module
Skills inventory module
Succession planning module
Basic personnel module
diversity - ANSWERS Diversity in the workplace can be generally defined as
recognition of the groups of people who share common traits
In South Africa and the HR field, the term diversity has 3 major working definitions -
ANSWERS • The politically correct term for employment equity / affirmative action,
• The recruitment and selection of ethnic groups and women,
• The management of individuals sharing a broad range of common traits.
HR planning - ANSWERS a process whereby the HR manager anticipates and
provides for the movement of people into, within and even out of the organisation
Types of HR Planning - ANSWERS proactive or reactive.
choosing a narrow focus by doing only one or two HR areas.
chose a route to follow, either a formal one or an informal route.
Planning Horizon - ANSWERS Objectives set out by companies are usually
expressed in terms of a time frame or planning horizon; the length of time required,
and the plan for accomplishing the objectives
, the objectives - ANSWERS • Short range objectives (1 year or less) - objective are
specific
• Intermediate range objectives (1 to 4 years) - objectives are specific
• Long range objectives (5 to 15 years) - objectives are general.
Strategy linked HRP - ANSWERS is the process through which company goals as
put forth in mission statements and company plans are translated into HR objectives
HR managers to be successful, the following is important; - ANSWERS • HR
managers need to be knowledgeable about the company.
• The HR manager will need to demonstrate their competence and expertise to line
managers.
• Developing the necessary linkages between HR planning and strategic company
planning
Why is SHRP so important - ANSWERS Linking HR planning with the company
planning process will facilitate the organisation's ability to successfully pursue a
given number of strategic objectives and initiatives and as a result create a
competitive advantage.
Elements of Strategic Human Resource Planning - ANSWERS HR Objectives, and
HR Plans.
HR Objectives - ANSWERS state what is to be achieved with regards to the
organisation's human resources
HR Plans - ANSWERS can be thought of as a blue print for action
Steps in the SHRP Process - ANSWERS Situation analysis.
HR demand analysis.
Strategy development.
Succession planning.
pitfalls in SHRP - ANSWERS The identity crises.
Top management support.
Size of effort.
Coordination with other functions.
Integration with company plans.
Non-involvement of operating managers.
The technique trap.
HR Research - ANSWERS the collection and investigation of facts related to HR
problems in order to eliminate or reduce those problems
uses of HR research - ANSWERS • The measurement and evaluation of present
conditions,
• The prediction of conditions, events and behavioural patterns,
• The evaluation of current policies, programmes and activities,
• The discovery of rational bases for revising current policies, programmes and
activities,
