BUSI 4320 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Absenteeism, Human Resource Management System, Management System
25 Jun 2018
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Chapter 1 Key Study Questions
1. What are the goals of a human resource department? Choose an organization that you
are familiar with and indicate which of these goals will be more important in this
organization and why.
a. Strategic HRM is systematically linked to the strategic needs of an organization and
aims to provide it with an effective work force while meeting the needs of its
members and other constituent in society. HRM aims to improve the productive
contribution of individuals while simultaneously attempting to achieve the
organizational, functional, societal and individual goals of employees wherever
feasible. Today’s organizations must be able to survive and compete in a vastly
changed world, where high productivity and effectiveness are cornerstones to
success. The HR department aims to achieve these goals while at the same time
attempting to satisfy societal and employee individual needs.
2. Draw a diagram of a HR department in a firm that employs over 5,000 persons, and
name the likely components of such a department. Which of these functions are likely
to be eliminated in a small firm employing 50 persons?
a. See Figure 1-14 in the text. In a small firm, the middle-level managers are likely to be
eliminated.
3. Identify and briefly describe three major external challenges (choosing one each from
economic, technological and demographic categories) facing human resource
managers in Canada and their implications.
a. Examples can be taken from Figure 1-3.
4. Outline the three major strategies pursued by Canadian businesses. What implications
do they have for human resource function within the firms? Illustrate your answers
with suitable examples.
a. The three major strategies are cost leadership, focus, and differentiation.
5. What are four trends/attributes in the Canadian labour market that have implications
for a human resource manager? Explain your answer citing which of the HR functions
will be affected and how.
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Document Summary
Hrm aims to improve the productive contribution of individuals while simultaneously attempting to achieve the organizational, functional, societal and individual goals of employees wherever feasible. Today"s organizations must be able to survive and compete in a vastly changed world, where high productivity and effectiveness are cornerstones to success. Which of these functions are likely to be eliminated in a small firm employing 50 persons: see figure 1-14 in the text. In a small firm, the middle-level managers are likely to be eliminated. Explain your answer citing which of the hr functions will be affected and how: trend 1: the increasing number of women in the work force. Benefits (child care, counselling for two-career families), recruitment, selection (employment equity, promotion): trend 2: shift toward knowledge workers. Hr dimensions: recruitment and selection (recruitment strategies, selection criteria), training and development (special programs), compensation (pay for knowledge, not skills: trend 3: educational attainment of workers.
