BMAL 590 Human Resource Management

Constructive discharge is a(n) ___ practice used by employees - Answer- Legal HR management serve a strategic role in most organizations because ___? - Answer- Organizations are instituting HR practices aimed at gaining competitive advantage through their employees It is critical that Human Resource Management attends to ___ and ___ - Answer- Strategic; operational issues HR management is the process of developing and managing ____ - Answer- Formal and informal systems to manage human talent within an organization in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage What are the five elements of the HR management process? - Answer- Planning, organizing, staffing, leading, controlling Manager in all department essential deal with five elements: planning, organizing, ___, leading, controlling - Answer- Staffing Questions to be addressed during strategic HR recruitment and planning might include except the following - Answer- What is our plan for downsizing employees? Understanding organizational context and the external job market would be most helpful in - Answer- the recruiting process The job analysis leads to development of a - Answer- Position/job description A primary goal of staffing on organization is both person-___fit and person-___fit - Answer- Job;organization Internal sources of recruitment include - Answer- Promotions and transfers Performance reviews are conducted - Answer- To provide performance feedback to all employees, provide them with a formal opportunity to discuss their perspectives and career goals as well as provide a basis for making compensation decisions When assessing performance relative to standards - Answer- It is important to obtain feedback from a variety of sources and include information about goals, behavior and quality of work, i.e. not only find out what was done but how it got done ___ has the major objective of teaching employees about the organizations history, culture and management practices - Answer- Socialization