Human Resource Management
1. Human
resource planning is considered the most important component of the human
resource management (HRM) structure. Do you agree or disagree with this
statement? Explain your answer. How does human resource planning influence an
organization?
2. Fundamentals
of Human Resource Management introduces five job analysis methods including
observation, individual interview, group interview, structured questionnaire,
technical conference, and diary method. Select two job analysis methods. For
each method chosen, describe a situation which is most appropriate to apply the
job analysis method. What are some disadvantages associated with each method
you have chosen?
3. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of employee referrals? As an employer, what
other recruiting strategy might you utilize? Do you believe online recruiting
websites are an effective recruiting strategy? Explain your answer.
4. Does your
organization incorporate technological advances in its interview of staffing
strategies? How effective are these technologies? Name some technologies HRM
could possibly use in the interview or staffing process. What would be the
advantages or disadvantages of these technologies?
5. Employee
selection methods introduced in Ch. 7 of Fundamentals of Human Development
include applications, employment tests, interviews, background investigations,
and medical or physical examinations. Select three selection methods that you
feel are most useful. For each selection method chosen, discuss the reliability
and validity of the method. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the
selection methods you have chosen?
