CHAPTER 1

Question 1

LINE MANAGERS

Answer 1

• They direct the work of subordinates

- In charge of accomplishing organisation’s basic goals

Question 2

HR MANAGERS

Answer 2

• authorised to assist and advise line managers in accomplishing basic goals
• assist in recruiting, hiring, evaluating,training, promoting, rewarding and termination.
  They are often line managers within HR department

Question 3

TASKS OF LINE MANAGERS

Answer 3

• placing right person in right job
• starting new employees in company (orientation)
• training employees in jobs new to them
• developing abilities of each person
• improving each person’s job performance
• Controlling labor costs
• creating and maintaining department morale

Question 4

TASKS OF HR MANAGERS

Answer 4

• coordination of personnel activities: son la mano derecha de los top executive para asegurarse de que los line managers están aplicando los HR objectives, policies and procedures.
• los mandatos de los HR managers son vistos como mandatos de las altas esferas
• they represent the employees interests and how companies should treat them

Question 5

Which HRM activities are done by LINE MANAGER and which by HR MANAGER?
A) responsibility to define the qualification for a specific position
B) responsibility to develop sources of qualified applicants
C) responsibility to conduct initial screening interviews
D) responsibility to interview and select best one’s

Answer 5

A) LINE MANAGER
B) HR MANAGER
C) HR MANAGER
D) LINE MANAGER

Question 6

HR MANAGER’S JOB ROLES

Answer 6

• RECRUITERS: search for qualified job applicants
• JOB ANALYSTS: collect and examine information about jobs to prepare job description
• COMPENSATION MANAGERS: develop remuneration systems and handle the employees benefits programs
• TRAINING SPECIALISTS: plan, organise and direct development activities.
• LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS: advise management on all aspects of unions/ collective bargaining

Question 7

FACTORS OF PRODUCTION (all need to be optimised)

Answer 7

• capital
• personnel
• raw and operating materials
• machinery and buildings

Question 8

HRM metamorphosis

Answer 8

• PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: strictly operational; payroll department; ensuring that procedures are followed.
• TRANSITION: HR’S EVOLVING ROLE: additional focus on strategy implementation
• HRM AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER AND CHANGE AGENT: increased involvement in developing and implementing the company’s strategy.

ALL TIME CHANGE OF BEHAVIOUR HAPPENS

Question 9

WHAT DOES STRATEGY MEAN?

Answer 9

Company’s long-term plan of how the will balance their internal strengths and weaknesses with the external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive advantage

Question 10

Key elements: STRATEGIC HRM VS. TRADITIONAL HRM

Answer 10

• proactive/ active
• innovative/ administrative
• sustainable advantage/ short term advantage
• business strategy and hr strategy are interdependent/ hr strategy not necessarily depend on business strategy