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BA 1654 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. What is HRM?
Personnel management is the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of
the procurement, development, compensation, integration and maintenance of people
for the purpose of contributing to organizational, individual and societal goals.
2. What are objectives of human resource management?
a. Social objectives.
b. Organizational objectives.
c. Personal (or employees) objectives, and
d. Labour union objectives.
3. What are the functions of HRM?
• Organizational planning and development.
• Strategic human resource planning.
• Job analysis.
• Staffing
• Training and development.
• Performance appraisal
• Compensation and benefits.
• Healthy and safety
• Employee relations.
• Union relations and
• HR information and assessment systems
4. What are the roles of the human resource department?
• Business role.
• Enable role
• Monitoring role
• Innovator role
• Adaptor role
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5. Who is responsible for managing human resources?
• HR managers / Specialists and
• Operating managers (supervisors, department heads, vice president etc)
6. What are the basic components of HRM?
• HRM activities / functions.
• HRM Outcomes
• Organizational (ie, internal) environmental influences.
7. What are Human Resource Policies?
The human resource policy provides guidelines for a wide variety of
employment relationship in the organization. These guidelines identify the
organization’s intentions in recruitments, selection, development, and compensations
etc. people in the working organization.
8. What is Human information system?
As HRIS may be defined as the system used to acquire, store, manipulate,
analyze, and distribute pertinent information regarding an organist ion’s human
resources.
9. What are the Objectives of HRIS?
1. To acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve and distribute the
information of human resources.
2. To facilitate HR decision – making in the following areas:
• Man- power planning.
• Recruitment and selection.
• Employment, including promotion, transfers disciplinary procedure,
termination and redundancy.
• Education and training.
• Salary and wages administration and
• Labour relations etc.
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3. To provides relevant information on employees to government agencies as
part of the legal requirements.
10. What is Human Resources Planning?
Human Resource Planning (HRP) is the process by which an organization
ensures that it has the right number and kinds of people, in the right place and at the
right time, who are capable of efficiency performing assigned tasks.
11. What are the steps in human resource planning process?
1. Collect information
2. Forecast demand for human resources.
3. Forecast supply of human resources.
4. Identify human resources gab, and
5. Action plans.
12. What is human resource forecasting?
Human resource forecasting is the process by which an organization estimates
its future human resources needs.
13. What are the three ranges of human resource forecasting?
1. Short range forecasting (0-2 years)
2. Intermediate range forecasting (2-5 years) and
3. Long range forecasting (beyond 5 years)
14. What is mean by forecasting human resource requirements?
An organization’s future demand for people is central to HR planning. A
variety of forecasting methods can determine as organization’s demand for human
resources.
The type of forecast used depends on the time frame and the type of
organization, it size and dispersion and the accuracy and certainly of available
information.
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15. What are the types of demand forecasting techniques?
16. What is mean by forecasting human resource supplies?
• Judgmental forecasts and
1. Replacement analysis and
2. Succession analysis
• Statistical Techniques.
1. Markow and
2. Goal Programming
17. What is mean by job analysis?
Job analysis may be defined as the process of studying and collection
information relating to the operations and responsibilities of a specific job.
18. What is the various terms relevant job analysis terminology?
1. Job element.
2. Task
3. Duty
4. Position
5. Job
6. Job family
Forecasting techniques for
Human Resource Demands
Judgmental Forecast
i. Bottom – up forecast
ii. Top-down forecasting
iii. Delphi technique
iv. Nominal group technique
Statistical Techniques
i. Regression analysis
ii. Productivity ratio
iii. Personal ratios
iv. Time series analysis
v. Stochastic analysis
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7. Occupation
8. Career
9. Job Description
10. Job Specification
11. Job Classification
12. Job evaluation
19. What are the purpose and importance of job analysis?
1. Preparation of job descriptions.
2. Writing job specifications.
3. Legal compliance.
4. Job design5. Recruitment
6. Selection.
7. Performance appraisal
8. Training and development
9. Career planning and benefits.
10. Compensation and benefits.
11. Safety and health.
20. Who should conduct job analysis?
The responsibility for job analysis lies with top management, the line
managers, and the HR manager. Large organization employs a job analysis expert
(also called job analyst). However, many organizations use supervisors, job
incumbents, HR managers, or some combination of these to collect job analysis
information.
21. What are job analysis methods?
1. Observation method
2. Interview method
3. Structured questionnaires method
4. Employed diary / log method
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5. Technical conference method
6. Structured analysis, and
a. Position analysis questionnaire (PAQ), and
b. Functional job analysis (FJA)
7. Combination method.
22. What is position analysis questionnaire?
The position analysis questionnaire (PAQ) is a specialized questionnaire
method incorporation checklist method. It is designed by E.J. McCormick to analyze
a wide variety of jobs.
The PAQ consists of 194 items: 187 items characterize the worker oriented
activities involved in performing a job, and seven item deals with pay issues.
23. What is job description?
Job descriptions define the nature of the job content, the environment, and
conditions under which employment is carried out.
24. What are job description components?
1. Job identification
•Job title
• Job code
• Date
• Author
• Location
• Job Grade
• Supervisor and
• Status
2. Job Summery
3. Job Duties
4. Working conditions and
5. Approvals
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25. What are the benefits of job description?
a. describing the job to potential candidates
b. Guiding newly hired employees in what they are specifically expected to do
and
c. Assisting in establishment of job evaluation.
26. What is a job specification?
A job specification is arguments which state the minimum acceptable human
qualities necessary to perform the job successfully.
Job specifications stipulate the minimum acceptable characteristics a job holder
must posses as a requisite to be able to perform the job.
27. What are difference between a job description and a job specification?
A Job description defines what the job does. Therefore, it is a profile of the
job.
A job specification defines what the job demands of employees who do it and
the human factors that are required. Therefore it is a profile of the human
characteristics needed by the job.
28. What are job specification components?1. Job identification.
• Job title
• Job code
• Date
• Author
• Job Location
•Job Grade,
• Supervisor and
• Status
2. Job Specifications and
1. Skill factors and
• Education
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• Experience and
• Communication
2. Effort Factors
• Physical demands and
• Mental demands
3. Working conditions
29. What mean by recruitment?
Recruitment may be defined as the process of discovering potential candidates
for actual and anticipated organizational vacancies.
30. What are the purposes of Recruitment?
1. To determine the organization’s present and future recruitment needs in
conjunction with human resource planning and job analysis.
2. To increase the post of qualified job applications at minimum cost to the
organization.
31. What are the importance of recruitment?
1. Developing effective recruitment materials.
2. Obtaining a pool of qualified job applicants
32. What are the recruitment sources?
Internal sources:
i. Promotions
ii. Transfer
iii. Job rotation
iv. Retires and results
External sources
v. Employment agencies
vi. Walk-ins
vii. Employee referrals
viii. Professional associations
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38. What is mean by selection?
Selection may be defined as the process by which the organization chooses
from among the applications, those people whom they feel would best meet the job
requirement, considering current environmental conditions.
39. What are the steps involves in selection process?
Step 0: Reception of applicants.
Step 1: Initial screening.
Step 2: Application blank.
Step 3: Employment tests.
Step 4: Employment interviews.
Step 5: Reference checks.
Step 6: Physical examination and
Step 7: Job offer decision.
40. What is mean by work sampling?
Work sampling is a selection device requiring the job applicant to actually
perform a small segment of the job.
41. What is Interview?
An interview is a. conversation or verbal interaction, normally between two
people, for a particular purpose. The intention is to explore certain subject areas. .
42. What are the types of interviews?
1. Unstructured (or non- directive or free) interviews. 2. ' Structured (or
patterned) interviews.
3. Mixed (or semi- structured) interview
4. Problems - solving interviews and
5. Stress- producing interviews.
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43. What is mean by induction?
Thus the orientation may be defined as the HRM activity that introduces new
employees to the organization and to the employee's new tasks, managers and
workgroups.
44. What is socialization Vs orientation'!
Socialization is a broad term, where as orientation is a narrow term. That is
orientation is only a small part of the overall socialization process.
Socialization may be defined as a process or adaptation to a new culture of the
organization.
45. What is mean by Training?
Training may be defined as planned programme designed to improve
performance and to bring about measurable changes in knowledge, skills, attitude and
social behavior of employees for doing a particular job.
46.'What are the distinction between training and development?
The distinction between training and development is primarily, one of intent
training prepare people to do their present jobs development prepares them for future jobs,
47. What is training needs assessment?
Training needs assessment is an investigation which is undertaken to determine
the nature of performance problems in order to establish the underlying causes and
how these can be addressed by training.
48. What is OJT?
On- the- job training (OJT) is conducted at the work sites and in the context of
the actual work.
It is the most widely used method of training.
This method is basically learning by doing while working. In this method the
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employee is placed in to the real work situation and shown the job and the method of
work by an experienced employee or the supervisor. .
49. What is job instruction training?
Job instruction training (JIT) is a systematic approach to the job training. This
is a proven and systematic method to teach workers how to do their current jobs.
JIT method is also known as “training through step- by- step learning”
50. What is mean by off - the - job training?
Training offered at location away from the job is designated as off – the job
training. For example training locations may be near the work place or away from
work, at a class room, at a resort.
51. What are the types of' off - the - Job training Method?
l. Classroom lectures conference and group discussions.
2. Video presentations.
3. Vestibule training.
4. Role playing.
5. Case study.
6. Simulation.7. Self-study.
8. Programmed instruction.
9. Laboratory training and
10. Computer based training.
52. What are the phases of training process model?
1. The assessment phase.
2. The training phase and
3. The evaluation phase.
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53. What are the levels of training needs analysis?
1. Organizational analysis.
2. Task / job analysis and
3. Individual analysis.
54. What is Executive or Management Development'?
Executive management may be defined as a systematic process of training
growth by which managerial personnel gain and apply skills, knowledge, attitude and
insight into managing the work in their organization effectively and efficiently.
55. What are the objectives of executive development'?
1. To develop managers to perform better on their present assignments.
2. To prepare them for higher assignments.3. To provide a steady source of component persons at all levels to meet future
organizational needs.
56. What is Transactional Analysis?
When people interact with others there is a transactional for which one person
responses to another. The study of these social transactional between people is called
transaction analysis.
57. What is In- Basket training?
The In- basket technique is a simulation exercise designed to develop decision-
making, problem - solving and organizing ability by placing the trainee at the desk of
a manager
58. What is Organization Development?
OD may be defined as "an effort of
I. Planned
2. Organization wide and
3. Managed from the top to
4. increase organizational effectiveness and health through
5. Planned interventions in the organization's process", using behavioral
science knowledge
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59. What is mean by Knowledge Management?
Knowledge management may be defined as a systematic, explicit and
deliberates building, renewal and application of knowledge to maximize and
enterprise knowledge-related effectiveness and returns from its knowledge assets.
60. Differentiate knowledge management vs Information management?
Knowledge Management Information Management
1. focus on capturing tacit and Explicit
information
focus on recording and Processing
explicit info.
2. Takes info From one source and
promotes reuse in other And
promotes reuse in other situations.
Source and takes info. From
multiple source and organize it into
data base system.
3. Designed for distributed access,
storage and control.
Designed for centralized info.
Storage and control.
61. What is the benefit of knowledge management?
Reduced cost (by decreasing and achieving economics of scale in obtaining
information from external providers).
62. What is Compensation?
Compensation may be defined as the financial and non-financial rewards
provided by an employer for the time; skills and effort made available by the
employee in fulfilling job requirements aimed at achieving organizational objectives.
63. What are forms of Compensation?
Pay, incentives, benefits.
64. What are intrinsic rewards'?
Intrinsic rewards are self administered rewards that are associated with the job
itself. .
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65. What are extrinsic rewards?
An organization has a large degree of control over the nature and monetary
cost of the extrinsic reward? Therefore the org. can manipulate the use of these
external rewards to affect employee behaviour.
66. What is job evaluation?
The purpose of job evaluation is to rank jobs within a hierarchy that reflects the
relative importance or worth of each job within the org.
67. What is meant by pay structuring?
Pay structuring refers to the process where by the information obtained from
the job evaluation exercise (that is relative worth of jobs within the organization) is
combined with the information obtained from the pay surveys (that is, market values
of jobs) to establish a pay structure.
68. What are incentives?
It Incentive compensation is also known as 'performance-based pay' or
'payment by result.
69. What is mean by gain sharing?
Many organizations are seeking productivity and quality improvement through
gain sharing plans. Other important reasons for adopting' gain sharing plans have to
do with employee relations, labour costs, and a desire to link play to performance.
70. What is executive compensation?
An executive typically is someone in the top two levels of an organization such
as president or corporate, vice president or CEO.
71. What are the types of employee benefits?
1. Security benefits.
2. Retirement benefits.
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3. Health - care benefits.
4. Financial and other insurance benefits.
5. Social, recreational and other benefits and
6. Time -off benefits.
72. What is motivation?
Motivation is the willingness 10 exert high levels of effort towards
organizational goals conditioned by the effort's ability to satisfy some individual need.
73. What is the importance of motivation?
Motivation increase performance level.
It lowers employee turnover and absenteeism.
It leads to good human relation ie harmonious relation between employer and
employees.
It improves the efficiency of operation.
74. What are the types of motivation?
1. Positive motivation.
2. Negative motivation.
75. What are the content or need theories?
• Maslow's hierarchy of need theory.
• Herzbeg's two' factor theory.
• Me Gregor’s theory X and theory Y.
• Alderfer's ERG theory and
•
Mc Chelland's acquired needs theory.
76. What is a Career?
The term large can be defined as "the pattern of work- related experiences (eg.
Job positions, job duties, decisions, and subjective interpretations about work- related
event's) and activities over the span of the person's work life.
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77. What is mean by Career Management?
Career management .is a join activity between the organization and the
individual that identities the individual’s needs, abil1ties and goals and the
organization's Job demands and job rewards.
78. What is career planning?
Career planning can be described as "the process by which employees obtain
knowledge about themselves (their values, personality, perfoni1ances, interest,
abilities, etc) and info about the working environment and then making an effort to
achieve a proper match".
79. What is Career Development?
Career development can be defined as an "ongoing individual progress through
a series of stages, each of which is characterized by are relatively unique set of issues,
themes or tasks".
80. What are career stages?
1. Exploration stage.
2. Establishment stage.3. Mid- career (or advancement) stage
4. Late - career (or maintains) stage, and
5. Decline (or disengagement) stage.
81. What is performance appn1isal or evaluation?
Performance appraisal may be defined as a formal and systematic process by
means of which the job relevant strengths and weakness of employees and identified,
observed, measured and developed.
82. What are performance appraisal processes?
Establish performance standards communicate performance expectations to
employees"
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Measure actual performance.
Compare actual performance with standards. Discuss the appraisal with the
employee. If necessary initiate corrective action.
83. What are relative standards?
Relative standards methods, also known as comparative evaluation methods,
are a collection of different methods that compare one employee's performance with
that of coworkers.
84. What is MBO?
MBO can be described as "a process whereby the supervisor and subordinates
of an organization jointly identified its common goals, define each individuals major
areas of responsibility in terms of results expected of him and use these measures as
guides for operating the unit and assessing the conditions of each of its members.
85. What are the advantages of MHO?
a. MBO provides an objective, performance-based method of appraisal.
b. At the individual level, MEO can give, individual employees greater direction
and self - control built their self"7 confidence.
86. What is retirement?
Retirement is the systematic separation of older workers form the organization,
allowing them to pursue interests outside of work while opening up positions and
career opportunities for other employees.
87. What is discipline?
Discipline refers to a condition in-' the_ organization where employees conduct
themselves in accordance with the organizations rules and standards of acceptable
behavior.
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88. What is grievance?
An employee or employer that alleges that some aspect of a collective
agreement has been violated may define a grievance as a complaint.
89. What is collective bargaining?
The process by which representatives of the organization meet and attempt to
work out the contract with representatives of the union.
90. What is personality?
The characteristic way a person thinks and behaves in adjusting to his or her
environment. It includes the persons traits, values, motives, generic blue print,
attitudes, abilities, and behavior patterns.
91. What is quality of work life?
A generic term emphasizing the humanization of work. The elements relevant
to a workers quality of work life involve the task, the physical work environment, the
social environment, within the workplace, the administrative system of enterprise, and
the relationship between life an and off the job.
92. What is role, playing? ,
A training technique that requires trainees to assume different identities in
order, how others feel under different circumstances.
93. What is stress interview!
Stress interviews that rely on a series of harsh, rapid fire questions intended to
upset the applicant and learn how the applicant handles stress.
94. What is structured interview?
Interviews wherein a predetermined checklist of questions usually asked of all
applicants is used.
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95. What are the judgmental forecasting techniques?
Judgmental Forecast
i. Bottom-up forecast
ii. Top-down forecasting
iii. Delphi technique
iv. Nominal group technique
96. What are the statistical forecasting techniques?
Statistical techniques
i. Regression analysis
ii. Productivity ratio
iii. Personal ratiosiv. Time series analysis
v. Stocastic analysis
97. What are the internal sources of recruitment?
Internal sources:
i. Promotions
ii. Transfer
iii. Jb rotation
iv. Retires and results
98. What are the external sources of internal?
External sources:
i. Employment agencies
ii. Walk-ins
iii. Employee referrals
iv. Professional associations,
v. Head-hunting
vi. Education institution.
vii. Trade association and unions
viii. Casual or unsolicited applicants
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99. What are the internal recruitment methods?
Internal methods:
i. Job posting and bidding
ii. Skil inventories
iii. Inside moonlight
100. What are the external recruitment methods?
External methods:
i. Advertisement
ii. Special event recruiting
iii. Other innovative recruiting methods.
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ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. What is the role of computers in HR management? Explain with examples how
technology affects human resource practices.
2. Explain the transition of personnel management into human resources
management. Also explain the main features of human resources management.
3. Why do you consider human resource management important to important? Why
will it be an important function in future too?
4. Explain the concept of contingent work force. What are the HRM implications of
contingent work force?
5. What is job fit theory? How is it used in organizations?
6. What is socialization? What are the benefits of socialization?
7. What are the uses of training? Explain off the job forms of training
8. What are the methods of job evaluation? Explain the individual incentive plans.
9. How is performance evaluation done? What are the methods used in performance
appraisal
10. Is control a healthy practice? Substantiate. Explain any three redressal methods.
11. Discuss the role of Human Resources Manager in the Organization? Discuss the
need and importance of HR policies.
12. State and explain the selection process with suitable flow diagram.
13. Discuss the important sources of recruitment.
14. List out the popular theories of learning and explain them briefly.
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15. What are the different types of training imparted to the workers? Explain them
briefly.
16. Discuss the important principles or characteristics of a good wage incentive Plans.
17. Explain Douglas MC Gregor Theory of Motivation.
18. State and explain the principles of promotion policy and demotion policies.
19. What are the major causes of grievances and how will you overcome?
20. What are the internal and external sources of Human Resource? (ii) Should we
consider seniority or merit for promotion?
21. Narrate the evolution of Human Resource Management.
22. Discuss the objectives and the role of Human Resource Management.
23. Discuss the objectives and the process of Human Resource Planning.
24. State and explain the various kinds of tests and interviews.
25. Explain Maslow’s need hierarchy Theory and Hertzberg Two Factor Theory.
26. Discuss Taylor’s Differential Piece Rate System and its advantages and
limitations.
27. Elaborate the purpose and the factors affecting the performance appraisal.
28. What do you mean by Transfer? Explain the objectives and the types of Transfers.