Model Questions on Human Resource Management
Model Questions (Remember it is only a model)
SECTION A –Basic Concepts (5 10 = 50 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the various functions of human resource management.
2. Explain Human Resource Planning Process.
3. What is Job Specification? How does it differ from job description? Illustrate with suitable examples.
4. Define the concepts of reliability and validity. What are the three types of validity Explain.
5. Identify the Holland vocational preferences and explain the importance of this model.
6. Discuss briefly various on-the-Job and off-the-job training and development methods.
SECTION B — (Linking Concepts to Practice)(2 15 = 30 marks)
Answer any Two questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
7. “Performance appraisal should be multifaceted . Supervisors should evaluated their employees, and employees should be able evaluate their supervisors. And customers should evaluate them all.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement ? Discuss.
8. “Women and minorities require more career attention than do males.” Do you agree or disagree with the statement ? Why or why not ?
9. “An organization should follow a promote from within policy.”Do you agree or disagree with this statement ? Explain.
Section C-(Case Study) (1x20=20 marks)
This Question is Compulsory
Performance appraisal systems serve many purposes, such as providing formal feedback to employees on how they stack up with respect to the organization’s performance standards, serving as input for compensation decisions, identifying areas in which future development is needed, reinforcing good performance, providing input for promotional decisions, and establishing the documentation needed to justify termination of employment. Nonetheless, while performance appraisal is one of the fundamental activities in human resources, it has always been a lightning rod for criticism and has recently come under renewed attack as indicated
SECTION A –Basic Concepts (5 10 = 50 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the various functions of human resource management.
2. Explain Human Resource Planning Process.
3. What is Job Specification? How does it differ from job description? Illustrate with suitable examples.
4. Define the concepts of reliability and validity. What are the three types of validity Explain.
5. Identify the Holland vocational preferences and explain the importance of this model.
6. Discuss briefly various on-the-Job and off-the-job training and development methods.
SECTION B — (Linking Concepts to Practice)(2 15 = 30 marks)
Answer any Two questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
7. “Performance appraisal should be multifaceted . Supervisors should evaluated their employees, and employees should be able evaluate their supervisors. And customers should evaluate them all.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement ? Discuss.
8. “Women and minorities require more career attention than do males.” Do you agree or disagree with the statement ? Why or why not ?
9. “An organization should follow a promote from within policy.”Do you agree or disagree with this statement ? Explain.
Section C-(Case Study) (1x20=20 marks)
This Question is Compulsory
Performance appraisal systems serve many purposes, such as providing formal feedback to employees on how they stack up with respect to the organization’s performance standards, serving as input for compensation decisions, identifying areas in which future development is needed, reinforcing good performance, providing input for promotional decisions, and establishing the documentation needed to justify termination of employment. Nonetheless, while performance appraisal is one of the fundamental activities in human resources, it has always been a lightning rod for criticism and has recently come under renewed attack as indicated