Which one of the following four statements is correct?
HRM is just another name for personnel management.
Personnel managers prefer the title Human Resource manager as it gives them more status.
There are significant differences in the core activities of HRM compared to those of traditional personnel management.
HRM involves all management decisions and actions that influence the nature of the relationship between the firm and its employees.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
Soft HRM focuses on the development of employee-friendly strategies.
HRM emphasises communication with individuals and as such is incompatible with trade unions.
HRM involves, among other policies and practices, an emphasis on regular appraisals and pay tied to performance.
HRM involves the development of reward strategies that integrate teams and groups.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
Studies of UK firms have shown that although there is evidence that many techniques associated with HRM have been introduced, there is a lack of evidence of much over-arching strategy.
The introduction of HRM strategies in many UK firms is as a direct result of shareholder pressure to curb the power of trade unions.
In many UK firms senior managers view HR issues as of considerable strategic importance.
A large number of firms in the UK still use the term personnel manager in preference to human resource manager.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
ACAS has judicial powers to settle disputes between employers and employees.
In general, labour law in the UK since the 1960s has focused on industrial relations.
Since 1990 labour law in the UK has focused on protecting individual rights in the work place.
The UK government has generally been in favour of letting market forces determine the balance between the supply and demand of labour.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
Selection is a good example of the application of scientific techniques in HRM.
Reliability in the selection process is a measure of the extent to which managers make good selection decisions.
In a growing number of UK firms, especially foreign firms, employment relations strategies have been developed that do not involve trade unions.
Despite the decline of traditional manufacturing industries in the UK, industrial relations still plays a significant role in UK firms.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
Compared to those in the UK since the 1960s, USA firms place less emphasis on the use of law in HR matters.
German firms operate with a highly legalized framework covering employee involvement and the rights of employers as well as employees.
The strong collectivistic values in Asian countries support a thriving trade union movement in most countries in Asia.
A globalist approach to HRM advocates the same HR strategies and policies for global firms in all locations.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
The development of the HR function can be traced to the increasing size of organizations.
The increasing size of organizations in Europe and the USA has led to a centralization of the HR function.
The perception of HR managers acting in an advisory capacity to line managers is both a stereotype and outdated.
Recent studies in the UK and USA on the contribution of HRM to organization effectiveness have concluded that HR policies make little contribution.
Which one of the following four statements is correct?
Different product markets call for variations in HR strategy. For example, in a cash cow product market the emphasis is on the recruitment of qualified staff to maintain high levels of production.
In declining product markets, HR strategies should aim to retain staff at all costs.
In firms where senior management hold unitarist views, trade unions are rarely present.
HR managers that are traditional pluralists tend to manage by firefighting.