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Manufacturers uses the Harvard human resource management (HRM) model to improve

their overall organisational performance. The Harvard HRM model includes aspects

such as workforce characteristics, organisational/business strategy, management

philosophy, labour market, trade unions, technology, legislation and societal

values. To what do these aspects refer?

An

organisation is part of the bigger system and it is influenced by factors in

both the internal and external environment in many ways. Which factors form

part of the internal environment?

a    Physical factors

b    Structural factors

c    The mission and vision

d    Organisational procedures

Warren has been searching for

a job for a while now without any success. He decides to visit a few

organisations the following day. His friend, Donald comes over for a visit and

Warren discusses his situation with him. Donald tells him about a new division opening

in his organisation and that Warren should consider applying for an online

position. Which recruitment method would you say is applicable in Warren's

situation?

An

important task of the SABPP is to act as a watchdog for ethical behaviour and

conduct in the HR profession. Which options are some of the other tasks of the

SABPP?

a    Drafting HR profiles

b    Benchmarking

studies by aligning registration levels with the National Qualifications

Framework (NQF)

c    Establishing

a workplace recognition of prior learning system for professional registration

d    Being consistent with the business purpose

Mokgethi has a matric qualification,

a three-year degree plus two years' experience in HR. On which level can

Mokgethi register should he wish to join the South African Board for People

Practices (SABPP)?

Sello

Construction Company has been in existence for the past decade and it employs

over 300 employees in nine South African provinces. The company was involved in

building most of the government infrastructures since its formation. The

company has recently undergone restructuring and must hire 50 additional employees.

Which step of the HR planning process applies to the

scenario?

Which HRM motive, as

identified by Boxall and Purcell, ensures that HRM is conducted in such a

manner that it warrants organisational adaptability and agility?

Read the following scenario and answer

question.

Maria is employed as a chef at Lekka

Sleep Hotel. She has been working there for five years and expects to be

promoted to head chef soon. She has attended several workshops and has

contributed a lot to improving the quality of food the hotels offer. During the

last few months, she has turned out to be an excellent chef at executive

functions. Unfortunately, her supervisor, Mrs Stevens who she does not get

along with well, is considering appointing someone from outside the

organisation in the position of the head chef. Mrs Stevens feels that the

kitchen staff are lazy and are not performing well.

What

are the disadvantages of Mrs Stevens employing an external candidate?

a    The individual's ability to fit in with the

rest of the organisation is unknown.

b    There would be unhealthy competition amongst

employees.

c    It will destroy the incentive of current

employees to strive for promotion.

d    There will be an increased adjustment problem.

Renaldo is the HR manager of

Mohammed's 1 Stop Shop, a company that employs around 30 employees in Laudium,

Pretoria. The company's owners want to open another branch in the nearby

informal settlement, and they have requested that Renaldo do Strategic HR

Planning (SHRP) to address their future HR needs. A month after Renaldo got

this task, the managers called a meeting to find out where he was in this

process. He told them that he was in the process of determining the total

manpower requirements of the company by looking at past trends and productivity

levels in the area to project the company's future needs. With which step in

the SHRP process is Renaldo busy?

Individual

characteristics determine who individuals can interact with in organisations,

their value system and their destiny. 

See if you can match the individual characteristic with the correct

definition.