Which of the following statements are true/false?<br>1. Corporate analysis focuses on the objectives and strategies of the organisation during HRP process.<br>2. Supply forecasting means the quantum of manpower required in the organisation.<br>3. Demand forecasting implies creating and studying manpower inventory.

Arrange the steps in manpower planning in the order in which they occur
1. identifying sources of manpower supply
2. manpower forecasting
3. determining manpower requirements
4. manpower invently
5. selection
6. recruitment
7. placement

A

3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5, 7

B

1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7

C

4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7

D

3, 4, 1, 2, 6, 5, 7

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Manpower planning helps the organisation to realise the importance of manpower management which ultimately helps in the stability of a concern.
2. Manpower planning helps in reducing the overall cost of production by making optimum use of physical resources in an organisation.

A

Both statements are correct

B

Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect

C

Both statements are incorrect

D

Statement 2 is correct and Statement 1 is incorrect

What is the correct sequence of following stages in manpower acquisition process?
1. HR need forecast
2. Assessing existing manpower
3. Net manpower needed
4. Organisational objectives and policies
5. Recruitment process

A

2, 1, 4, 3, 5

B

4, 1, 2, 3, 5

C

4, 1, 3, 2, 5

D

1, 2, 5, 4, 3

Select the correct answer of the following statements being correct or incorrect.
1. Strategic HRM focuses on specific organisational intentions about what needs to be done while HR strategies focus on long-term issues only.
2. Strategic HRM focuses on macro concerns such as structure and culture while HR strategy focuses on specific issues assigned.
3. Human Resource strategy decisions are derived from strategic HRM.

A

Statements I and II are correct while Statement III is incorrect

B

Statements II and III are correct while Statement I is incorrect

C

Statements I and III are correct while Statement II is incorrect

D

All the statements are correct

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Societal objectives of HRM deals with compliance with natural laws, human right lows and labour laws.
2. The personnel objectives entails manpower planning.
3. The functional objectives comprise of recruitment, selection, training, appraisal and others.

A

1 is true, 2 and 3 are false

B

2 is true, 1 and 3 are false

C

1 and 3 are true, 2 is false

D

3 is true, 1 and 2 are false

Mc-Gehee and Thayer recommend which of the following three tier approach to determine the training needs?
1. Organisational Analysis
2. Operational/Task Analysis
3. Man Power Analysis
4. Assets Value Analysis
5. Inventory Analysis
6. Skill Analysis

A

4, 5 and 6

B

2, 3 and 6

C

1, 2 and 3

D

1, 3 and 5

Which of the following statements are true about ratio analys is?
1. Ratio analysis is useful in financial analysis.
2. Ratio analysis is helpful in communication and coordination.
3. Ratio analysis is not helpful in identifying weak spots of the business.
4. Ratio analysis is helpful in financial planning and forecasting.

A

1, 2 and 4

B

1, 3 and 4

C

1, 2 and 3

D

1, 2, 3 and 4

Rearrange the following steps involved in the human resource planning process in proper order.
1. HR programming
2. HR demand forecast
3. Environmental scanning
4. Control and evaluation of programme
5. Surplus - restricted hiring
6. HRP implementation
7. HR supply forecast
8. Organisational objectives and policies
9. Shortage - recruitments and selection

A

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

B

3, 8, 2, 7, 1, 6, 4, 5, 9

C

9, 8, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 7

D

9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Read the following statements about 'staffing' as a strategy formation. Identify the ones which are true.
1. Organisations need to hire 'best' people emphasising person-organisation fit over person-job fit.
2. Organisations need to hire people with unique as well as complementary KSAs in order to have the capability to implement flexible and focused business strategies in a fast changing environment.
3. Organisation need to hire people with talent and creativity to contribute to business strategies in a manner that will take any possible course of action in any direction.

A

Only 1

B

Both 1 and 2

C

Both 2 and 3

D

All of the above

Which of the following statements are true?
1. HRP facilitates international expansion strategies.
2. Job analysis helps in understanding duties and responsibilities of a job by drawing attention to a unit of work and its linkage with other units of work.
3. Job description is developed from job specification.
4. Job description describes the knowledge, skills and education experience which is essential to perform a job.

A

Only 4

B

Only 2

C

Both 1 and 2

D

Both 2 and 4