MB0043 –Human Resource Management



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Winter/ November 2012
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0043 –Human Resource Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID:B1626)
Assignment Set -1 (60 marks)

Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.

Q1.What are the functions of an HR in an organisation?                             10 marks(350-400 words)

Answer :  A typical Human Resource Department is carries out the following functions:

Manpower Planning

It involves the planning for the future and finding out how many employees will be needed in the future by the business and what types of skills  should they possess.
It depends on the following factors




Q2.Explain the process involved in human resource planning.                     10 marks(350-400 words)

Answer : The steps for effective HR planning encompass demand forecasting, supply forecasting, audit, reconciliation or affecting a demand-supply fit, and control.


Human resource planning is a systematic analysis of HR needs to ensure the availability of the correct number of employees with the necessary skills at the right time. The increased competitive nature of business that makes workforce flexibility an imperative need has raised the importance of human resource planning.



Q3.List some of the factors that affect recruitment process in an organisation.  10 marks(350-400 words)

Answer :  Introduction

Recruitment is defined as a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization. Recruitment is defined as, “a process to discover the sources of manpower to meet the requirements of the staffing schedule and to employ effective measures for attracting that manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of an efficient workforce.”




Q4.Differentiate between job analysis and job evaluation.                           10 marks(350-400 words)

Answer : Job analysis and job evaluation are two issues that are very important for HR professionals in any organization. People are often confused between these two concepts and treat them as being same. The fact is they pertain to totally different aspects of a job and enable one to know not just different roles and responsibilities associated with a job but also the worth of a job in comparison with other jobs in an organization. Let us




Q5.What are benefits that flexi timing will bring to the organisation and to the employees? 
                                                                                                                               10 marks(350-400 words)

Answer :  What is Flexitime?

Flexitime is a scheme where an organisation gives its employees the opportunity of a flexible working hours arrangement.

Under flexi time, there is normally a core period of the day when employees must  be at work (eg between 10 am and 4pm), whilst the rest of



Q6.Write short notes on:

a) On- the job training methods

Answer : On-the-job training

Trainings in an organization can be divided to two broad types. They are on-the-job trainings and off-the-job trainings. These on-the-job trainings are given to the employees while they are conducting their regular works at the same places. In this way they do not lose time while they are training or learning. After a plan is developed for what should be taught, employees should be informed about the details. A time table should be




b) Off- the- job training methods                                                      5 + 5 = 10 Marks(200 - 250 words each)

Answer :  OFF THE JOB TRAINING: -is given outside the actual work place.

As the name suggests, off-the-job training is provided away from the immediate workplace. This might be at a specialist training centre or at a college or at a company’s own premises. This type of training can be particularly useful for developing transferable skills that can be used in many different parts of the business. It may be




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