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Hrmt 510: Human Resource Management Question Paper

Hrmt 510: Human Resource Management

Course:Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
HRMT 510: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DAY: TUESDAY DATE: 10/04/2011
TIME: 3.00 – 6.00 P.M. STREAM: SEM 1

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions

Q1. i. Kavisi company is a fastest growing company in Africa. The managing director has appointed
you as a human resource manager. What would this Organization expect from you as an
experienced human resource manager? 10 marks

ii. Fill in the vacancy of Registrar in charge of academic affairs Kabarak University 10 marks

iii. Discuss various ways of ensuring maximum utilization of employees 10 marks

iv. Discuss job analysis and show its role in employee selection 10 marks

Q2. i. What in your opinion are the most significant issues and challenges that the HRM field and
practitioners are likely to face in the next decade? 14 marks

ii. Differentiate the following terms: line and staff departments
and line and staff relationship 6 marks

Q3. i. Infotech is a medium sized company engaged in marketing and distribution of IT products and
components. The company has recently entered into collaboration with a foreign company with the
objective of expanding its domestic as well as its export shares. Considering the fact that the
Company started on a moderate scale and market has been steadily growing, what steps should the
company take in the area of human Resource planning and by which process can the company
become more competitive in terms of human resources? Illustrate your answer with appropriate
concepts and practical examples. 10 marks

ii. ‘Human resource management involves all management decisions and practices that directly affect
or influence the people who work for the organization’ Discuss. 10 marks

Q4. Supporting your argument with relevant motivational theories, discuss motivation as an important
tool in the hands of management to enhance employee productivity 20 marks

Q5. i. Performance appraisal is increasingly gaining importance in the corporate sector in Kenya and
elsewhere, but with a difference. Explain the new developments being proposed to make
performance appraisal more meaningful. Illustrate with appropriate arguments and suitable
examples the benefits of performance management approach and examine the conditions which
would be conducive to convert the employee capabilities into performance. 14 marks

ii. ‘if collective bargaining is given its due respect by both management and employer can be the best
tool in maintaining good Industrial relations thus enhancing
employee productivity. ’ Critically examine this statement. 6 marks

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