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Hrmt 500: Human Resource Management Question Paper

Hrmt 500: Human Resource Management

Course:Mba

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

COURSE CODE: HRMT 500
COURSE TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STREAM: MBA

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions

QUESTION ONE
(i) Nakuru Fashion is a textile manufacturing Company employing more than 1200 people including
executives. In 2004 the company decided to diversify into garment manufacturing as well but
found that the existing manpower could not really fit into the requirement of achieving the new
business objectives of the company. If you were hired as a Human Resource consultant in this
organization at that stage what specific steps would you have suggested? (6 marks)
(ii) Peter Drucker once remarked “work in Human Resource Management is nothing more that the
work of file clerk.”
(a) What has happened in the world of work that makes this statement currently false?
(5 marks)
(b) What in your opinion are the most significant issues/challenges that the Human Resource
Management field and its practitioners will face in the next decade in Kenya? Substantiate
your answers with suitable arguments. (5 Marks)
(iii) Examine the concept of performance appraisal and illustrate the new developments that are being
proposed to make performance appraisal more meaningful. (6 Marks)
(iv) The managing director of Beef processing Company has identified conflicts between staff managers
and line managers in his organization. He has engaged you as a consultant who is a specialist in
HRM to try to resolve the said conflicts. Highlight on staff managers and line managers and
identify possible sources of conflict between the managers and how you can resolve these conflicts.
(5 Marks)
(v) Differentiate retrenchment, lay off and lay out. (3 Marks)

QUESTION TWO
You have just been employed as a Human Resources Manager of a company which is
experiencing acute employee absenteeism, labour turnover, frequent strikes and poor market
performance. General Manager has faith in you that you can save the organization. Proof
your competency in saving this organization. (10 Marks)

QUESTION THREE
(i) Flamingo Fish processing Company has just began operating. It has employed only specialized
staff. You are the Human Resource Manager in this new organization. Discuss how you will
locate salaries to various jobs and the factors that you shall consider in determining the pay to the
staff of this Company. (5 marks)
(ii) Training and retraining is a non-recoverable expenditure. With supported arguments examine
this statement. (5 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR
Dr. Zakayo and his brother Jones are opening the doors of their multi-million shillings business
organization next week. You are widely praised for your excellent skills in Human Resource
management. You have been approached to be a Human Resource Manager in this proposed
organization. Exhaustively discuss your role in this organization. (10 Marks)

QUESTION FIVE
(i) Strong trade Union is an asset to both employer and employees. Critically examine this statement
with help of illustrations. (5 marks)
(ii) Human resource is the most complicated resource but the most important resource in the
organization. As an expert in Human Resource management exhaustively observe this
statement (5 Marks)

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