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Hrmg 332: Manpower Planning Question Paper

Hrmg 332: Manpower Planning

Course:Manpower Planning

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERTISY

END OF SECOND TRIMESTER 2008 EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY : BUSINESS STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COURSE CODE : HRMG 332
COURSE TITLE : MANPOWER PLANNING
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer Question ONE (Compulsory) and any other TWO Questions from Section B

SECTION A
Question 1
(a) Briefly explain the following terms as they are used in manpower planning.
(i) Management personnel replacement chart
(ii) Half life index (iii) The scatter plot
(iv) Labour turnover (v) Qualifications inventory (15 marks)

(b) Explain the process a human resource manager can use to forecast personnel requirements in an organization. (7 marks)

(c) Explain the reasons that may make equilibrium in human resource demand and supply forecasts to be an academic ideal. (8 marks)

SECTION B
Question 2
You have been hired as a Human Resource Consultant by Misrom Mbunde Incorporated
to conduct the job analysis for them. The Company has a workforce of 200 staff.

(a) Define job analysis and show what you aim to collect as information via the job analysis (10 marks)

(b) Explain how you would conduct a job analysis for the said company. (10 marks)

Question 3
Human resource planning plays a crucial and critical role in the achievement of the
overall business strategy.
(a) Outline the importance of human resource planning to an organization. (10 marks)

(b) Describe and justify the main activities involved in the human resource planning process. (10 marks)

Question 4
(a) Explain the uses of job specifications in manpower planning. (10 marks)

(b) Describe the implications of a mismatch between a job specification and a job description. (10 marks)

Question 5
a) Describe the measures that an organization may institute to handle labour turnover. (10 marks)

b) Explain the benefits that may be enjoyed by an organization that maintains accurate human resource skills inventories. (10 marks)

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