QUESTION 1

(a) With reference to your organisation, discuss the role of the Financial Manager in relation to human resource management.

(b) How far is the role of the Financial Manager different from the Human Resource Manager?

QUESTION 2

(a) Define the term "job analysis".

(b) Briefly explain the stages involved in carrying a "job analysis".

(c) List down and explain the information you would expect to collect during the "job analysis" investigation.

(d) Differentiate between job specification and job description.

QUESTION 3

The staff association of your organisation has heard that management is proposing to implement "performance management" as an alternative to traditional appraisal. Employees of your organisation do not know what performance management involves. You have been asked to explain.

Required:

(a) (i) Briefly define "performance management".

(ii) Describe the process of "performance management"

(b) With reference to specific examples, explain the advantages to the employees of the organisation adopting a "performance management" approach

QUESTION 4

To cope with changes, organisations are investing a lot of resources in terms of time and money on their valued staff. In return, they expect higher productivity, less absenteeism and less labour turnover.

(a) Define the following terms:

(i) Labour productivity

(ii) Absenteeism rate

(iii) Labour turnover

(b) How would you identify training needs of staff in your organisation?

(c) What do you understand by the term employee development?