Hcba 3214: Human Resource Management Question Paper
Hcba 3214: Human Resource Management
Course:Master Of Business Administration
Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2011
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
HCBA 3214: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DATE: APRIL 2011 TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
You have been newly hired as the human resource director of Tembo industries which has been going through cost cutting and downsizing as strategies to keep it in business.
a.) Your first task is to develop an appropriate human resource plan to support those strategies. (10 marks)
b.) You are also required to conduct a job analysis for the key jobs in the organization .Describe the forms of information that you would collect from such an exercise. (10 marks)
c.) From the job analysis exercise you discover that the following positions are vacant
i. Financial controller
ii. Administrative assistant
Required
i. Develop appropriate job descriptions and job specifications for the position. (5
marks)
ii. Suggest the recruitment sources for the positions justifying why. (5 marks)
iii. Develop appropriate interview guide to use the selecting candidates for positions
QUESTION TWO
a.) Examine the place of performance appraisal in ensuring effective management of performance in an organization. (10 marks)
b.) Examine the likely contents of a collective bargaining agreement from recent negotiations between the trade union and management of a manufacturing firm. (10 marks)
QUESTION THREE
a.) Explain how you would go about disciplining employees who have engaged in the following forms of misconduct
i. Financial manager who defrauds the organization off 2 million shillings
ii. An employee who comes to work drunk. (10 marks)
b.) Discuss the relevance of using selection tests in identifying suitable job candidates. (10 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a.) Discuss the challenges that managers face in developing appropriate compensation packages for employees. (10 marks)
b.) Examine the key characteristics of an effective health and safety programme. (10 marks)
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