Human Resource Planning Question Paper
Human Resource Planning
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2010
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CAM 308-H HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING
DATE: AUGUST 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Discuss five environmental factors that may affect human resource planning. (10 Marks)
b) Human resource planning needs a systematic approach that ensures an organization has the
right type and number of people. Identify and explain in details five steps involved in the
process of human resource planning. (10 Marks)
c) Explain the role of human resource planning showing its strategic importance. (10 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Explain the concept of human resource planning and explain five ways in which it is significant
to an organization. (10 Marks)
b) Discuss five benefits that will accrue to an organization which implements a good training and
development program. (10 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Describe the relationship between organizational planning and human resource planning.
(10 Marks)
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b) Define the scatter pilot method of forecasting HR needs and describe five problems associated
with its use (10 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Identify and explain five alternatives to full time employment which are available to a human
resource planner in an attempt to meet human resource needs of an enterprise. (10 Marks)
b) Distinguish between hard and soft Human Resource Planning and explain why they are
important to an organization. (10 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) One of the ways by which organizations deal with the problem of surplus employees is through
downsizing. Discuss five negative implications of downsizing. (10 Marks)
b) State and explain four types of performance measures that can be used to evaluate the HR
function. (10 Marks)
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