Phrm 7601:Advanced Human Resource Management Question Paper
Phrm 7601:Advanced Human Resource Management
Course:Doctor Of Philosophy In Business Management
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
ENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
END OF TRIMESTER EXAMINATION FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT APRIL, 2013
UNIT CODE : PHRM 7601
UNIT TITLE : ADVANCED HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TIME: 3 HOURS
Instructions: Answer any FOUR Questions.
Question One
The field of Human Resource Management has evolved over time with different models suggested to explain it. Discuss the various models of Human HRM that have been advanced to explain the concept and practice of HRM.
Question Two
Discuss the ways in which Human Resources Management has ascended from a welfare function to a strategic function in organizations today, highlighting the factors that have propelled this revolutionary change.
Question Three
Discuss the concept and practice of flexibility in the workplace, highlighting its underlying theories.
Question Four
The management of a diverse workforce is becoming an increasing reality in both local and international organizations. Explain why it would be important for a human resource manager to understand this concept.
Question Five
The concept of social capital and human capital originate the sociological and economic disciplines and have recently found relevance in Human Resource Management. Discuss the significance of these concepts for a human resource specialist.
Question Six
Over time organizations have shifted from control enhancing strategies to self control and commitment enhancing strategies. Drawing from the concept of employee empowerment, discuss how organizations attempt to achieve this later strategy.
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