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Strategic Human Resource Management (Hrmg 432) Question Paper

Strategic Human Resource Management (Hrmg 432)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME: 2HRS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO Questions.
Question One
The fundamental aim of strategic human resource management is to ensure that organizations come up with rational plans that will ensure that at all times organizations have the skilled, committed and well motivated staff it requires to achieve and sustain a competitive edge and where the interests of key organizational stakeholders have to be addressed. In line with this:
a) Discuss, clearly two main concerns of strategic human resource
management. (10marks)

b) Discuss how organizational integration can be achieved through the
human resource strategy. (10marks)

c) Distinguish between strategic human resource management and human resources management and human resources strategies. (6marks)

d) Enumerate some of the current trends in human resource management.
(4marks)

Question Two
a) Using clear illustrations, discuss organizations can achieve sustained success through the performance management process. (12marks)

b) Discuss the concept of employee resourcing as a key strategic human resource management approach. (8marks)

Question Three
a) Organizations operate in a dynamic and unpredictable environment. Therefore, modern organizations influence and are influenced by the environment in which they exist. Discuss the various factors in strategic human resource manage management that affect the operations of organizations in Kenya today. (10marks)

b) As a human resource manager, what are the key steps that are likely to adapt while formulating human resource strategies. (10marks)

Question Four
a) Discuss the changes process that manager can use while instilling change in organizations as advocated by Kurt Lewins model. (12marks)

b) Explain the factors that influence compensation package in today`s modern organizations. (8marks)

Question Five
a) Discuss, using examples, the contributions of strategic HRM in the
attainment of organizational competitive advantage. (12marks)

b) Show how technology can be used in human resources development.
(8marks)

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