Commercial Applications
Read the two statements below and choose the correct option:
Statement 1: Human Resource Management focuses exclusively on achieving organizational objectives without considering employee satisfaction.
Statement 2: Human Resource Development is solely concerned with compliance with legal requirements in the workplace.
- Only 1 is correct
- Only 2 is correct
- Both statements are false
- Both statements are true
Answer
Both statements are false
Reason — Statement 1 is false because HRM seeks to achieve organisational, personal as well as social objectives — not only organisational goals. Statement 2 is false because HRD is concerned with improving the knowledge, skills, aptitudes and values of employees so that they can perform present and future jobs more effectively, not merely legal compliance.
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Human resources are the most valuable resource of an organisation as the …………… of all other resources depends upon people.
- Efficiency
- Alertness
- Productivity
- None of these
…………… are the number of people working in an organisation together with their knowledge, skills, experience, attitudes, motivation and potential.
- Natural resources
- Human resources
- Financial resources
- None of these
A company is facing high turnover rates and low employee morale. Which HRM strategy would be most effective in addressing these issues?
- Implementing a rigorous training program for new hires
- Introducing a competitive bonus structure
- Conducting a comprehensive job analysis and redesign
- Enhancing employee participation in decision-making
Human resource management seeks to achieve …………… goals.
- Social
- Personal
- Both (A) and (B)
- None of these