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SHR811S - Strategic Human Resource Management - 1st Opp - June 2022 |
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nArnlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF COMMERCE,HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENTOF MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATIONB: ACHELOROF HUMAN RESOURCEMSANAGEMENT HONOURS
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 08HHRM
LEVEL:8
COURSECODE: SHR811S
COURSENAME: STRATEGICHUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
DATE:JUNE2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPERT: HEORY
MARKS:100
EXAMINER(S)
1st OPPORTUNITYEXAMINATIONQUESTIONPAPER
Ms Martha Namutuwa
Mr. Werner Coetzee
MODERATOR: Dr Simeon Amunkete
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number your answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination paper
2. Examination script
THISQUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF 2 PAGES(Including this front page)
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Organisations are faced with competitors who are targeting the same customer base or trying
to sell the same products and each of them seeks the best possible returns for its
shareholders. To attain the above objective organisations are required to employ and retain
the best available human resources. The corporate strategy should be closely tied to HRM
policies to ensure high performance. If a firm is operating in a single market and what to have
a competitive advantage it needs to employ suitable strategies which may require human
resources needs.
Question 1
Discussin detail different types of strategies that might assist the firm referred in the extract
above? (25)
Question 2
In a study conducted by the consulting giant Towers Watson, business executives are paying
close attention to a trend toward blending human resources strategy and business strategy.
According to the results of a 2010 Towers Watson study, "[W]e may be witnessing a tipping
point - where HR technologies become the integrated engine for advancing the broader
needs of the business, supporting far more than basic transactions, and advancing the HR
and business agenda of the future . ... Human resources information systems are integral in
the development of performance management, recruitment and selection. Expand on the
extracting idea of recognising the importance of the HR functions and explain the relevance
of performance management in assuring the strategic alignment with that of the
organisation and its purpose (25).
Question 3
Explain how the HR function can be integrated to the organisation's strategy in various
forms, identify the best level of linkage that is best between the HRM strategy and the
business strategy in your view and indicate the benefits thereof. (25)
Question 4
Discussvarious characteristics of the strategy work for any organisation you know?
(2Sx1=25)
Total: 100
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