Reference no: EM133029737
1. What does the term 'Line Manager' mean?
Select one:
a. Day-to-day manager of people
b. Production line supervisor
c. Manager responsible for alignment of policies and procedures
2. There are generally fewer middle managers and those that remain carry increasing workloads which are more complex and more demanding than ever before. True or False?
Select one:
True
False
3. In which three areas of HR do line managers in the UK take more responsibility for decision making?
Select one or more:
a. Recruitment and selection
b. Communication
c. Pay determination
d. Discipline
4. HRM devolution means
Select one:
a. locating HR specialists on the shop floor.
b. increasing the extent of line managers responsibilities for HRM activities.
c. letting teams of employees manage recruitment, selection and discipline processes.
5. What are the main five motivations for devolution of HR to Line management (Brewster & Larsen 2000)?
Select one or more:
a. To enhance line mangers status
b. Cost reduction
c. Provide a more comprehensive approach to HRM
d. To place responsibility for HRM with the managers who manage people
e. To speed up decision making
f. To provide line managers with alternative career paths
g. As an alternative to outsourcing
6. Which three of these have been identified as problems of line managers when HR is devolved to them?
Select one or more:
a. Employee resistance
b. Lack of expertise
c. Conflicting priorities
d. Devolution of responsibility without authority
7. Which of these are the three key challenges arising from devolution of HRM?
Select one or more:
a. How to deliver organisational outcomes while also attending to employees well being
b. Controlling staff costs
c. Turnover of line managers
d. The potential for negative impact of Line managers on staff careers
e. How to provide internal (or external) HR support for line managers
8. What five things are required to support middle managers in their HR role? (Marchington & Wilkinson 2002)
Select one or more:
a. Higher pay
b. HR strategies should be broad themes, to be contextualised at operational level
c. Professional HR qualifications
d. Middle managers should contribute to determination of the themes
e. Middle managers need opportunities to gain wider perspectives (project groups)
f. HR needs to support line at point of delivery
g. Development of middle managers needs to be about contribution to strategic change
9. Senior Managers in the UK are more positive about devolution of HRM to Line Managers than those in other countries. True or False?
Select one:
True
False
10. Which of the following is the most unpopular aspect of their HR role with Line managers due to perceived bureaucracy of the activity?
Select one:
a. Counselling
b. Discipline
c. Performance Appraisal