Question 1:

(i) With reference to your organization, discuss the role of the human resource manager.

(ii) How far is the role of the Personnel Manager different from that of the Human Resource Manager?

Question 2:

As a Manager, of an organization, (a) Discuss the importance of training to :

i. The Organization
ii. The Individual

(b) How would you carry out the training needs analysis of your employees?

(c) What methods/types of training would you choose to satisfy the training needs of your employees?

Question 3:

(a) Describe Maslow`s hierarchy of needs.
(b) Discuss the uses and limitations of Maslow`s Theory for managing people.
(c) Discuss how Mc Gregor theory might help to solve the problem of falling productivity in your organization

Question 4:

Modern organizations are investing a lot of resources in terms of time and money on their valued staff. In return, they expect higher productivity, less absenteeism and less labour turnover.

(a) Define the following terms:
(i) Labour productivity
(ii) Absenteeism rate
(iii) Labour turn over

(b) Discuss with specific examples the characteristics of learning organization