Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Should Wagner be held responsible for these problems? Explain.

Should Wagner be held responsible for these problems? Explain.

Q: What steps would you take to make sure that potential applicants are

What steps would you take to make sure that potential applicants are aware of the social responsibility commitments of your organization? That is, what would you recommend be done to make social respo...

Q: Assuming that only 10 percent of applicants are potentially qualified for police

Assuming that only 10 percent of applicants are potentially qualified for police work, what challenge does it pose from a HR perspective? What criteria would you use to disqualify potential applicants...

Q: Protest marches by teachers have become a common occurrence in many cities

Protest marches by teachers have become a common occurrence in many cities. Do you think these protests will affect teacher shortages? Explain.

Q: Working individually or in groups, use Internet resources to find situations

Working individually or in groups, use Internet resources to find situations where company management and the union reached an impasse at some point during their negotiation process, but eventually re...

Q: As a manager looking to hire additional workers, what steps would

As a manager looking to hire additional workers, what steps would you take to maximize the effectiveness of your recruitment efforts using social media?

Q: Using social media to recruit for job openings may disproportionately tap into

Using social media to recruit for job openings may disproportionately tap into younger applicants. Older workers could be unintentionally precluded from the applicant pool to the extent they are less...

Q: If there are distinct roles to be played on a team,

If there are distinct roles to be played on a team, how would you go about recruiting and hiring for them?

Q: The characteristics needed by individual team members depend on the team and

The characteristics needed by individual team members depend on the team and the strengths and weaknesses of others who are on the team. In other words, the situation is much more dynamic than assumin...

Q: There are potential costs to the use of social media for screening

There are potential costs to the use of social media for screening job applicants. For example, checking public profiles could easily reveal to the religion, age, race, and so on of the job candidates...