Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Traditionally, hiring decisions were primarily based on the extent to which

Traditionally, hiring decisions were primarily based on the extent to which an applicant’s qualifications fit the job. In other words, the focus has been on hiring the person who, based on information...

Q: Social responsibility can be helpful in recruiting job applicants. However,

Social responsibility can be helpful in recruiting job applicants. However, the better the fit between individuals and the organization’s social responsibility commitments, the more this should result...

Q: What steps do most companies take to reduce voluntary turnover? Are

What steps do most companies take to reduce voluntary turnover? Are they effective?

Q: Do you think the voluntary turnover rate should be considered before opening

Do you think the voluntary turnover rate should be considered before opening a business operation there? Why?

Q: Assume that you are working in a company and you believe that

Assume that you are working in a company and you believe that your supervisor gave you a pay raise that is unfair and less than you deserve based on your performance. This is not the first time this h...

Q: Some feel that wellness and employee assistance programs should be evaluated on

Some feel that wellness and employee assistance programs should be evaluated on a cost–benefit basis and discontinued if these programs’ benefits do not exceed their costs. Others feel that because co...

Q: According to a 2010 study by economists Angus Deaton and Nobel Prize

According to a 2010 study by economists Angus Deaton and Nobel Prize–winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman, “high income doesn’t bring you happiness…[T]he further a person’s household income falls belo...

Q: Why should management be concerned with helping employees retire from their organization

Why should management be concerned with helping employees retire from their organization successfully?

Q: Would you design a performance appraisal system based on behaviors, outcomes

Would you design a performance appraisal system based on behaviors, outcomes, or both? Why would you design it this way?

Q: Training provides workers with skills needed in the workplace. However,

Training provides workers with skills needed in the workplace. However, many organizations have dynamic environments in which change is the norm. How can training requirements be identified when job d...