UMAYAM, William Vincent L.

BSBA- Operations Management III

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (MODULE 4)

WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?

Provide what is being asked in each item.

1. What is Human Resource Management Planning?

• Human Resource Plannimg is defined as the acquisition, utilization, improvement and retention of
human resource by the organization to achieve its objectives.

2. Give the 3 Contingency Approach to HRP

• Staff Replacement Approach

• Short-term Human Resource Strategy

• Vision-driven Human Resource Development

3. Give at least 5 Causes of Labor Turnover

• Illness or Accident

• Retirement or change in the family situation

• Career change

• Move from the locality by domestic, social or logistical reason

• Economic climate and state of the job market

ASSESSMENT TASK
Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is labor turnover?

a. The number of employees being outsourced.

b. The number of employees being promoted.

c. The number of employees leaving an organization and being replaced.

d. The total number of employees in the organization.

2. Labor turnover is the ratio of

a. Employees employed and employee promoted in a period.

b. Employees outsourced and employees employed in a period.

c. Employees left and employees employed in a period.

d. Employees fired and employees employed in a period.

3. The Labor Stability ratio considers

a. employees with greater skill

b. employees with a certain service length

c. employees nearing retirement

d. employees with higher salaries

4. Which of the followings is NOT a cause of labor turnover?

a. Accident

b. Retirement

c. Career shift

d. Delegation
5. The employment life cycle usually shows a decision point shortly after joining, when things
are still new and perhaps difficult. This is called ________________________________.

a. first difficulty

b. first crisis

c. first Induction Crisis

d. frustration

6. An exit interview should be arranged by the employer in order to

a. Bid farewell to resigning employee who has served the organization so far.

b. Know the reason of resignation and take consequent action.

c. Let the employee know that the re-entry door is not closed.

d. To make sure other employees are not disheartened.

7. Interviewing leaving employees is good way of

a. Showing that the organization care about them.

b. Understanding the psychology of employees.

c.Taking turnover seriously.

d. Devising a way to retain existing workforce.

8. Which of the following is conducted to gauge the general climate of the organization and the
response of the workforce as a whole to working conditions, management style and so on?

a. Attitude Survey

b. Perception Survey

c. Satisfaction Survey

d. Cognitive Survey
9. Decision of choosing between internal or external recruitment should rest on _____________.

a. Observation of recruitment policy of competitors

b. Local labor law

c. Capability of existing staffs

d. Corporate practice in the industry