Unit 6

Question 1

human resource objectives

Answer 1

employee engagment
appropriate employee mix
training employees
talent development
diversity
alighnment of hr objectives with corperate objectives

Question 2

what does soft hrm suggest

Answer 2

business should treat its employees as strategic assets

Question 3

info and issue about soft hrm

Answer 3

employees are businesses most importamt asset
employees should be developed over time - democratic
lots of delegation
issue - focus on training can increase costs

Question 4

what does hard hrm suggest

Answer 4

businesses should treat its employees as tactical resources

Question 5

info and issue about hard hrm

Answer 5

viewed in same manner as components in raw materials
better able to focus on efficiency
associated with authoritarian
issue - easy to replace

Question 6

labour turnover formula

Answer 6

number of staff leaving/number of staff employeed x 360