Programme : MBA IV

Paper: Strategic Human Resource Management

Question Bank

1. What is human resource management? Elaborate on the different schools of

thought regarding HRM and highlight their opinion regarding human resource
management.
2. How has human resource management evolved? What has been the significant
milestones which have led to the origin and development of human resource
management?
3. Explain the importance of human resource management in today’s dynamic and
competitive environment.
4. What are the core values of human resource management? Do you think these are
relevant in today’s turbulent environment?
5. Explain the human resource management activities performed at strategic,
managerial and operational level.
6. “Both HR and IT can benefit from sharing ‘embedded’ talent with each others’
organizations and with other business functions”. In the light of this statement
explain the relationship between HR and IT and how it can be beneficial for the
organization.
7. “The human resources (HR) function is at an inflection point: It must reshape
itself to deliver the strategic value that today’s business environment demands and
refocus its energies to become a change catalyst and leader”. Comment.
8. In the light of the challenges faced by HR function, the HR managers of today
have to play a new role. Elaborate this role transformation of HR function.
9. Explain the implications of implications of globalization, work-force diversity
and changing skill requirements for HR function of today’s organizations.
10. Explain the concept of contingent work force? What factors HR managers need to
keep in mind while dealing with contingent force?
11. What do you mean by investment of perspective of HR? Why should organization
invest in HR?
12. What are high performance work practices? How can HR help to implement
high performance work practices?
13. Explain the concept of retention? What HR strategies can be used to ensure the
retention of employees.
14. What is the relationship between HR and organizational performance. Explain
with the help of suitable examples.
15. Explain HR’s new role orientation.
16. How can HR be used for enhancing the competitive advantage of any
organization?
17. Why is it important for any organization to invest in people? What measures can
be adopted by an organization to invest in people?
18. Elaborate the non traditional investment practices in HR.
19. How can the effectiveness of investment in training and development be assessed
by an organization?
20. Write short notes on :
i. Investment in disabled employees.
ii. Employee assistance programmes.