BBA III (Third) Semester Examination 2014-15

Course Code: BBA302 Paper ID: 0503102

Human Resource Management

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

Max Marks: 75

Note: Attempt six questions in all. Q. No. 1 is compulsory.

1. Answer any five of the following (limit your answer in 50

words). (4x5=20)
a) What specific function should an HR unit carry out?
b) What do you understand by job description?
c) What are the four main types of information that application
forms provide?
d) What are difference between reliability and validity?
e) What do you think of apex’s training?
f) Compare the performance management and performance
appraisal.
g) What are the advantages and disadvantage of being a union
member?
h) Define impasse, mediation and strike.

2. Explain HR management is and how it relates to the

management process? Illustrate the HR responsibilities of
line and staff managers. (10)
3. What are the pros and cons of five sources of job
candidates? (10)

4. Why do you think “Situational interviews yield a higher

mean validity than do job – related or behavioral
interviews”? (10)

5. What is the purpose of a performance appraisal? Discuss the

pros and cons of four performance appraisal tools? (10)
6. Describe the nature of some important management
incentives. What can you do to make your incentives plan
more effective? (10)

7. Should the job evolution depend on an appraisal of jobholder

performance why? Why not? (10)
8. Explain how you would ensure fairness in disciplining,
discussing particularly the prerequisites to disciplining,
disciplining guidelines and the discipline without punishment
approach? (10)