Hourly Exam Spring-2021

Department of Business Administration

Subject: HRTP Submission Day: Monday

Instructor: Aisha Siddique/ Tabrez Durrani Submission Date: 5/04/2021
Program: BBA Max. Marks: 12

Please follow the instructions carefully:

1. Write your answers directly on the Black Board (recommended) or upload word file
before the due date on Blackboard.
2. Write your name and registration ID on the first page of your Word file.
3. Answer scripts can only be uploaded on Blackboard only during the submission time.
4. To avoid any unforeseen problems, you are advised to follow the Guide lines
communicated by the Faculty Members.
5. Submission of answer copy(ies) will be considered acceptable through Blackboard only.
Therefore, do not submit your document through email or any other medium.
6. Use 12 pt. font size and Times New Roman font style along with 1-inch page margins.
7. Follow the requirements of the word limit and the marking criteria while writing your
answers.
8. Provide relevant, original and conceptual answers, as this exam aims to test your ability to
examine, explain, modify or develop concepts discussed in class.
9. Do not copy answers from the internet or other sources. The plagiarism of your answers
may be checked through Turnitin.
10. Double check your word file before uploading it on BlackBoard to ensure that you have
uploaded the correct file with your answers.
 Q.No. 1 Justify the following statements by explanation and examples Max Marks 06
(25 Minutes )

a. HR Department can greatly impact strategy formulation and implementation of an

organization.
b. HPWS is useless without HR metrics.
c. The selection procedure may sometimes NOT include the written test.
d. When the economy expands, Training activities, resignations and pressure for better working
conditions increase.
e. HR functions are greatly affected by Job Analysis information. (Example of two HR
functions at least)
f. HR managers act as line managers and staff managers at the same time.

Q.No. 2 Read the question carefully and answer the question as per scenario Max Marks 06
(35 Minutes )

Q.3 Korea Leaf Tea, a Korean based maker of bottled iced tea, is a small but fast-growing firm
that has gained a loyal following for its use of fresh, organic ingredients in its beverages.
Although beverage industry experts recommended that Korea Leaf replace the organic cane
sugar and honey it uses with less costly high-fructose corn syrup, Korea Leaf refused because of
the company's mission to provide a high-quality, organic beverage to consumers. The seven-
year-old company has only 37 employees, and its products are available in 30% of the Korean
market. Korea Leaf Tea recently received multi-million-dollar investments which will enable the
business to expand its national presence.

 Following are some of its future plans: -

A) Korea Leaf Tea can develop a national name by adding new product lines, such as organic
snack foods and organic coffee.

B) Its marketing research indicates that customers would purchase the organic beverages more
frequently if the prices were lower

Questions

1) You are supposed to develop the following plans for the company (minimum of 150 words
for part A, B and C is required) (6marks for all)
A) Corporate level strategy 
B) Strategic Human Resource plan 
C) Align both of the above and share at least two benefits of this alignment