3. Firms that have no formal individual or collective structures and practices for the purposes of employee management are referred to by Guest and Conway (1999) as
black hole
partnership
red dwarf
bleak house
Ans: A
4. The area of HR activity associated with HR planning, recruitment and selection is referred to as
reward
resourcing
development
employer branding
Ans: B
5. The term ‘personnel management’ (PM) is often contrasted with the contemporary notion of HRM because
PM refers to the management of blue-collar workers only
PM refers exclusively to union–management relations
PM represents a predominantly administrative function which contrasts with the strategic intent of HRM
PM is associated with smaller organisations whereas HRM is only practised in large blue-chip firms