Semester One Examinations 201011 1

MODULE:

Employee Resourcing (HR302)

COURSE:

Bachelor of Business Studies

BA Accounting and Finance
Study Abroad (DCU Business School) (BSSAX)

YEAR:

Three, Four and Exchange

EX4MINERS:

Dr Brian Hamey (6957)

Professor Edmund Heery

TIME ALL0 WED:

Two Hours (1 20 min)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please answer any TWO questions. All questions carry equal

marks (50 marks per question). The questions attempted should
be clearly stated on the front of the examination booklet.

Please note that where a candidate answers more than the required
number of questions, the examiner will mark all questions attempted
and then select the highest scoring one.

THE USE OF PROGRAMME OR TEXT STORING

CALCULATORS IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN

PLEASE DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED
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Question 1
"...recent emphasis on talent management represents a paradigm shift from more
traditional human resource related sources of competitive advantage towards the
management of talent speciJically suited to today's dynamic competitive environment"
(Collings and Mellahi, 2009: 304).

Discuss this statement. In your answer you should define and outline the key elements of
Talent Management while also considering the extent to which it offers novel insights
into employee resourcing.
Question 2
Despite the fact that human resource planning is frequently presented as an essential
foundation to effective recruitment and selection, it does not always appear to be given
high priority in practice (Kispal-Vitai and Wood, 2009: 185)

Critically assess the utility of Human Resource Planning in facilitating effective

recruitment and selection.
Question 3
The use of the interview as a method of selection has been widely criticised. Nevertheless,
the interview remains the most common selection method deployed byJirms (Schmitt and
Kim, 2008).

Critically evaluate the value of the interview as a selection tool. In your answer you
should consider steps that could be taken to improve the effectiveness of the selection
interview.
Question 4
"Effective employment resourcing includes not only the acquisition of the appropriate
quantily and quality ofpeople, but also the management of employees to ensure that
performance is constantly reviewed and suficient to achieve organisational objectives
(Corbridge and Pilbeam, 2006)

Discuss this statement. In your answer refer to the benefits and disadvantages of
performance appraisals.
Question 5
Critically evaluate the extent to which information technology provides the HR function
with the means to become a strategic business partner.

HR 302 Employee Resourcing

Semester 1,2010/2011

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