MU0013-HR Audit

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Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3
MU0013-HR Audit
(Book ID: B1735)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is
followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60.
Q1. Define Human Resource Planning (HRP).Discuss the objectives of Human Resource Planning.
Answer. Meaning of Human Resource Planning; Human resource planning is the term used to
describe how companies ensure that their staff comprises the “right person for doing the job”. It
includes planning for staff retention, planning for candidate search, training and skills analysis and
much more.
It is the process of acquiring and utilising human resource in an organization. The main objective is
to ensure that an organisation has the right number of employees in the right place at the right
time.
Q2. Suppose you have joined as an HR and you are asked to carry out the HR Audit process in
your organization. What are the methods you will consider while implementing the HR Audit
process?
Answer. Methods used in the HR Audit process are:
Interviews
In order to ascertain what the top management thinks about the future plans and opportunities
available for the company, the auditors conduct individual interviews with the members of the
top management. The top management can provide a perspective for a good HR audit. To collect
information about the effectiveness of the Human Resource Development System, organisational
Q3. What are the areas of HR Audit? Explain any four of them.
Answer. Areas:1. Planning,
2. Staffing and Development,
3. Organizing,
4. Commitment,
Q4. What do you mean by HR Scorecard? Explain the steps undertaken to approach a Human
Resource Scorecard.
Answer. HR scorecard measures the HR function's effectiveness and efficiency in producing
employee behaviors needed to achieve the company's strategic goals. In order to achieve that you
would need to:
 Know what the company's strategy is
 Understand the causal links between HR activities, employee behaviors, organizational
outcomes, and the organization's performance
 And have metrics to measure all the activities and results involved.
These are steps required to develop HR score card:
Q5. Write a brief note on the effectiveness of Human Resource Development Audit as an
intervention.
Answer. Understanding Organizational Performance and Management
Organizational change should not be conducted for the sake of change. Organizational change
efforts should be geared to improve the performance of organizations and the people in those
organizations. Therefore, it‘s useful to have some understanding of what is meant by
―performance‖ and the various methods to manage performance in organizations.
Q6. What do you mean by Employee Orientation Programmes? List out some points of Good
employee orientation programmes.
Answer. Employee orientation is part of a long-term investment in a new employee. It is an initial
process that provides easy access to basic information, programs and services, gives clarification
and allows new employees to take an active role in their organization.
 Introduce new employees to their new environment
 Make new employees feel welcome and comfortable
 Retain a pool of new, capable employees
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