HR Quiz.......take A Test.....

Dear All,

Try to solve this....just YES / NO....if possible give explanation too:icon1:

1. Personnel Management dates from the 1890's in the USA.
2. Personnel Management has more of a welfare than a managerialist tradition in some countries.
3. Traditional personnel managers had high status compared to managers in other business functions.
4. HRM is just a new name for Personnel Management wherever it is applied.
5. There is a greater stress on the differences between HRM and Personnel Management outside the USA.
6. Human Resource Management first evolved in Great Britain.
7. The ideas of F.W Taylor and Henry Ford have no influence on management today.
8. Human Resource Management is a systematic approach to people management.
9. The fundamental concepts of HRM are generally agreed and easy to implement.
10. Basically, HRM is just Human Relations.
11. HRM is one of a number of management fashions that have developed over the last few decades.
12. The rise of HRM has something to do with female and male power issues.
13. Hard and soft mean difficult and easy to understand respectively.
14. Harvard's model of HRM is much harder than that from Michigan.
15. HRM sometimes seems to mean Hypocrisy, Rhetoric and Manipulation.
16. Human resources are just the same as any other business resource.
17. The rise and application of HRM has been faster in theory than in practice.
18. Human Resource Information Systems and other computer techniques make HRM easier to apply.
19. Currently there is considerable interest in measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of HR initiatives.
20. There is a coherent and integrated system of HR certification in the USA.

Hmmmmmm i knw even i m trying to get the details...so that get more clarity....
But waiting for ur answers toooooo.... :icon1:for u

Dear vijetashukla,
Really nothing is known to me but let me try it out but iam also eager to get the answers..
from
poorani

sure i will give the answers but let us try out right...........giving yes / no is easy but explaination is more imp...lets try:icon1:

Hey Poorani - the answers were not the problem. You will find Yes/No responses easily.
Vijeta's single line saying "if possible give explanation too" is the real challenge. And we dont want to disappoint her withuot an explanation also.. right?:huh:

Personnel Management dates from the 1890's in the USA.
Should be true becoz, Personnel management must not have come into being before industrial revolution which was around early 19th century.

Hi Vijeta,
I have answered it in objective form as of now, explaination will be given by someone who is always good in answering.

1.Personnel Management dates from the 1890's in the USA - Yes
2.Personnel Management has more of a welfare than a managerialist tradition in some countries - Yes
3.Traditional personnel managers had high status compared to managers in other business functions - No
4.HRM is just a new name for Personnel Management wherever it is applied - No
5.There is a greater stress on the differences between HRM and Personnel Management outside the USA - Yes
6.Human Resource Management first evolved in Great Britain - No
7.The ideas of F.W Taylor and Henry Ford have no influence on management today - No
8.Human Resource Management is a systematic approach to people management - Yes
9.The fundamental concepts of HRM are generally agreed and easy to implement - No
10.Basically, HRM is just Human Relations - No
11.HRM is one of a number of management fashions that have developed over the last few decades - Yes
12.The rise of HRM has something to do with female and male power issues - Yes
13.Hard and soft mean difficult and easy to understand respectively - No
14.Harvard's model of HRM is much harder than that from Michigan - No
15.HRM sometimes seems to mean Hypocrisy, Rhetoric and Manipulation - Yes
16.Human resources are just the same as any other business resource - No
17.The rise and application of HRM has been faster in theory than in practice - Yes
18.Human Resource Information Systems and other computer techniques make HRM easier to apply - Yes
19.Currently there is considerable interest in measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of HR initiatives - Yes
20.There is a coherent and integrated system of HR certification in the USA - No

Thnks to all........
Well Shabz yes there is some1 who will give explaination but even u can try it will nt harm:icon1: