MS 2805/SO 2804 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS

Date & Time: 22/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks

PART-A

Answer ALL the following in 30 words each (10 x 2=20 marks)

What is the primary objective of Human Resource Management?
Why is Human Resource Management considered as a profession?
Define Human Resource Planning according to Eric W.Vetter.
What is the formula to calculate the rate of absenteeism in an organization?
What are the various aspects of a job that job analysts focus during their analysis?
What is the difference between job description and job specification?
What is job grading and what is its utility?
Make a diagrammatic presentation of the advantages of Computer-Based Training.
According to Beach, what are the four major purposes of wage and salary programmes?
Mention any two important benefits of performance appraisal.

Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each : (5 x8=40 marks)

Explain the Human Resource theory propounded by Milles.
Discuss the evolution of HRM in India.
What are the prerequisites for successful Human Resource Planning?
Explain ‘Manpower Forecasting’ as one of the techniques of Human Resource Planning.
What are the factors involved in the point method of job evaluation? What are its merits and

demerits?

“Training and Development helps in optimizing the utilization of human resource”-Discuss.
Explain the various determinants of rewards?

Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each : (2×20=40 marks)

Discuss Human Resource Accounting and Audit in Hospitals.
Delineate the process of Human Resource Planning.
What are the various steps involved in the selection process.
What is performance appraisal? What are the various constraints of performance appraisal?