Business 9609 · AS & A Level
Human resource management strategy
100 practice questions on Human resource management strategy, with worked solutions and instant marking.
Recommend to Sarah which of the two existing factory managers she should appoint to run the newly expanded factory in country F. Justify your answer.
March 2016
Assume strategy B is chosen. Discuss how BS could go about implementing the strategic changes that are needed.
March 2016
Evaluate the extent to which flexible employment contracts can support SA’s future success.
March 2017
Discuss the significance of human resource management to the success of the new African factory.
March 2018
Assume that AP’s directors choose option A. Evaluate how this strategy could be put into practice successfully.
March 2018
Analyse the benefits to PY of maintaining a centralised organisational structure.
March 2019
Evaluate how important workforce planning is to FE’s future success.
March 2020
Analyse the benefits to BFB of continuing with a centralised structure as the business develops.
March 2021
Evaluate the usefulness to BFB of using only Force Field Analysis when deciding between strategic options.
March 2021
Analyse two ways in which UBH benefits from its approach to human resource management (HRM).
March 2022
Analyse how two legal changes planned by the new government will impact FWB.
March 2023
Analyse two advantages for FWB of giving van managers greater decision-making authority.
March 2023
Analyse two benefits to CD of moving to a geographical organisational structure.
March 2024
Analyse one benefit and one drawback to IPA of replacing full-time contracts with zero hours contracts for most production employees.
March 2025
Advise Daniel on how important transformational leadership is for DCE’s survival.
March 2025
Analyse the impact on CJE of taking a more flexible approach to human resource management.
Summer 2016
Assume CJE’s directors select strategy 2. Evaluate the ways in which this strategy could be implemented successfully.
Summer 2016
Analyse the advantages to XM of adopting a 'soft' approach to human resource management.
Summer 2016
Analyse the benefits for TTC of using flexible working contracts.
Summer 2017
Discuss the changes HH should introduce to its organisational structure so that future business growth is possible.
Summer 2017
Evaluate the importance of establishing a culture of change within HH when introducing new growth strategies.
Summer 2017
Evaluate how PV should respond to the threat of employees leaving the business (lines 65–71).
Summer 2017
Discuss the probable advantages and disadvantages for PGP of the planned delayering of its organisational structure.
Summer 2018
Analyse the likely positive and negative effects on DA of having a decentralised organisational structure.
Summer 2018
Analyse the likely benefits to RW of introducing Total Quality Management (TQM).
Summer 2018
Discuss whether bringing in Management by Objectives (MBO) would be the most effective method for RW to tackle its human resource problems.
Summer 2018
Discuss the importance of effective strategic implementation for RW’s future success.
Summer 2018
Assume the directors select Option B. Discuss the importance to BSJ of implementing this option effectively.
Summer 2019
The Board of Directors needs to examine the alterations to SWF's organisational structure that are necessary during a time of business growth. Recommend changes to the organisational structure of SWF. Justify the changes you recommend.
Summer 2019
Evaluate the possible impact on AC of more flexible employment contracts.
Summer 2019
Assume AC’s directors choose Option A. Evaluate the significance of business planning for the successful implementation of this strategy.
Summer 2019
Analyse the benefits that outsourcing could bring to JGS.
Summer 2020
JGS plans to expand the size of its workforce. Recommend a suitable organisational structure for JGS. Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2020
Discuss whether putting a decentralised organisational structure in place will benefit HBG.
Summer 2020
Evaluate the importance to HBG of creating a change culture so that Eusebio’s four strategic changes can be put into action (lines 46 to 49).
Summer 2020
Evaluate the significance of workforce planning to the success of PGC’s planned new cafés.
Summer 2021
Evaluate how important workforce planning is for SBC's success.
Summer 2021
Evaluate the usefulness to SBC of force field analysis as a means of making the strategic choice between option A and option B.
Summer 2021
Evaluate the importance to SBC of effective strategic implementation if option B is chosen.
Summer 2021
Using Appendix 3 and the other information from the case, discuss whether TT’s directors reached the correct decision by choosing candidate Y as the new Marketing Manager.
Summer 2021
Discuss whether TT should introduce Total Quality Management (TQM).
Summer 2021
Assume TT merges with company B. Evaluate strategies senior management could use to manage the necessary changes.
Summer 2021
Evaluate how far the organisational structure of the Design Division contributes to the success of HD.
Summer 2022
Evaluate the part that corporate planning plays in the successful implementation of either option 1 or option 2.
Summer 2022
Analyse two potential benefits to WTZ of introducing Kaizen.
Summer 2022
Recommend suitable alterations to WTZ’s organisational structure so that it can ‘support growth and drive innovation’ (line 89). Justify your recommendation.
Summer 2022
Evaluate whether introducing Just in Time (JIT) will be enough to resolve the inventory problems at TK.
Summer 2022
Analyse two benefits to WP of using quality assurance.
Summer 2023
Analyse two benefits for OV of the ways it uses to communicate with employees.
Summer 2023
Evaluate the impact on LT of giving some tour guides an employment contract that guarantees a set number of tours each month.
Summer 2023
Evaluate the degree to which leadership contributed to BV’s effective strategic management from 2009 to 2022.
Summer 2023
Advise Carmen on whether using a core competence framework is enough to create a successful new business strategy for RHR.
Summer 2023
Analyse two advantages that GBS gains from using flexible part-time employment contracts.
Summer 2024
Analyse two disadvantages to GBS of its proposed communication process innovation.
Summer 2024
Analyse two advantages that SF gains from using flexible employment contracts.
Summer 2024
Analyse two problems SF may experience when implementing total quality management (TQM).
Summer 2024
Evaluate the impact of SCC’s HRM decisions on the future success of the business.
Summer 2024
Advise LC on a revised HR strategy aimed at improving employee performance.
Summer 2024
Evaluate KF’s human resource management (HRM) approach during 2018–2023.
Summer 2024
Analyse two advantages PAIR gains from its organisational structure.
Summer 2025
Evaluate the most important factor Aldin should consider before changing the HRM approach at GC if the takeover goes ahead.
Summer 2025
Evaluate the effect of Chelsea’s HR strategy on RR’s performance from 2021 to 2024.
Summer 2025
Evaluate the advantages to KA of using a mixture of employment contracts.
Winter 2016
Assume Anne has chosen to close the five coffee shops. Evaluate the ways in which Anne could implement this strategic decision successfully.
Winter 2016
Recommend to Marco which one of the two applicants should be chosen as the new Operations manager. Support your answer by referring to Appendix 1 and other relevant information.
Winter 2016
Recommend to Bo which candidate ought to be chosen as HR manager for the SC Asian factory.
Winter 2016
Discuss whether KKS should introduce the new HR Director’s proposed changes (lines 63–67).
Winter 2017
Evaluate how KKS could successfully carry out the strategic implementation of its decision to expand internationally.
Winter 2017
Evaluate whether the introduction of lean production techniques on their own would be enough to improve ADP’s operational efficiency.
Winter 2017
Evaluate how far NFP’s future operational success relies on effective workforce planning.
Winter 2017
Discuss how NFP’s senior management could effectively put into practice its strategy of integrating the VF business into NFP.
Winter 2017
Analyse the advantages to SU of its workers belonging to a trade union.
Winter 2018
Recommend a suitable organisational structure for SU.
Winter 2018
Evaluate the significance of strategic implementation in determining the success of Options 1 and 2.
Winter 2018
Recommend the changes the Human Resources Director could make to DLR's human resource strategy. Justify your recommendation.
Winter 2018
Assess how BKC could most effectively improve communication with employees and customers.
Winter 2018
Analyse the advantages to QH of its HRM policy.
Winter 2019
Assume QH has decided to manufacture and sell steel framed houses. Evaluate how important it is to devise a strategy for managing this change.
Winter 2019
Evaluate the possible benefits to CSP of the close involvement of employees and the ECE trade union in the workplace.
Winter 2019
Recommend a strategy that could raise the motivation of employees of NH. Justify your recommendation.
Winter 2020
Evaluate the importance of core competencies as a framework for business strategy when NH undertakes strategic analysis.
Winter 2020
Analyse how any two changes in the legal environment might affect GR.
Winter 2020
Discuss strategies for cutting human resource problems in GR’s restaurants without raising unit costs.
Winter 2020
Assume Leff opts for strategy 2. Evaluate how to implement this strategy effectively.
Winter 2020
Analyse the benefits to C4T of its two social objectives (lines 5–7).
Winter 2020
Evaluate the importance of workforce planning for C4T’s future success.
Winter 2020
Refer to Table 1 and the other information. Suppose Total Quality Management (TQM) is put into practice successfully. Calculate the:
Winter 2021
Evaluate the most effective method that FF’s directors could use to improve communication between line managers and employees.
Winter 2021
Evaluate the importance of change management techniques to the successful introduction of team working at FF.
Winter 2021
Evaluate the significance of building a change culture for the successful implementation of option 2.
Winter 2021
Analyse two possible disadvantages for AP of a merger with SC.
Winter 2022
Use the network diagram in Fig. 1 (shown below) together with Table 1 in the Insert.
Winter 2022
Evaluate the likely impact on AP of the introduction of the new employment legislation (lines 58–62).
Winter 2022
Evaluate whether decision tree analysis or force field analysis would be more useful for AP's directors when they are making a strategic choice.
Winter 2022
Evaluate the importance to APF’s operational effectiveness of workforce planning.
Winter 2022
Evaluate the importance to Muka of workforce planning as she aims to cut MAA’s total labour costs.
Winter 2022
Assume MAA’s directors choose option 2. Evaluate how important corporate planning is for the successful implementation of this strategy.
Winter 2022
Analyse how two qualities of leadership demonstrated by Frederico have contributed to CQ’s success.
Winter 2023
Evaluate the importance of HP's HRM strategy to its future success.
Winter 2023
Evaluate the extent to which FL’s corporate culture affected the success of the business between 2015 and 2022.
Winter 2023