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WorksheetsAQA Alevel Business Soft and Hard Human resources strategies
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does a Hard HR strategy primarily view employees as?
Independent decision-makers
Partners in strategic planning
Valuable assets
A resource to be monitored
Which type of leadership is associated with Hard HR strategies?
Transformational
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic
Which Theory do Leaders use to view their workforce in Soft HR strategies?
Theory A
Theory Z
Theory Y
Theory X
What is a potential long-term consequence of implementing Hard HR strategies?
Decreased costs
Increased staff turnover
Higher employee satisfaction
More innovation
Soft HR strategies adopt the policy that employees are... (select more than 1)
Expendable
Essential
an important resource
not to be trusted.
What is emphasized in the recruitment process of Soft HR strategies?
Promoting from within
Immediate skill match
Short-term solutions
External recruitment
With Soft HR strategies appraisals tend to be...
developmental
performance based
Judgmental
not important
With Hard HR strategies, pay is (a)
Match the following
Hard
Long term approach
Soft
Democratic and employee based.
Soft
Employees can be hired and fired.
Hard
Limited control of work life
Soft
empowering for employees
Talent development is about...
Employability, Friendship, luck
Management, Organisation, creativity
Recruitment, Appraisals, Workload
Training, Education and Development
One downside of soft HR strategies is...
it can be more expensive.
it's too soft and fluffy.
it leads to lazy workers.
Employees will be more likely to leave.
