[Solved] Question 1 The people and performance research carried out for the CIPD by a team at Bath University found that front lin

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[Solved] Question 1 The people and performance research carried out for the CIPD by a team at Bath University found that front line managers played an important role in Human Resource Management. Discuss the roles of HR professionals and of line managers in the following contexts: (a) Performance appraisal

Here are asked four (4) questions, answer all the questions pin pointing the following aspects:

• The roles of HR professionals and line managers in the context of performance appraisal, training, coaching and guidance, and involvement and communication.
• Systematic approach to training and differences between training and L&D.
• Approaches to appraisal and potential difficulties in conducting appraisal
• Purpose and processes of HR planning, processes for assessing future HR needs and evaluating the capabilities of current work-force and the significance of these aspects.  

Question 1
The people and performance research carried out for the CIPD by a team at Bath University found that front line managers played an important role in Human Resource Management. Discuss the roles of HR professionals and of line managers in the following contexts:

(a) Performance appraisal
(b) Training, coaching and guidance
(c) Involvement and communication

Question 2
Training has been defined as ‘an instructor-led and content-based intervention leading to desired changes in behaviour’
(a) Outline a systematic approach to training
(b) Explain at least two distinctions between training and “learning and development”

Question 3
Employee appraisal is carried out for a variety of reasons: for purposes of performance improvement, in order to assess potential, or to determine levels of financial reward and recognition.

(a) Describe two typical approaches to appraisal used in organisations nowadays.
(b) Discuss the potential difficulties in conducting appraisal for the purpose of employee development at the same time as assessing financial reward.

Question 4
(a) Summarise the purposes of Human Resource Planning and outline the processes involved.

(b)
(i) Explain and discuss the processes for assessing future human resource needs and for evaluating the capabilities of the current work-force.
(ii) Explain the importance of these two aspects of Human Resource Planning so far as the development of the organisation’s employees is concerned.