The HR Department of Asterix, a Large Organization, Recommends Setting

question 12

Multiple Choice

The HR department of Asterix, a large organization, recommends setting up fitness centers and conducting career planning sessions to enhance the overall development of its employees. The management of the company believes that the employees should be happy and personally fulfilled on the job. In the given scenario, the recommendation of the HR department, if executed, will most likely help Asterix achieve the human resource management goal of _____.

• A) adhering to legal business guidelines
• B) complying with social obligations
• C) promoting ethnocentric practices in the workplace
• D) promoting individual growth and development

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Definitions:

Modular Organization

A network organization that performs a few core functions and outsources other activities to specialists and suppliers.

Core Functions

The essential activities or duties that are central to the purpose or operation of an organization or system.

Non-core Activities

Tasks or functions that are not the main focus or essential to the primary business or operations of an organization.

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring a party outside a company to perform services or create goods that traditionally were performed in-house by the company's own employees.