Which of the Following Are Characteristics of a 'Hard' Version

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are characteristics of a 'hard' version of Human Resource Management?

• A)Employees as an asset
• B)Emphasises the care of employees
• C)Employees can be exploited to secure profit
• D)Emphasises the need to engage employees

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Definitions:

Conciliation

Process whereby groups make cooperative gestures to one another in the hope of avoiding an escalation of conflict.

Arbitration

Process of intergroup conflict resolution in which a neutral third party is invited to impose a mutually binding settlement.

Bargaining

Process of intergroup conflict resolution where representatives reach agreement through direct negotiation.

Primitive Behaviour

Actions or reactions that are considered to be based on early or basic human instincts rather than learned or civilized responses.