Directorate of distance education master of business administration

Self-Assessment Question (SAQs) 
1. 
Define the term system.
2. 
Explain the need for adaptive system for HRM.
3. 
Explain the sub-systems of HRM. 
4. 
Explain job evaluation and merit rating. 
5. 
What is meant by integration of sub-systems.  
Summary 
 
A system is an organized whole designed to work together to 
achieve a common aim consisting of sub-systems which are integrated 
to each other with well  defined structure, relationships, command and 
control. 
A subsystem is a part of the main system and co-exits with one or 
more of other systems. 
The various sub-systems in HRM are 
1.  Staffing sub-system. 
2.  Development sub-system.
3.  Appraisal sub-system. 
4.  Motivation sub-system. 
5.  Compensation sub-system. 
6.  Integration sub-system. 

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7.  Maintenance sub-system and 
8.  Industrial Relation sub-system. 
The success of the system largely depends on coordination and 
integration of sub-systems. 
Answer Key
1. 
See the first paragraph of summary. 
2. 
Organisation is an open system. Its survival and growth in a 
dynamic environment demands an adaptive system which can adjust 
continuously to changing environment. 
3. 
See second paragraph of summary. 
4. 
Job evaluation is the evaluation rating of jobs to determine their 
position in job hierarchy. Merit rating is a systematic periodic and 
objective performance evaluation of labour and ranking the workers. 
5. 
If sub-systems work in isolation, the desired objective cannot be 
achieved. Hence all the work of sub-systems should be integrated.  
 
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