Scenario 1.1
A-OK Company, an insurance company of 200 employees, provides life and automobile insurance to clients throughout the southwestern United States. The company's owner, Paul E. See, believes that happy employees are productive employees, so Mr. See provides employees services such as career planning and an on-site fitness center. Due to recent legislation making the insurance business more complex, A-OK is in the process of redesigning its training program for its sales agents. Mr. See also realizes that A-OK needs to examine its selection criteria for new agents joining the company and may need to increase salaries to attract needed talent. Mr. See is worried about this, because he knows that none of his managers has a human resource management degree. In fact, they were operating employees who were moved into the human resource function.
-Refer to Scenario 1.1. Who is likely to be responsible for the human resource management function in an organization of this size?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A company of 200 employees would likely have a designated human resource manager to handle the various HR functions such as recruitment, training, and compensation. While Mr. See may have some involvement in HR decisions, it is not practical for him to handle all HR tasks, and an administrative assistant or operational manager is unlikely to have the necessary expertise to manage HR functions properly. The sales manager's focus would be on selling insurance, not HR functions. Therefore, the best choice for this scenario is option A - a full-time human resource manager.

Scenario 1.1 A-OK Company, an Insurance Company of 200 Employees, Provides Life