Which activities are included in human resource management?

• A. Motivating, disciplining, and managing conflict.
• B. Setting product pricing and marketing.
• C. Designing new IT systems.
• D. Auditing supply chain performance.

Answer: (A)

Managing people and workplace behavior is a central focus of human resource management. That means activities aimed at supporting employees to perform well and stay engaged, including motivating staff, handling disciplinary actions, and resolving conflicts to maintain a productive work environment. The other options pull in functions from different areas of the organization—pricing and marketing belong to marketing, designing IT systems to IT, and auditing supply chain performance to operations or supply chain management. So, the activities described are the ones that fit within human resource management.