Question

promotion from with an organizations existing workforce serves to:
○ protect the organization from discrimination suits
○ develop employees careers and reward past performance
○ reduce compensation and recruiting budgets
○ none of the above
○ alleviate the need for hr planning

Explanation:

• Option 1: Promotions from within don't primarily protect from discrimination suits; other measures address discrimination.
• Option 2: Promoting existing employees helps in career development (providing growth opportunities) and rewards their past good performance, which is a key purpose of internal promotions.
• Option 3: Promotions may not reduce compensation (as promoted employees often get raises) and don't aim to reduce recruiting budgets directly (though internal hiring can save external recruitment costs, but that's not the main purpose of promotion).
• Option 4: Since Option 2 is correct, this is invalid.
• Option 5: HR planning is still needed for promotions (e.g., identifying talent, succession planning), so promotions don't alleviate HR planning needs.

Answer:

B. develop employees' careers and reward past performance