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Test Bank and Solutions for Canadian
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Human Resource Management 12th
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Edition 12ce by Schwind
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,Human Resource Management
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Chapter 01 d
d Strategic Human Resource Management
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True / False Questions
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1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes that human
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resource management aims to support and enable.
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TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals, product-
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market plans, technology, and innovation.
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FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations have a
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dedicated human resource department.
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FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR related
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tasks.
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6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major business activity,
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and employee.
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FALSE
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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expenses in many
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organizations.
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8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing on the
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basis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider their
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employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Managed
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Companies."
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10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same across the
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country.
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11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, including
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historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiveness and
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productivity levels.
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12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location and multicultural
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population.
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13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes through
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organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
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FALSE
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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation within the
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organization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit more from
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flexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship
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than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more effective knowledge
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management.
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TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national wealth in
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Canada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industries has
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increased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge-based economy is a trend witnessed only in
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North America.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start to face
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challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowledge.
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TRUE
21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
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FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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Test Bank and Solutions for Canadian
d d d d d
Human Resource Management 12th
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Edition 12ce by Schwind
d d d d
1-1
,Human Resource Management
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Chapter 01 d
d Strategic Human Resource Management
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True / False Questions
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1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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TRUE
2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes that human
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resource management aims to support and enable.
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TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals, product-
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market plans, technology, and innovation.
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FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations have a
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dedicated human resource department.
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FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR related
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tasks.
d
TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major business activity,
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and employee.
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FALSE
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,Human Resource Management
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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expenses in many
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organizations.
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FALSE
8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing on the
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basis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider their
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employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Managed
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Companies."
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TRUE
10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same across the
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country.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, including
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historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiveness and
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productivity levels.
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FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location and multicultural
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population.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes through
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organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
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FALSE
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, Human Resource Management
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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation within the
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organization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit more from
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flexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship
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than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
d d d d d d d d
TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more effective knowledge
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management.
d
TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national wealth in
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Canada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industries has
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increased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge-based economy is a trend witnessed only in
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North America.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start to face
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challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowledge.
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TRUE
21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
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FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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