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True/ False Questions 9 % 9%




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- 9% 9 % 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%




term outcomes that human resource management aims to support and enable
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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 h a
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ve adedicated human resource department.
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FALSE


5. A new venture or micro-
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business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR relatedtasks.
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TRUE


6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major busi n
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ess activity,and employee.
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FALSE




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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expe
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nses in manyorganizations.
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FALSE


8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing
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%on thebasis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE


9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider th ei
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remployees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Manage
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d Companies."
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TRUE


10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way sam
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e acr oss thecountry.
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FALSE


11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, includi n
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g historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiv ene
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ss andproductivity levels.
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FALSE

12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location a n
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d multiculturalpopulation.
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FALSE

13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes thro u
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ghorganizations like the InternationalAssociation for Six Sigma Certification. F A
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LSE




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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation wit hi
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n theorganization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy. TRUE
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15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), bene
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fit m ore fromflexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
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en trepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE

16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more ef
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fect ive knowledgemanagement.
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TRUE

17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
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we alth inCanada.
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FALSE


18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industr ie
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s hasincreased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE

19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge- 9% 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%




based economy is a trend witnessed only in NorthAmerica.
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FALSE


20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start t o
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facechallenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowled ge.
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TRUE
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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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