TEST BANK
FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
6TH CANADIAN EDITION BY SANDRA STEEN
ALL CHAPTERS 1-11| LATEST
1
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: The Human Resource Environment
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, And Challenges In Human
Resource Management
Chapter 2: Equity, Fairness, Health, And Safety In The
Workplace
Section 2: Preparing For And Acquiring Human Resources
Chapter 3: Analyzing Work And Designing Jobs
Chapter 4: Planning For And Recruiting Human Resources
Chapter 5: Selecting Employees
Section 3: Talent Management
Chapter 6: Training, Learning, And Development
Chapter 7: Managing Employees' Performance
Section 4: Compensating And Rewarding Human Resources
Chapter 8: Total Rewards
Section 5: Meeting Other Hr Goals
Chapter 9: Labour Relations
Chapter 10: Managing Human Resources Globally
Chapter 11: Creating And Sustaining High-Performance
Organizations
2
,test bank human resource management 6th canadian edition
chapter 1: strategies, trends, and challenges in human resource management
1) managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) the concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) no two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees in
salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-related pay.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) the shift to self-service requires hr to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3
, 8) compliance with laws and regulations is not an hr responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) hr is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) as part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions hr can make is to engage in
evidence-based hrm.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) canada underperforms the united states with respect to productivity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) hrm should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) non-traditional workers e.g. contractors and temporary workers, currently represent more
than 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in china) is called
outsourcing.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4
FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
6TH CANADIAN EDITION BY SANDRA STEEN
ALL CHAPTERS 1-11| LATEST
1
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: The Human Resource Environment
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, And Challenges In Human
Resource Management
Chapter 2: Equity, Fairness, Health, And Safety In The
Workplace
Section 2: Preparing For And Acquiring Human Resources
Chapter 3: Analyzing Work And Designing Jobs
Chapter 4: Planning For And Recruiting Human Resources
Chapter 5: Selecting Employees
Section 3: Talent Management
Chapter 6: Training, Learning, And Development
Chapter 7: Managing Employees' Performance
Section 4: Compensating And Rewarding Human Resources
Chapter 8: Total Rewards
Section 5: Meeting Other Hr Goals
Chapter 9: Labour Relations
Chapter 10: Managing Human Resources Globally
Chapter 11: Creating And Sustaining High-Performance
Organizations
2
,test bank human resource management 6th canadian edition
chapter 1: strategies, trends, and challenges in human resource management
1) managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) the concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) no two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees in
salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-related pay.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) the shift to self-service requires hr to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3
, 8) compliance with laws and regulations is not an hr responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) hr is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) as part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions hr can make is to engage in
evidence-based hrm.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) canada underperforms the united states with respect to productivity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) hrm should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) non-traditional workers e.g. contractors and temporary workers, currently represent more
than 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in china) is called
outsourcing.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4
