Human ilResource
ilManagement
Test Bank and Solutions for
il il il il
CanadianHuman Resource
il il il
Management 12th Edition 12ce by
il il il il il
Schwind il
1-1
,Human ilResource
ilManagement
Chapter
il01lS
i trategic ilHuman ilResource
ilManagement
True il/ ilFalse ilQuestions
1. People ilare ilthe ilcommon ilelement ilin ilall ilsocial ilorganizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational ilgoals ilare ilan ilorganization's ilshort- iland illong-term iloutcomes ilthat
ilhumanliresource ilmanagement ilaims ilto ilsupport iland ilenable.
TRUE
3. The ilfield ilof ilhuman ilresource ilmanagement ilis ilunrelated ilto ilkey ilorganizational ilgoals,
ilproduct-limarket ilplans, iltechnology, iland ilinnovation.
FALSE
4. Since ilhuman ilresource ilmanagement ilis ilcentral ilto ilall ilorganizations, ilall ilorganizations
ilhave ilald
i edicated ilhuman ilresource ildepartment.
FALSE
5. A ilnew ilventure ilor ilmicro-business ilmight ilinitially ilhave ilthe ilentrepreneur ilperform ilHR
ilrelatedlitasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies ilfor ilbusinesses ilare ilformulated ilat ilthree illevels: ilcorporate, ila ilmajor ilbusiness
ilactivity,la
i nd ilemployee.
FALSE
1-2
,Human ilResource
ilManagement
7. Employee ilsalaries ilmay ilaccount ilfor ilmore ilthan il65% ilof ilthe iloperating ilexpenses
ilin ilmanylo
i rganizations.
FALSE
8. Using ilthe ilfocus ilstrategy, ila ilfirm ilconcentrates ilon ila ilsegment ilof ilthe ilmarket,
ilcompeting ilon ilthelb
i asis ilof ileither ildifferentiation ilor ilcost illeadership.
TRUE
9. Many ilorganizations ilare ilnow ilincluding ilspecific ilstrategies ilthat ildirectly
ilconsider iltheirle
i mployees, ilsuch ilas ila ilstrategy ilto ilbecome ilone ilof ilCanada's il"Top
il50 ilBest ilManaged ilCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic ilboom iland ilbust ilbusiness ilcycles ilare ilexperienced ilthe ilway ilsame
ilacross ilthelc
i ountry.
FALSE
11. Economic ilforces ilare ildefined ilas ileconomic ilfactors ilfacing ilCanadian ilbusiness,
ilincluding ilhistorical iltrends, ilglobal iltrade ilforces, iland ilthe ilforce ilto ilincrease ilone's ilown
ilcompetitiveness ilandliproductivity illevels.
FALSE
12. Canada's ilinternational iltrade iladvantage ilis ildue ilto ilits ilgeographical illocation iland
ilmulticulturallp
i opulation.
FALSE
13. Companies ilcan ilgain ilaccreditation ilin ilproductivity iloptimization ilprocesses
ilthroughliorganizations illike ilthe ilInternational ilAssociation ilfor ilSix ilSigma
ilCertification.
FALSE
1-3
, Human ilResource
ilManagement
14. Recruiting ilor ildeveloping ilinnovative ilstaff ilto ilcreate ila ilculture ilof ilinnovation
ilwithin ilthelo
i rganization ilis ilan ilexample ilof ila ilprogressive ilhuman ilresource ilstrategy.
TRUE
15. Firms ilwith ilnonroutine ilproduction ilprocesses il(such ilas iladvertising ilfirms), ilbenefit
ilmore ilfromlfi lexible ilhuman ilresource ilpractices ilthat ilnurture ilcreativity, ilinnovation, iland
ilentrepreneurship ilthan ilthose ilthat ilfocus ilon ilpredicting ilemployee ilperformance.
TRUE
16. Integrating ildigital ilinformation ilsystems ilhas ilallowed ilfor ilmore ileffective
ilknowledgelimanagement.
TRUE
17. Primary iland ilextractive ilindustries ilcurrently ilaccount ilfor ilmost ilof ilthe ilnational
ilwealth ilinlC
i anada.
FALSE
18. The ilrecent ilshift ilin ilemployment ilfrom ilextractive ilindustries ilto ilservice
ilindustries ilhaslii ncreased ilthe ilneed ilfor ilinnovative ilthinking ilwithin ilorganizations.
TRUE
19. Moving ilfrom ila ilfactor-based ilto ila ilknowledge-based ileconomy ilis ila iltrend ilwitnessed
ilonly ilinlN
i orth ilAmerica.
FALSE
20. With ilan ilincreased ilreliance ilon ilknowledge ilworkers, ilorganizations ilalso ilstart
ilto ilfacelichallenges ilassociated ilwith ilemployees ilhiding iland ilwithholding
ilknowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational ilattainment ilis ilthe ilaverage ilacademic illevel ilrequired ilto ilwork ilat ila ilparticular
iljob.
FALSE
22. Educational ilattainment ilis ilkeeping ilpace ilwith ilthe ilgrowing ilknowledge-based ileconomy.
FALSE
1-4
ilManagement
Test Bank and Solutions for
il il il il
CanadianHuman Resource
il il il
Management 12th Edition 12ce by
il il il il il
Schwind il
1-1
,Human ilResource
ilManagement
Chapter
il01lS
i trategic ilHuman ilResource
ilManagement
True il/ ilFalse ilQuestions
1. People ilare ilthe ilcommon ilelement ilin ilall ilsocial ilorganizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational ilgoals ilare ilan ilorganization's ilshort- iland illong-term iloutcomes ilthat
ilhumanliresource ilmanagement ilaims ilto ilsupport iland ilenable.
TRUE
3. The ilfield ilof ilhuman ilresource ilmanagement ilis ilunrelated ilto ilkey ilorganizational ilgoals,
ilproduct-limarket ilplans, iltechnology, iland ilinnovation.
FALSE
4. Since ilhuman ilresource ilmanagement ilis ilcentral ilto ilall ilorganizations, ilall ilorganizations
ilhave ilald
i edicated ilhuman ilresource ildepartment.
FALSE
5. A ilnew ilventure ilor ilmicro-business ilmight ilinitially ilhave ilthe ilentrepreneur ilperform ilHR
ilrelatedlitasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies ilfor ilbusinesses ilare ilformulated ilat ilthree illevels: ilcorporate, ila ilmajor ilbusiness
ilactivity,la
i nd ilemployee.
FALSE
1-2
,Human ilResource
ilManagement
7. Employee ilsalaries ilmay ilaccount ilfor ilmore ilthan il65% ilof ilthe iloperating ilexpenses
ilin ilmanylo
i rganizations.
FALSE
8. Using ilthe ilfocus ilstrategy, ila ilfirm ilconcentrates ilon ila ilsegment ilof ilthe ilmarket,
ilcompeting ilon ilthelb
i asis ilof ileither ildifferentiation ilor ilcost illeadership.
TRUE
9. Many ilorganizations ilare ilnow ilincluding ilspecific ilstrategies ilthat ildirectly
ilconsider iltheirle
i mployees, ilsuch ilas ila ilstrategy ilto ilbecome ilone ilof ilCanada's il"Top
il50 ilBest ilManaged ilCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic ilboom iland ilbust ilbusiness ilcycles ilare ilexperienced ilthe ilway ilsame
ilacross ilthelc
i ountry.
FALSE
11. Economic ilforces ilare ildefined ilas ileconomic ilfactors ilfacing ilCanadian ilbusiness,
ilincluding ilhistorical iltrends, ilglobal iltrade ilforces, iland ilthe ilforce ilto ilincrease ilone's ilown
ilcompetitiveness ilandliproductivity illevels.
FALSE
12. Canada's ilinternational iltrade iladvantage ilis ildue ilto ilits ilgeographical illocation iland
ilmulticulturallp
i opulation.
FALSE
13. Companies ilcan ilgain ilaccreditation ilin ilproductivity iloptimization ilprocesses
ilthroughliorganizations illike ilthe ilInternational ilAssociation ilfor ilSix ilSigma
ilCertification.
FALSE
1-3
, Human ilResource
ilManagement
14. Recruiting ilor ildeveloping ilinnovative ilstaff ilto ilcreate ila ilculture ilof ilinnovation
ilwithin ilthelo
i rganization ilis ilan ilexample ilof ila ilprogressive ilhuman ilresource ilstrategy.
TRUE
15. Firms ilwith ilnonroutine ilproduction ilprocesses il(such ilas iladvertising ilfirms), ilbenefit
ilmore ilfromlfi lexible ilhuman ilresource ilpractices ilthat ilnurture ilcreativity, ilinnovation, iland
ilentrepreneurship ilthan ilthose ilthat ilfocus ilon ilpredicting ilemployee ilperformance.
TRUE
16. Integrating ildigital ilinformation ilsystems ilhas ilallowed ilfor ilmore ileffective
ilknowledgelimanagement.
TRUE
17. Primary iland ilextractive ilindustries ilcurrently ilaccount ilfor ilmost ilof ilthe ilnational
ilwealth ilinlC
i anada.
FALSE
18. The ilrecent ilshift ilin ilemployment ilfrom ilextractive ilindustries ilto ilservice
ilindustries ilhaslii ncreased ilthe ilneed ilfor ilinnovative ilthinking ilwithin ilorganizations.
TRUE
19. Moving ilfrom ila ilfactor-based ilto ila ilknowledge-based ileconomy ilis ila iltrend ilwitnessed
ilonly ilinlN
i orth ilAmerica.
FALSE
20. With ilan ilincreased ilreliance ilon ilknowledge ilworkers, ilorganizations ilalso ilstart
ilto ilfacelichallenges ilassociated ilwith ilemployees ilhiding iland ilwithholding
ilknowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational ilattainment ilis ilthe ilaverage ilacademic illevel ilrequired ilto ilwork ilat ila ilparticular
iljob.
FALSE
22. Educational ilattainment ilis ilkeeping ilpace ilwith ilthe ilgrowing ilknowledge-based ileconomy.
FALSE
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