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True vb/ vbFalse vbQuestions
1. People vbare vbthe vbcommon vbelement vbin vball vbsocial vborganizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational vbgoals vbare vban vborganization's vbshort- vband vblong-term vboutcomes
vbthat vbhumanvbresource vbmanagement vbaims vbto vbsupport vband vbenable.
TRUE
3. The vbfield vbof vbhuman vbresource vbmanagement vbis vbunrelated vbto vbkey vborganizational
vbgoals, vbproduct-vbmarket vbplans, vbtechnology, vb and vbinnovation.
FALSE
4. Since vbhuman vbresource vbmanagement vbis vbcentral vbto vball vborganizations, vball
vborganizations vbhave vbavbdedicated vbhuman vbresource vbdepartment.
FALSE
5. A vbnew vbventure vbor vbmicro-business vbmight vbinitially vbhave vbthe vbentrepreneur
vbperform vbHR vbrelatedvbtasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies vbfor vbbusinesses vbare vbformulated vbat vbthree vblevels: vbcorporate, vba vbmajor
vbbusiness vbactivity,vband vbemployee.
FALSE
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7. Employee vbsalaries vbmay vbaccount vbfor vbmore vbthan vb65% vbof vbthe vboperating
vbexpenses vbin vbmanyvborganizations.
FALSE
8. Using vbthe vbfocus vbstrategy, vba vbfirm vbconcentrates vbon vba vbsegment vbof vbthe vbmarket,
vbcompeting vbon vbthevbbasis vbof vbeither vbdifferentiation vbor vbcost vbleadership.
TRUE
9. Many vborganizations vbare vbnow vbincluding vbspecific vbstrategies vbthat vbdirectly
vbconsider vbtheirvbemployees, vbsuch vbas vba vbstrategy vbto vbbecome vbone vbof
vbCanada's vb"Top vb50 vbBest vbManaged vbCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic vbboom vband vbbust vbbusiness vbcycles vbare vbexperienced vbthe vbway
vbsame vbacross vbthevbcountry.
FALSE
11. Economic vbforces vbare vbdefined vbas vbeconomic vbfactors vbfacing vbCanadian vbbusiness,
vbincluding vbhistorical vbtrends, vbglobal vbtrade vbforces, vband vbthe vbforce vbto vbincrease
vbone's vbown vbcompetitiveness vbandvbproductivity vblevels.
FALSE
12. Canada's vbinternational vbtrade vbadvantage vbis vbdue vbto vbits vbgeographical vblocation
vband vbmulticulturalvbpopulation.
FALSE
13. Companies vbcan vbgain vbaccreditation vbin vbproductivity vboptimization
vbprocesses vbthroughvborganizations vblike vbthe vbInternational vbAssociation vbfor vbSix
vbSigma vbCertification.
FALSE
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14. Recruiting vbor vbdeveloping vbinnovative vbstaff vbto vbcreate vba vbculture vbof
vbinnovation vbwithin vbthevborganization vbis vban vbexample vbof vba vbprogressive vbhuman
vbresource vbstrategy.
TRUE
15. Firms vbwith vbnonroutine vbproduction vbprocesses vb(such vbas vbadvertising vbfirms),
vbbenefit vbmore vbfromvbflexible vbhuman vbresource vbpractices vbthat vbnurture vbcreativity,
vbinnovation, vband vbentrepreneurship vbthan vbthose vbthat vbfocus vbon vbpredicting vbemployee
vbperformance.
TRUE
16. Integrating vbdigital vbinformation vbsystems vbhas vballowed vbfor vbmore vbeffective
vbknowledgevbmanagement.
TRUE
17. Primary vband vbextractive vbindustries vbcurrently vbaccount vbfor vbmost vbof vbthe
vbnational vbwealth vbinvbCanada.
FALSE
18. The vbrecent vbshift vbin vbemployment vbfrom vbextractive vbindustries vbto vbservice
vbindustries vbhasvbincreased vbthe vbneed vbfor vbinnovative vbthinking vbwithin
vborganizations.
TRUE
19. Moving vbfrom vba vbfactor-based vbto vba vbknowledge-based vbeconomy vbis vba vbtrend
vbwitnessed vbonly vbinvbNorth vbAmerica.
FALSE
20. With vban vbincreased vbreliance vbon vbknowledge vbworkers, vborganizations vbalso
vbstart vbto vbfacevbchallenges vbassociated vbwith vbemployees vbhiding vband
vbwithholding vbknowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational vbattainment vbis vbthe vbaverage vbacademic vblevel vbrequired vbto vbwork vbat vba
vbparticular vbjob.
FALSE
22. Educational vbattainment vbis vbkeeping vbpace vbwith vbthe vbgrowing vbknowledge-based
vbeconomy.
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vbManagement
Test Bank and Solutions for
vb vb vb vb
CanadianHuman Resource
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vb Management 12th Edition 12ce by
vb vb vb vb
Schwindvb
1-1
,Human vbResource
vbManagement
Chapter
vb01vbStrategic vbHuman vbResource
vbManagement
True vb/ vbFalse vbQuestions
1. People vbare vbthe vbcommon vbelement vbin vball vbsocial vborganizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational vbgoals vbare vban vborganization's vbshort- vband vblong-term vboutcomes
vbthat vbhumanvbresource vbmanagement vbaims vbto vbsupport vband vbenable.
TRUE
3. The vbfield vbof vbhuman vbresource vbmanagement vbis vbunrelated vbto vbkey vborganizational
vbgoals, vbproduct-vbmarket vbplans, vbtechnology, vb and vbinnovation.
FALSE
4. Since vbhuman vbresource vbmanagement vbis vbcentral vbto vball vborganizations, vball
vborganizations vbhave vbavbdedicated vbhuman vbresource vbdepartment.
FALSE
5. A vbnew vbventure vbor vbmicro-business vbmight vbinitially vbhave vbthe vbentrepreneur
vbperform vbHR vbrelatedvbtasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies vbfor vbbusinesses vbare vbformulated vbat vbthree vblevels: vbcorporate, vba vbmajor
vbbusiness vbactivity,vband vbemployee.
FALSE
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7. Employee vbsalaries vbmay vbaccount vbfor vbmore vbthan vb65% vbof vbthe vboperating
vbexpenses vbin vbmanyvborganizations.
FALSE
8. Using vbthe vbfocus vbstrategy, vba vbfirm vbconcentrates vbon vba vbsegment vbof vbthe vbmarket,
vbcompeting vbon vbthevbbasis vbof vbeither vbdifferentiation vbor vbcost vbleadership.
TRUE
9. Many vborganizations vbare vbnow vbincluding vbspecific vbstrategies vbthat vbdirectly
vbconsider vbtheirvbemployees, vbsuch vbas vba vbstrategy vbto vbbecome vbone vbof
vbCanada's vb"Top vb50 vbBest vbManaged vbCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic vbboom vband vbbust vbbusiness vbcycles vbare vbexperienced vbthe vbway
vbsame vbacross vbthevbcountry.
FALSE
11. Economic vbforces vbare vbdefined vbas vbeconomic vbfactors vbfacing vbCanadian vbbusiness,
vbincluding vbhistorical vbtrends, vbglobal vbtrade vbforces, vband vbthe vbforce vbto vbincrease
vbone's vbown vbcompetitiveness vbandvbproductivity vblevels.
FALSE
12. Canada's vbinternational vbtrade vbadvantage vbis vbdue vbto vbits vbgeographical vblocation
vband vbmulticulturalvbpopulation.
FALSE
13. Companies vbcan vbgain vbaccreditation vbin vbproductivity vboptimization
vbprocesses vbthroughvborganizations vblike vbthe vbInternational vbAssociation vbfor vbSix
vbSigma vbCertification.
FALSE
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14. Recruiting vbor vbdeveloping vbinnovative vbstaff vbto vbcreate vba vbculture vbof
vbinnovation vbwithin vbthevborganization vbis vban vbexample vbof vba vbprogressive vbhuman
vbresource vbstrategy.
TRUE
15. Firms vbwith vbnonroutine vbproduction vbprocesses vb(such vbas vbadvertising vbfirms),
vbbenefit vbmore vbfromvbflexible vbhuman vbresource vbpractices vbthat vbnurture vbcreativity,
vbinnovation, vband vbentrepreneurship vbthan vbthose vbthat vbfocus vbon vbpredicting vbemployee
vbperformance.
TRUE
16. Integrating vbdigital vbinformation vbsystems vbhas vballowed vbfor vbmore vbeffective
vbknowledgevbmanagement.
TRUE
17. Primary vband vbextractive vbindustries vbcurrently vbaccount vbfor vbmost vbof vbthe
vbnational vbwealth vbinvbCanada.
FALSE
18. The vbrecent vbshift vbin vbemployment vbfrom vbextractive vbindustries vbto vbservice
vbindustries vbhasvbincreased vbthe vbneed vbfor vbinnovative vbthinking vbwithin
vborganizations.
TRUE
19. Moving vbfrom vba vbfactor-based vbto vba vbknowledge-based vbeconomy vbis vba vbtrend
vbwitnessed vbonly vbinvbNorth vbAmerica.
FALSE
20. With vban vbincreased vbreliance vbon vbknowledge vbworkers, vborganizations vbalso
vbstart vbto vbfacevbchallenges vbassociated vbwith vbemployees vbhiding vband
vbwithholding vbknowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational vbattainment vbis vbthe vbaverage vbacademic vblevel vbrequired vbto vbwork vbat vba
vbparticular vbjob.
FALSE
22. Educational vbattainment vbis vbkeeping vbpace vbwith vbthe vbgrowing vbknowledge-based
vbeconomy.
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