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3. The ffield fof fhuman fresource fmanagement fis funrelated fto fkey forganizational fgoals, fproduct-
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FALSE
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fadedicated f human fresource f department.
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5. A fnew fventure for fmicro-business fmight finitiallyfhave fthe fentrepreneur fperform fHR
frelatedtasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies ffor fbusinesses fare fformulated fat fthree flevels: fcorporate, fa major fbusiness
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factivity,and femployee.
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,7. Employee fsalaries fmay faccount ffor fmore fthan f65% fof fthe foperating fexpenses
finfmanyorganizations.
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8. Usingfthe ffocus fstrategy, f a ffirm fconcentrates fon fa fsegment fof fthe fmarket, fcompeting
fonfthebasis fof feither fdifferentiation f or fcost fleadership.
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9. Many forganizations fare fnow fincluding fspecific fstrategies fthat fdirectly fconsider
ftheiremployees, fsuch fas fa fstrategy fto fbecome fone fof fCanada's f"Top f50 fBest
f ManagedfCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic fboom fand fbust fbusiness fcycles fare fexperienced fthe fway fsame
facrossfthecountry.
FALSE
11. Economic fforces fare fdefined fas feconomic ffactors ffacing fCanadian fbusiness,
fincludingfhistorical ftrends, fglobal ftrade fforces, fand fthe fforce fto fincrease fone's fown
fcompetitiveness fandproductivity flevels.
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12. Canada's finternational ftrade fadvantage fis fdue fto fits fgeographical flocation
fandfmulticulturalpopulation.
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13. Companies fcan fgain faccreditation fin fproductivity foptimization fprocesses
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ftheorganization fis fan fexample fof fa fprogressive fhuman f resource fstrategy.
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15. Firms fwith fnonroutine fproduction fprocesses f(such fas fadvertising ffirms), fbenefit fmore
ffromflexible fhuman fresource fpractices fthat fnurture fcreativity, finnovation, fand
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fentrepreneurship fthan fthose fthat ffocus f on fpredicting femployee f performance.
TRUE
16. Integrating fdigital finformation fsystems fhas fallowed ffor fmorefeffective
fknowledgemanagement.
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17. Primary fand fextractive findustries fcurrently faccount ffor fmost fof fthe fnational fwealth
finCanada.
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18. The frecent fshift fin femployment ffrom fextractive findustries fto fservice
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19. Moving ffrom fa ffactor-based fto fa fknowledge-based feconomy fis fa ftrend fwitnessed
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20. With fan fincreased freliance fon fknowledge fworkers, forganizations falso fstart fto
ffacechallenges fassociated fwith femployees fhiding fand fwithholding fknowledge.
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21. Educational fattainment fis fthe faverage facademic flevel frequired fto fwork fat fa fparticular fjob.
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22. Educational fattainment fis fkeeping fpace fwith fthefgrowing fknowledge-based feconomy.
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, Chapter
01Strategic HumanfResource
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fManagement
True/ fFalse fQuestions
1. People fare fthe fcommon felement fin fall fsocial forganizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational fgoals fare fan forganization's fshort- fand flong-term foutcomes fthat
fhumanresource fmanagement faims f to fsupport fand f enable.
ty
TRUE
3. The ffield fof fhuman fresource fmanagement fis funrelated fto fkey forganizational fgoals, fproduct-
fmarket fplans, ftechnology, f and finnovation.
FALSE
4. Since fhuman fresource fmanagement fis fcentral fto fall forganizations, fall forganizations fhave
fadedicated f human fresource f department.
ty
FALSE
5. A fnew fventure for fmicro-business fmight finitiallyfhave fthe fentrepreneur fperform fHR
frelatedtasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies ffor fbusinesses fare fformulated fat fthree flevels: fcorporate, fa major fbusiness
ty
factivity,and femployee.
FALSE
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,7. Employee fsalaries fmay faccount ffor fmore fthan f65% fof fthe foperating fexpenses
finfmanyorganizations.
FALSE
8. Usingfthe ffocus fstrategy, f a ffirm fconcentrates fon fa fsegment fof fthe fmarket, fcompeting
fonfthebasis fof feither fdifferentiation f or fcost fleadership.
TRUE
9. Many forganizations fare fnow fincluding fspecific fstrategies fthat fdirectly fconsider
ftheiremployees, fsuch fas fa fstrategy fto fbecome fone fof fCanada's f"Top f50 fBest
f ManagedfCompanies."
TRUE
10. Economic fboom fand fbust fbusiness fcycles fare fexperienced fthe fway fsame
facrossfthecountry.
FALSE
11. Economic fforces fare fdefined fas feconomic ffactors ffacing fCanadian fbusiness,
fincludingfhistorical ftrends, fglobal ftrade fforces, fand fthe fforce fto fincrease fone's fown
fcompetitiveness fandproductivity flevels.
ty
FALSE
12. Canada's finternational ftrade fadvantage fis fdue fto fits fgeographical flocation
fandfmulticulturalpopulation.
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FALSE
13. Companies fcan fgain faccreditation fin fproductivity foptimization fprocesses
fthroughorganizations flike fthe fInternationalfAssociation ffor fSix fSigma fCertification.
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, 14. Recruiting for fdeveloping finnovative fstaff fto fcreate fa fculture fof finnovation fwithin
ftheorganization fis fan fexample fof fa fprogressive fhuman f resource fstrategy.
TRUE
15. Firms fwith fnonroutine fproduction fprocesses f(such fas fadvertising ffirms), fbenefit fmore
ffromflexible fhuman fresource fpractices fthat fnurture fcreativity, finnovation, fand
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fentrepreneurship fthan fthose fthat ffocus f on fpredicting femployee f performance.
TRUE
16. Integrating fdigital finformation fsystems fhas fallowed ffor fmorefeffective
fknowledgemanagement.
TRUE
17. Primary fand fextractive findustries fcurrently faccount ffor fmost fof fthe fnational fwealth
finCanada.
FALSE
18. The frecent fshift fin femployment ffrom fextractive findustries fto fservice
findustriesfhasincreased fthe fneed f for finnovative fthinking fwithin forganizations.
ty
TRUE
19. Moving ffrom fa ffactor-based fto fa fknowledge-based feconomy fis fa ftrend fwitnessed
fonlyfinNorth America.
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FALSE
20. With fan fincreased freliance fon fknowledge fworkers, forganizations falso fstart fto
ffacechallenges fassociated fwith femployees fhiding fand fwithholding fknowledge.
fTRUE
21. Educational fattainment fis fthe faverage facademic flevel frequired fto fwork fat fa fparticular fjob.
FALSE
22. Educational fattainment fis fkeeping fpace fwith fthefgrowing fknowledge-based feconomy.
FALSE
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