Test Bank for Human Resource Management, 16th Edition by Gary Dessler.pdf

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tenth edition
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Chapter 1 m Part 1 Introduction
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The Strategic Role of
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Human Resource Management
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,After studying this chapter, you
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should be able to:
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1. Explain what human resource management (HR) is and how i
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t relates to the management process.
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2. Give at least eight examples of how managers can use HR
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3. Illustrate the HR management responsibilities of line and
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staff (HR) managers.
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4. Provide a good example that illustrates HR’s role in f
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ormulating and executing company strategy. m m m m




5. Write a short essay that addresses the topic: why metrics
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and measurement are crucial to today’s HR managers.
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6. Outline the plan of this book.
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, The Manager’s Human Resource Management
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Jobs
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– The five basic functions of planning, organizing, s
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taffing, leading, and controlling.
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➢ Human resource management (HRM)
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– The policies and practices involved in carrying out t
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he ―people‖ or human resource aspects of a manag
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ement position, including recruiting, screening, trai
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ning, rewarding, and appraising.
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, Personnel Aspects Of A Manager’s Job m m m m m




➢ Conducting job analyses (determining the nature of each
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➢ Planning labor needs and recruiting job candidates
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➢ Selecting job candidates m m




➢ Orienting and training new employees
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➢ Managing wages and salaries (compensating employees)
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➢ Providing incentives and benefits
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➢ Appraising performance m




➢ Communicating (interviewing, counseling, disciplining) m m m




➢ Training and developing managers
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➢ Building employee commitment
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