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, Human Resource Management: Giving a Competitive Advantage 9th
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Edition
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Chapter 1-11 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
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Student name:
1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
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⊚ false
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2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
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easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
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⊚ false
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3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
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⊚ 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.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 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.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
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⊚ false
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8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
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9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
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⊚ false
10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage in
evidence-based HRM.
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11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
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12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
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, 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.
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14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is called
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outsourcing.
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⊚ false
15) Recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
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16) HR activities are carried out exclusively by HR specialists in small organizations.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Canada's labour force is aging.
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18) Mobile devices are increasingly being used to access HR processes, information, and
collaborative tools.
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TEST BANK
S
, Human Resource Management: Giving a Competitive Advantage 9th
TE
Edition
S
Chapter 1-11 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
TB
Student name:
1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
A
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
KS
easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
⊚ true
⊚ false
O
3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
⊚ true
LU
⊚ 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.
TI
⊚ true
⊚ false
O
5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
N
⊚ true
⊚ false
S
, 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.
TE
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
S
⊚ true
⊚ false
TB
8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
⊚ true
A
⊚ false
N
9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
⊚ true
KS
⊚ false
10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage in
evidence-based HRM.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LU
11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TI
12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
⊚ true
O
⊚ false
N
S
, 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.
TE
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is called
S
outsourcing.
⊚ true
TB
⊚ false
15) Recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
A
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
16) HR activities are carried out exclusively by HR specialists in small organizations.
KS
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Canada's labour force is aging.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LU
18) Mobile devices are increasingly being used to access HR processes, information, and
collaborative tools.
⊚ true
TI
⊚ false
O
N
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