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,TEST BANK Human Resource Management 6th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management
1) Managershandheconomistshtraditionallyhhavehseenhhumanhresourcehmanagementhashahsourcehofh
valuehtohtheirhorganizations.
⊚h true
⊚h false
2) Thehconcepthofh"humanhresourcehmanagement"himplieshthathemployeesharehinterchangeable,h
easilyhreplacedhassetshthathshouldhbehmanagedhlikehanyhotherhphysicalhasset.
⊚h true
⊚h false
3) Nohtwohhumanhresourcehdepartmentshwillhhavehpreciselyhthehsamehroleshandhresponsibilities.
⊚h true
⊚h false
4) Recruitmenthrefershtohthehprocesshbyhwhichhanhorganizationhselectshapplicantshwithhthehrighthk
nowledge,hskills,handhabilitieshtohhelphthehorganizationhachievehitshgoals.
⊚h true
⊚h false
5) Performancehmanagementhrequireshthathemployeehactivitieshandhoutputshmatchhthehi
ndividual'shgoals.
⊚h true
⊚h false
6) Importanthdecisionshinhplanninghpayhandhbenefitshincludehhowhmuchhtohofferhemployeeshinhs
alaryhorhwages,hashopposedhtohbonuses,hcommissions,handhotherhperformance-relatedhpay.
⊚h true
⊚h false
7) Thehshifthtohself-servicehrequireshHRhtohspendhmorehtimehonhday-to-dayhtransactionalhtasks.
⊚h true
⊚h false
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, 8) CompliancehwithhlawshandhregulationshishnothanhHRhresponsibility,hbuthratherhthehsolehr
esponsibilityhofhmanagershwithinhthehorganization.
⊚h true
⊚h false
9) HRhishincreasinglyhbecominghahpurelyhadministrativehfunction.
⊚h true
⊚h false
10) Ashparthofhitshstrategichrole,honehofhthehkeyhcontributionshHRhcanhmakehishtohengagehinhe
vidence-basedhHRM.
⊚h true
⊚h false
11) CanadahunderperformshthehUnitedhStateshwithhrespecthtohproductivity.
⊚h true
⊚h false
12) HRMhshouldhhavehahsignificanthrolehinhcarryinghouthahmergerhorhacquisition.
⊚h true
⊚h false
13) Non-
traditionalhworkershe.g.hcontractorshandhtemporaryhworkers,hcurrentlyhrepresenthmorehthanh5
0hpercenthofhthehworkforce,handhthishpercentagehishexpectedhtohincreasehsignificantly.
⊚h true
⊚h false
14) Settinghuphahbusinesshenterprisehinhanotherhcountryh(e.g.hbuildinghahfactoryhinhChina)hishcalledho
utsourcing.
⊚h true
⊚h false
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,TEST BANK Human Resource Management 6th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management
1) Managershandheconomistshtraditionallyhhavehseenhhumanhresourcehmanagementhashahsourcehofh
valuehtohtheirhorganizations.
⊚h true
⊚h false
2) Thehconcepthofh"humanhresourcehmanagement"himplieshthathemployeesharehinterchangeable,h
easilyhreplacedhassetshthathshouldhbehmanagedhlikehanyhotherhphysicalhasset.
⊚h true
⊚h false
3) Nohtwohhumanhresourcehdepartmentshwillhhavehpreciselyhthehsamehroleshandhresponsibilities.
⊚h true
⊚h false
4) Recruitmenthrefershtohthehprocesshbyhwhichhanhorganizationhselectshapplicantshwithhthehrighthk
nowledge,hskills,handhabilitieshtohhelphthehorganizationhachievehitshgoals.
⊚h true
⊚h false
5) Performancehmanagementhrequireshthathemployeehactivitieshandhoutputshmatchhthehi
ndividual'shgoals.
⊚h true
⊚h false
6) Importanthdecisionshinhplanninghpayhandhbenefitshincludehhowhmuchhtohofferhemployeeshinhs
alaryhorhwages,hashopposedhtohbonuses,hcommissions,handhotherhperformance-relatedhpay.
⊚h true
⊚h false
7) Thehshifthtohself-servicehrequireshHRhtohspendhmorehtimehonhday-to-dayhtransactionalhtasks.
⊚h true
⊚h false
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, 8) CompliancehwithhlawshandhregulationshishnothanhHRhresponsibility,hbuthratherhthehsolehr
esponsibilityhofhmanagershwithinhthehorganization.
⊚h true
⊚h false
9) HRhishincreasinglyhbecominghahpurelyhadministrativehfunction.
⊚h true
⊚h false
10) Ashparthofhitshstrategichrole,honehofhthehkeyhcontributionshHRhcanhmakehishtohengagehinhe
vidence-basedhHRM.
⊚h true
⊚h false
11) CanadahunderperformshthehUnitedhStateshwithhrespecthtohproductivity.
⊚h true
⊚h false
12) HRMhshouldhhavehahsignificanthrolehinhcarryinghouthahmergerhorhacquisition.
⊚h true
⊚h false
13) Non-
traditionalhworkershe.g.hcontractorshandhtemporaryhworkers,hcurrentlyhrepresenthmorehthanh5
0hpercenthofhthehworkforce,handhthishpercentagehishexpectedhtohincreasehsignificantly.
⊚h true
⊚h false
14) Settinghuphahbusinesshenterprisehinhanotherhcountryh(e.g.hbuildinghahfactoryhinhChina)hishcalledho
utsourcing.
⊚h true
⊚h false
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