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, Chapter 01bb
Strategic Human Resource
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Management
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True / False Questions
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1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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TRUE
2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes that
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human resource management aims to support and enable.
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TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals,
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product- market plans, technology, and innovation.
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FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations
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have a dedicated human resource department.
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FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR
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related tasks.
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TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major business
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activity, and employee.
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FALSE
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,7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expenses in
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many organizations.
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FALSE
8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing
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on the basis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider
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their employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best
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Managed Companies."
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TRUE
10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same across
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the country.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business,
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including historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own
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competitiveness and productivity levels.
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FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location and
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multicultural population.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes
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through organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma
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Certification.
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FALSE
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, 14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation within
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the organization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit more
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from flexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
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entrepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more effective
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knowledge management.
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TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
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wealth in Canada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industries
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has increased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge-based economy is a trend witnessed
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only in North America.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start to
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face challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowledge.
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TRUE
21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
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FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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, Chapter 01bb
Strategic Human Resource
bb bb bb
Management
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True / False Questions
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1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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TRUE
2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes that
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human resource management aims to support and enable.
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals,
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product- market plans, technology, and innovation.
bb bb bb bb bb bb
FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations
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have a dedicated human resource department.
bb bb bb bb bb bb
FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR
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related tasks.
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TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major business
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activity, and employee.
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FALSE
1-2
,7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expenses in
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
many organizations.
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FALSE
8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing
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on the basis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider
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their employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
Managed Companies."
bb bb
TRUE
10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same across
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the country.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business,
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including historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
competitiveness and productivity levels.
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FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location and
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
multicultural population.
bb bb
FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes
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through organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
Certification.
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FALSE
1-3
, 14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation within
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the organization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit more
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
from flexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
entrepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more effective
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
knowledge management.
bb bb
TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
wealth in Canada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industries
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has increased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge-based economy is a trend witnessed
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only in North America.
bb bb bb bb
FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start to
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face challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowledge.
bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
TRUE
21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
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FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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