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Canadian Edition by Gary Dessler
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Chapters 1 - 17
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. TV


Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the questi
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on.
1) Human resources management refers to:
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A) the management of people in organizations.
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B) concepts and techniques for organizing work activities.
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C) all managerial activities.
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D) concepts and techniques used in leading people at work.
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E) management techniques for controlling people at work.
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2) The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm's workers is known as:
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B) management's philosophy. TV


C) human capital. TV


D) production capital. TV


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3) Human resources practices that support strategy include:
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A) performance management. TV


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D) staffing practices. TV


E) rewards practices. TV




4) A company utilizes a system to measure the impact of Human Resources which balances measures r
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elating to financial results, customers, internal business processes and human capital management. This sys
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tem is knows as the:
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A) HRIS.
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C) Human Capital Index. TV TV


D) balanced scorecard. TV


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5) You have been tasked with building employee engagement at the firm you work for. Strategic
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human resources initiatives you would consider implementing include:
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A) employee recognition programs and management development programs.
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D) employee relations activity. TV TV


E) job design indicators.
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6) HR department staff members are traditionally involved in key operational responsibilities. Which
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of the
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A) setting goals and objectives
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B) collecting metrics TV


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7) Being completely familiar with employment legislation, HR policies and procedures, collective agr
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eements, and the outcome of recent arbitration hearings and court decisions is most closely related with wh
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ich of the following HR activities?
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A) serving as a consultant TV TV TV


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8) The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle specified functions on a permanent b
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asis is known as
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B) payroll and benefits administration.
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D) outsourcing.
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9) The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with ex
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ternal TV opportunities and threats in order to maintain competitive advantage is known as
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B) strategy.
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10) Rita is the HR Director of a manufacturing company. She recently undertook research to identif
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y competitor compensation and incentive plans, information about pending legislative changes and availab
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ility of talent in the labour market for the upcoming strategic planning meeting. Rita was conducting:
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B) an employee engagement survey.
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C) an external market survey.
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D) an envrionmental study.
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E) an external opportunities/threats study.
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11) The HR manager of Smith & Yu company was heavily involved in a downsizing exercise of the co
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mpany's sales force due to an economic downturn. He was also involved in arranging for outplacement ser
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vices and employee retention programs as well as restructuring of the business following the downsizing. T
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his is an example of HR's role in:
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12) The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that are widely shared by members of an organization are
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E) the pervading atmosphere.
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