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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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2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes
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that 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
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goals, 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
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HR related tasks.
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TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major
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business 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
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in 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
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consider their employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top
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50 Best Managed Companies."
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10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same
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across the country.
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11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, including
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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
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and multicultural population.
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13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes through
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organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
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, 14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation
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within the organization is an example of a progressive human resource
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strategy.
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15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit
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more 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
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effective knowledge management.
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17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
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wealth in Canada.
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18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service
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industries has increased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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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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20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start
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to face challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding
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knowledge. TRUE
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21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular
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job.
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22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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, Chapter01 u
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Strategic Human Resource Management
ju pl ju u
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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
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that 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
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goals, 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
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HR related tasks.
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TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major
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business 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
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in 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
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consider their employees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top
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50 Best Managed Companies."
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TRUE
10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same
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across the country.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, including
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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
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and multicultural population.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes through
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organizations like the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
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, 14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation
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within the organization is an example of a progressive human resource
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strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit
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more 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
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effective 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
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industries 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
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to face challenges associated with employees hiding and withholding
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knowledge. TRUE
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21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular
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job.
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22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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