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TEST BANK For
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Human Resources Management in Canada 15th
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Canadian Edition by Gary Dessler
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Chapters 1 - 17
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Answers are at the end of each Chapter
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. mj


Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question
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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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2) The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm's workers is known as:
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3) Human resources practices that support strategy include:
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4) A company utilizes a system to measure the impact of Human Resources which balances measures relati
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ng to financial results, customers, internal business processes and human capital management. This system is
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A) HRIS.
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5) You have been tasked with building employee engagement at the firm you work for. Strategic hu
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man resources initiatives you would consider implementing include:
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A) employee recognition programs and management development programs.
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6) HR department staff members are traditionally involved in key operational responsibilities. Which of t
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he following is an operational responsibility?
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7) Being completely familiar with employment legislation, HR policies and procedures, collective agree
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ments, and the outcome of recent arbitration hearings and court decisions is most closely related with which o
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f the following HR activities?
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8) The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle specified functions on a permanent basis
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is known as
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9) The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with exter
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nal opportunities and threats in order to maintain competitive advantage is known as
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10) Rita is the HR Director of a manufacturing company. She recently undertook research to identify c
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ompetitor compensation and incentive plans, information about pending legislative changes and availability o
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f 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 compa
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ny's sales force due to an economic downturn. He was also involved in arranging for outplacement services a
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nd employee retention programs as well as restructuring of the business following the downsizing. This is an ex
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ample 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 kno
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B) the strategic plan.
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C) the mission statement.
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E) the pervading atmosphere.
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