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,Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management
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1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source
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of value to their organizations.
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2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeabl
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e, easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
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3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
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4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the rig
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ht knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
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5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match th
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e individual's goals.
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6) Important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees
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in salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-
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related pay. y5
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7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
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, 8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the so
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le responsibility of managers within the organization.
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9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
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10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage
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in evidence-based HRM.
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11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
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12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
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13) Non-
traditional workers e.g. contractors and temporary workers, currently represent more th
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an 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
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14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is call
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ed outsourcing.
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,Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management
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1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source
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of value to their organizations.
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2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeabl
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e, easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
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3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
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4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the rig
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ht knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
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5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match th
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e individual's goals.
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6) Important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees
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in salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-
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related pay. y5
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7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
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, 8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the so
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le responsibility of managers within the organization.
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9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
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10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage
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in evidence-based HRM.
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11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
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12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
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13) Non-
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an 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
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14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is call
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ed outsourcing.
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