, Test bank Human Resource Management 13Ed
f f f f f
Student: f f f
1. People fare fthe fcommon felement fin fall fsocial forganizations.
True False
2. Organizational fgoals fare fan forganization's fshort- fand flong-term fgoals fthat
fhumanfresourcemanagement faims fto fsupport fand f enable.
True False
3. The ffield fof fhuman fresource fmanagement fis fnot frelated fto fkey forganizational
fgoals,fproduct-market fplans, ftechnology, fand finnovation.
True False
4. Human fresource fmanagement fis fcentral fto fall forganizations fand fall
forganizationsfhave fadedicated fhuman fresource fdepartment.
True False
5. A f new fventure f or fmicro-business fwould f initially f have f the fentrepreneur f perform f HR frelated
f tasks.
True False
,6. Strategies ffor fbusinesses fare fformulated fat fthree flevels: fcorporate, fa fmajor
fbusinessfactivity, fandemployee.
True False
7. Employee fsalaries fmay faccount ffor fmore fthan f65% fof fthe foperating fexpenses
finfmanyorganizations.
True False
8. Using fthe ffocus fstrategy, fa ffirm fconcentrates fon fa fsegment fof fthe fmarket. fThe ffirm fmay
fcompeteon fthe fbasis fof feither fdifferentiation for fcost fleadership.
True False
9. Many forganizations fare fnow fincluding fspecific fstrategies fthat fdirectly fconsider
ftheir femployees,such fas fa fstrategy fto fbecome fone fof fCanada's f"Top f50 fBest
fManaged fCompanies."
True False
10. Boom fand fbust feconomic fcycles fare fexperienced fthe fsame facross fthe f country.
True False
11. Economic fforces fare fdefined fas feconomic ffactors ffacing fCanadian fbusiness, fincluding
fhistorical ftrends, fglobal ftrade fforces, fand fthe fforce fto fincrease fone's fown
fcompetitiveness fand fproductivitylevels.
True False
, 12. Canada's f international f trade f advantage f is f due f to f its f geographical f location f and
f multi-fculturalpopulation.
True False
13. Companies fcan fgain faccreditation fin fproductivity foptimization fprocesses fthrough forganizations
flikethe fInternational fAssociation ffor fSix fSigma f Certification.
True False
14. Recruitingordeveloping finnovative f staff f to f createacultureofinnovation f within
f theorganizationis fan fexample fof fa fprogressive fhuman fresource f strategy.
True False
15. In ffirms fwith fnon-routine fproduction fprocesses f(such fas fadvertising ffirms for fsoftware
fdevelopers),flexible f human f resource f practices f that f nurture f creativity, f innovation,
f and fentrepreneurship fmay f add fmore f value.
True False
16. Knowledge f Management f is f an f outcome f of f digital f information fsystems.
True False
17. All fservice f industries f combined f currently faccount ffor fmore fthan f 75% f of fthe
fgrossfdomesticproduct f(GDP) fin fCanada.
True False
f f f f f
Student: f f f
1. People fare fthe fcommon felement fin fall fsocial forganizations.
True False
2. Organizational fgoals fare fan forganization's fshort- fand flong-term fgoals fthat
fhumanfresourcemanagement faims fto fsupport fand f enable.
True False
3. The ffield fof fhuman fresource fmanagement fis fnot frelated fto fkey forganizational
fgoals,fproduct-market fplans, ftechnology, fand finnovation.
True False
4. Human fresource fmanagement fis fcentral fto fall forganizations fand fall
forganizationsfhave fadedicated fhuman fresource fdepartment.
True False
5. A f new fventure f or fmicro-business fwould f initially f have f the fentrepreneur f perform f HR frelated
f tasks.
True False
,6. Strategies ffor fbusinesses fare fformulated fat fthree flevels: fcorporate, fa fmajor
fbusinessfactivity, fandemployee.
True False
7. Employee fsalaries fmay faccount ffor fmore fthan f65% fof fthe foperating fexpenses
finfmanyorganizations.
True False
8. Using fthe ffocus fstrategy, fa ffirm fconcentrates fon fa fsegment fof fthe fmarket. fThe ffirm fmay
fcompeteon fthe fbasis fof feither fdifferentiation for fcost fleadership.
True False
9. Many forganizations fare fnow fincluding fspecific fstrategies fthat fdirectly fconsider
ftheir femployees,such fas fa fstrategy fto fbecome fone fof fCanada's f"Top f50 fBest
fManaged fCompanies."
True False
10. Boom fand fbust feconomic fcycles fare fexperienced fthe fsame facross fthe f country.
True False
11. Economic fforces fare fdefined fas feconomic ffactors ffacing fCanadian fbusiness, fincluding
fhistorical ftrends, fglobal ftrade fforces, fand fthe fforce fto fincrease fone's fown
fcompetitiveness fand fproductivitylevels.
True False
, 12. Canada's f international f trade f advantage f is f due f to f its f geographical f location f and
f multi-fculturalpopulation.
True False
13. Companies fcan fgain faccreditation fin fproductivity foptimization fprocesses fthrough forganizations
flikethe fInternational fAssociation ffor fSix fSigma f Certification.
True False
14. Recruitingordeveloping finnovative f staff f to f createacultureofinnovation f within
f theorganizationis fan fexample fof fa fprogressive fhuman fresource f strategy.
True False
15. In ffirms fwith fnon-routine fproduction fprocesses f(such fas fadvertising ffirms for fsoftware
fdevelopers),flexible f human f resource f practices f that f nurture f creativity, f innovation,
f and fentrepreneurship fmay f add fmore f value.
True False
16. Knowledge f Management f is f an f outcome f of f digital f information fsystems.
True False
17. All fservice f industries f combined f currently faccount ffor fmore fthan f 75% f of fthe
fgrossfdomesticproduct f(GDP) fin fCanada.
True False
