Test Bank for Canadian Human Resource Management 12th Edition ( AuthorSchwind)

Human,Resource,Management


Test Bank and Solutions for Canadian
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Human Resource Management 12th
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Chapter,01
Strategic,Human,Resource,Management




True,/,False,Questions


1.,People,are,the,common,element,in,all,social,organizations.
TRUE


2. Organizational,goals,are,an,organization's,short-,and,long-
term,outcomes,that,human,resource,management,aims,to,support,and,enable.
TRUE

3. The,field,of,human,resource,management,is,unrelated,to,key,organizational,goals,,productm
arket,plans,,technology,,and,innovation.
FALSE


4. Since,human,resource,management,is,central,to,all,organizations,,all,organizations,have,a,de
dicated,human,resource,department.
FALSE


5. A,new,venture,or,micro-
business,might,initially,have,the,entrepreneur,perform,HR,related,tasks.
TRUE


6. Strategies,for,businesses,are,formulated,at,three,levels:,corporate,,a,major,business,activity,,
and,employee.
FALSE




7. Employee,salaries,may,account,for,more,than,65%,of,the,operating,expenses,in,many,organi
zations.
FALSE


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8. Using,the,focus,strategy,,a,firm,concentrates,on,a,segment,of,the,market,,competing,on,the,b
asis,of,either,differentiation,or,cost,leadership.
TRUE


9. Many,organizations,are,now,including,specific,strategies,that,directly,consider,their,employ
ees,,such,as,a,strategy,to,become,one,of,Canada's,"Top,50,Best,Managed
Companies."
TRUE


10. Economic,boom,and,bust,business,cycles,are,experienced,the,way,same,across,the,country.
FALSE


11. Economic,forces,are,defined,as,economic,factors,facing,Canadian,business,,including,histori
cal,trends,,global,trade,forces,,and,the,force,to,increase,one's,own,competitiveness,and,produ
ctivity,levels.
FALSE

12. Canada's,international,trade,advantage,is,due,to,its,geographical,location,and,multicultural,p
opulation.
FALSE

13. Companies,can,gain,accreditation,in,productivity,optimization,processes,through,organizati
ons,like,the,International,Association,for,Six,Sigma,Certification.
FALSE
14. Recruiting,or,developing,innovative,staff,to,create,a,culture,of,innovation,within,the,organiz
ation,is,an,example,of,a,progressive,human,resource,strategy.
TRUE


15. Firms,with,nonroutine,production,processes,(such,as,advertising,firms),,benefit,more,from,fl
exible,human,resource,practices,that,nurture,creativity,,innovation,,and,entrepreneurship,tha
n,those,that,focus,on,predicting,employee,performance.
TRUE

16. Integrating,digital,information,systems,has,allowed,for,more,effective,knowledge,managem
ent.
TRUE




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17. Primary,and,extractive,industries,currently,account,for,most,of,the,national,wealth,in,Canada
.
FALSE


18. The,recent,shift,in,employment,from,extractive,industries,to,service,industries,has,increased,
the,need,for,innovative,thinking,within,organizations.
TRUE

19. Moving,from,a,factor-based,to,a,knowledge-
based,economy,is,a,trend,witnessed,only,in,North,America.
FALSE


20. With,an,increased,reliance,on,knowledge,workers,,organizations,also,start,to,face,challenges
,associated,with,employees,hiding,and,withholding,knowledge.

TRUE


21. Educational,attainment,is,the,average,academic,level,required,to,work,at,a,particular,job.
FALSE


22. Educational,attainment,is,keeping,pace,with,the,growing,knowledge-based,economy.
FALSE
23. The,set,of,employability,skills,identified,by,the,Corporate,Council,on,Education,consist,of
basic,academic,skills,,personal,management,skills,,and,teamwork,skills
TRUE

24. The,aging,population,impacts,human,resource,management,the,same,way,across,all,geograp
hical,locations.
FALSE


25. The,growing,population,of,youth,workers,entering,the,Canadian,workforce,has,implications,
for,Canada,on,a,global,scale.
FALSE

26. In,today's,workplace,,leaders,may,be,faced,with,up,to,five,generations,of,workersGeneration
,Z,,Generation,Y,,Generation,X,,Baby,boomers,,and,Traditionalists.

TRUE



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