Instructor Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5th Edition by Gary Dessler

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Trueg/gFalsegQuestions



1. Angindividualgwhogisgactivelygseekinggemploymentgisgagpartgofgangorganization'sgexternalgl
aborgmarket.


True False


2. ThegmembersgofgGenerationgXgaregcharacterizedgbygtheirgcomfortgwithgtheglatestgtechnology,g
andgthegneedgtogbegnoticed,grespected,gandginvolved.


True False


3. IndividualsgwhogarrivegingthegUnitedgStatesgwithoutgmeetinggtheglegalgrequirementsgforgimmigra
tiongorgasylumgaregreferredgtogasgundocumentedgimmigrants.


True False


4. Mostgorganizationsgareglookinggforgeducationalgachievementsgtogfindgemployeesgwhogcanghand
legagvarietygofgresponsibilities,ginteractgwithgcustomers,gandgthinkgcreatively.


True False


5. Aglargeggapgexistsgbetweengthegsocialgsystemgandgthegtechnicalgsystemginghigh-
performancegworkgsystems.


True False




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6. Knowledgegworkersgingangorganizationgdognotgworkgdirectlygwithgcustomers.


True False


7. Skilledgknowledgegworkersggenerallygdognotghavegjobgopportunitiesgingagslowgeconomy.


True False


8. Successfulgorganizationsgtreatgallgtheirgworkersgasgknowledgegworkers.


True False


9. Thegusegofgemployeegempowermentghasgshiftedgthegrecruitinggfocusgawaygfromggeneralgcogni
tivegandginterpersonalgskillsgtowardgtechnicalgskills.


True False


10. Teamworkggivesgemployeesgthegauthoritygandgabilitygtogdecidegonghowgtogdogtheirgwork.


True False


11. Virtualgteamsgrelygongcommunicationsgtechnologygsuchgasgvideoconferences,ge-
mail,gandgcellgphonesgtogkeepgingtouchgandgcoordinategactivities.


True False


12. Traditionalgmanagementgthinkinggtreatedghumangresourcegmanagementgprimarilygasgagmeans
gtogsupportgagcompany'sgstrategy.



True False


13. Whengtwogcompaniesgmerge,gHRMgplaysgangimportantgrolegthatgincludesgpreparinggemployee
sgtogresolvegconflicts.


True False




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14. LauriegCorp.,gagmajorgwatchgmanufacturer,gpurchasesgSmithgInc.,gagsmallergcompanygthatgm
akesgwatchgbands.gFollowinggthisgpurchase,gthegwatchgbandgoperationsgaregperformedgbygt
hegSmithgDivisiongofgLauriegCorp.gThisgscenariogisgangexamplegofgangacquisition.


True False


15. Whengtwogfirmsgingonegindustrygjoingtogethergtogholdgaggreatergsharegofgthegindustry,gitgreprese
ntsgagconsolidation.


True False


16. Totalgqualitygmanagementgisgintendedgtogbringgaboutgagcontinuousgprocessgofgqu
alitygimprovement.


True False


17. Totalgqualitygmanagementgproposesgthatgeverygemployeegingthegorganizationgreceivegtrainin
ggingquality.


True False


18. Early-retirementgprogramsgaregonegofgthegmostgeffectivegapproachesgtogdownsizing.


True False


19. Angorganizationgundergoesgreengineeringgbygreviewinggthegcriticalgfeaturesgofgitsgproductgdesigns.


True False


20. AgNewgYorkgCity-basedgcompanygshiftsgitsgwarehousesgandgoperationsgtogaglow-
rentgareagthatgisg50gmilesgaway.gThisgisgangexamplegofgoffshoring.


True False




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21. Rajeev,gangIndiangcitizen,gworksgforgangautomobilegcompanygingIndia.gCurrently,ghegisgingthegUni
tedgStatesgtogworkgongagprojectgatgthegcompany'sgofficegingSaltgLakegCity,gUtah.gIngthisgscenario,
gRajeevgisgregardedgasgangexpatriate.



True False


22. Thegprocessinggandgtransmissiongofgdigitizedghumangresourceginformationgisgcalledgelectro
nicghumangresourcegmanagement.


True False


23. Undergthegnewgtypegofgpsychologicalgcontract,gorganizationsgexpectgemployeesgtogcontributegti
me,geffort,gskills,gabilities,gandgloyaltygingreturngforgjobgsecuritygandgopportunitiesgforgpromotio
ngwithingthegorganization.


True False


24. Employees'gjobgsecurityghasgincreasedgasgagresultgofgthegnewgpsychologicalgcontract.


True False


25. Ingthegcontextgofgalternativegworkgarrangements,gcontractgcompanygworkersgaregemployedgdire
ctlygbygagcompany.


True False


26. BestgAppliancesgwantsgtogimprovegthegqualitygofgandglowergthegcostsgingitsgservicegdepartment.g
Agstrategygbeinggconsideredginvolvesgdirectinggtechniciansgongexactlyghowgtogcompletegserviceg
calls,gwhichgshouldgimprovegcustomergservicegingadditiongtogloweringglaborgcosts.gIngaddition,gth
egtechniciansgwillgworkgundergagcontractgsogthegcompanygdoesn'tghavegtogpaygthegemployer'sgs
haregofgSocialgSecuritygforgthosegworkers.gIsgthisgagpossiblegstrategygforgBestgAppliancesgtogemp
loy?


True False




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