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G
O
LD
TU
TO
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,Human Resource Management: Giving a Competitive Advantage 9th
Edition
Chapter 1-11 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
G
Student name:
1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LD
2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
⊚ true
TU
⊚ false
3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
⊚ true
TO
⊚ false
4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
R
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
,6) Important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees in
salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-related pay.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
⊚ true
⊚ false
G
8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
⊚ true
O
⊚ false
LD
9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TU
10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage in
evidence-based HRM.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TO
11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
, 13) Non-traditional workers e.g. contractors and temporary workers, currently represent more
than 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is called
outsourcing.
⊚ true
⊚ false
G
15) Recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LD
16) HR activities are carried out exclusively by HR specialists in small organizations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TU
17) Canada's labour force is aging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TO
18) Mobile devices are increasingly being used to access HR processes, information, and
collaborative tools.
⊚ true
R
⊚ false
G
O
LD
TU
TO
R
,Human Resource Management: Giving a Competitive Advantage 9th
Edition
Chapter 1-11 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
G
Student name:
1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
value to their organizations.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LD
2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
⊚ true
TU
⊚ false
3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
⊚ true
TO
⊚ false
4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
R
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
individual's goals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
,6) Important decisions in planning pay and benefits include how much to offer employees in
salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-related pay.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
⊚ true
⊚ false
G
8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the sole
responsibility of managers within the organization.
⊚ true
O
⊚ false
LD
9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TU
10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage in
evidence-based HRM.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TO
11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
, 13) Non-traditional workers e.g. contractors and temporary workers, currently represent more
than 50 percent of the workforce, and this percentage is expected to increase significantly.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) Setting up a business enterprise in another country (e.g. building a factory in China) is called
outsourcing.
⊚ true
⊚ false
G
15) Recent surveys indicate that the general public and managers do not have positive
perceptions of the ethical conduct of businesses.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
LD
16) HR activities are carried out exclusively by HR specialists in small organizations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TU
17) Canada's labour force is aging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
TO
18) Mobile devices are increasingly being used to access HR processes, information, and
collaborative tools.
⊚ true
R
⊚ false
