Test Bank For Human Resources Management in Canada EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST 2025
Human Resources Management (HRM) -CORRECT ANSWER-The management of people in
organizations to drive successful organizational performance and achievement of the
organization's strategic goals
Human Capital -CORRECT ANSWER-The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise
of an organization's workforce
Scientific Management -CORRECT ANSWER-The process of "scientifically" analyzing
manufacturing processes, reducing production costs, and compensating employees based
on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement -CORRECT ANSWER-A management philosophy focusing inn
concern for people and productivity
Outsourcing -CORRECT ANSWER-The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle
specified business functions on a permanent basis
Employee Engagement -CORRECT ANSWER-The emotional and intellectual involvement of
employees in their work, such as intensity, focus, and involvement in his or her job and
organization
Strategy -CORRECT ANSWER-The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths
and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive
advantage
,Change Agents -CORRECT ANSWER-Specialists who lead the organization and its employees
through organizational change
Environmental Scanning -CORRECT ANSWER-Identifying and analyzing external opportunities
and threats that may be crucial to the organization's success
Metrics -CORRECT ANSWER-Statistics used to measure activities and results
Balanced Scorecard -CORRECT ANSWER-A measurement system that translates an
organization's strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures
Productivity -CORRECT ANSWER-The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods and services)
to its inputs (people, capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping, forestry, and
mining
Secondary Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in public administration, personal and
business services, finance, trade, public utilities, and transportation/communications
Traditionalists -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born before 1946
Baby Boomers -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born since 1980
, Contingent/Non-Standard Workers -CORRECT ANSWER-Workers who do not have regular
full-time employment status
Globalization -CORRECT ANSWER-The emergence of a single global market for most products
and services
Organizational Culture -CORRECT ANSWER-The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that
are widely shared by members of an organization
Organizational Climate -CORRECT ANSWER-The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an
organization and its impact on employees
Empowerment -CORRECT ANSWER-Providing workers with the skills and authority to make
decisions that would traditionally be made by managers
Certification -CORRECT ANSWER-Recognition for having met certain professional standards
Regulations -CORRECT ANSWER-Legally binding rules established by special regulatory
bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation
Charter of Rights and Freedoms -CORRECT ANSWER-Federal law enacted in 1982 that
guarantees fundamental freedoms to all Canadians
Equality Rights -CORRECT ANSWER-Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which
guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination
Human Rights Legislation -CORRECT ANSWER-Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits
intentional and unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in the delivery of
goods and services
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST 2025
Human Resources Management (HRM) -CORRECT ANSWER-The management of people in
organizations to drive successful organizational performance and achievement of the
organization's strategic goals
Human Capital -CORRECT ANSWER-The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise
of an organization's workforce
Scientific Management -CORRECT ANSWER-The process of "scientifically" analyzing
manufacturing processes, reducing production costs, and compensating employees based
on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement -CORRECT ANSWER-A management philosophy focusing inn
concern for people and productivity
Outsourcing -CORRECT ANSWER-The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle
specified business functions on a permanent basis
Employee Engagement -CORRECT ANSWER-The emotional and intellectual involvement of
employees in their work, such as intensity, focus, and involvement in his or her job and
organization
Strategy -CORRECT ANSWER-The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths
and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive
advantage
,Change Agents -CORRECT ANSWER-Specialists who lead the organization and its employees
through organizational change
Environmental Scanning -CORRECT ANSWER-Identifying and analyzing external opportunities
and threats that may be crucial to the organization's success
Metrics -CORRECT ANSWER-Statistics used to measure activities and results
Balanced Scorecard -CORRECT ANSWER-A measurement system that translates an
organization's strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures
Productivity -CORRECT ANSWER-The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods and services)
to its inputs (people, capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping, forestry, and
mining
Secondary Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector -CORRECT ANSWER-Jobs in public administration, personal and
business services, finance, trade, public utilities, and transportation/communications
Traditionalists -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born before 1946
Baby Boomers -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y -CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals born since 1980
, Contingent/Non-Standard Workers -CORRECT ANSWER-Workers who do not have regular
full-time employment status
Globalization -CORRECT ANSWER-The emergence of a single global market for most products
and services
Organizational Culture -CORRECT ANSWER-The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that
are widely shared by members of an organization
Organizational Climate -CORRECT ANSWER-The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an
organization and its impact on employees
Empowerment -CORRECT ANSWER-Providing workers with the skills and authority to make
decisions that would traditionally be made by managers
Certification -CORRECT ANSWER-Recognition for having met certain professional standards
Regulations -CORRECT ANSWER-Legally binding rules established by special regulatory
bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation
Charter of Rights and Freedoms -CORRECT ANSWER-Federal law enacted in 1982 that
guarantees fundamental freedoms to all Canadians
Equality Rights -CORRECT ANSWER-Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which
guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination
Human Rights Legislation -CORRECT ANSWER-Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits
intentional and unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in the delivery of
goods and services
