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Barry Gerhart, Patrick M. Wright
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3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
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4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
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9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
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evidence-based HRM. kx
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11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
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12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
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Human Resource Management 6CE Sandra Steen, Raymond Andrew Noe, John R. Hollenbeck,
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Barry Gerhart, Patrick M. Wright
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Chapter 1-11Answers are at the Eand of Each Chapter
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1) Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of
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value to their organizations.
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2) The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are interchangeable,
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easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
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3) No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
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4) Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right
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knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
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5) Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the
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individual's goals. kx
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salary or wages, as opposed to bonuses, commissions, and other performance-related pay.
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7) The shift to self-service requires HR to spend more time on day-to-day transactional tasks.
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8) Compliance with laws and regulations is not an HR responsibility, but rather the sole
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responsibility of managers within the organization.kx kx kx kx kx
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9) HR is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.
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10) As part of its strategic role, one of the key contributions HR can make is to engage in
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evidence-based HRM. kx
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11) Canada underperforms the United States with respect to productivity.
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12) HRM should have a significant role in carrying out a merger or acquisition.
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