Multipleb Choiceb Questions
26. Thebpolicies,bpractices,bandbsystemsbthatbinfluencebemployees'bbehavior,battitudes,bandbperf
ormancebconstitute:
A. supplybchainbmanagement.
B. materialsbmanagement.
C. humanbresourcebmanagement.
D. laborblaws.
E. equalbemploymentbopportunity.
Humanbresourcebmanagementb(HRM)bcomprisesbthebpolicies,bpractices,bandbsystemsbthatbi
nfluencebemployees'bbehavior,battitudes,bandbperformance.bManybcompaniesbreferbtobHRMb
asbinvolvingb"peoplebpractices."
AACSB:bAnalytic
bBlooms:bRemembe
rbDifficulty:b1bEasy
LearningbObjective:b01-01bDefinebhumanbresourcebmanagement,bandbexplainbhowbHRMbcontributesbtobanborganization's
perfomance
bTopic:bHumanbResourcesbandbCompanybPerformanc
e
,27. Thebconceptbofb"humanbresourcebmanagement"bimpliesbthatbemployees:
A. arebinterchangeable.
B. arebeasilybreplaceable.
C. arebabnecessarybexpensebtobprocessbworkbdemands.
D. arebresourcesbwhobaddbeconomicbvaluebtobtheborganization.
E. arebsecondarybtoballbelementsbofbeconomicbcapitalblikebcashbandbtechnology.
Thebconceptbofb"humanbresourcebmanagement"bimpliesbthatbemployeesbarebresourcesbofbt
hebemployer.bAsbabtypebofbresource,bhumanbcapitalbmeansbthebemployeebcharacteristicsbth
atbcanbaddbeconomicbvaluebtobtheborganization.bThisbviewbmeansbemployeesbinbtoday'sborg
anizationsbarebnotbinterchangeable,beasilybreplacedbpartsbofbabsystembbutbthebsourcebof
thebcompany'sbsuccessborbfailure.
AACSB:bAnalytic
bBlooms:bRemembe
rbDifficulty:b1bEasy
LearningbObjective:b01-01bDefinebhumanbresourcebmanagement,bandbexplainbhowbHRMbcontributesbtobanborganization's
performance
Topic:bHumanbResourcesbandbCompanybPerformanc
b
e
,28. Asbabtypebofbresource,bhumanbcapitalbrefersbtobthe:
A. wages,bbenefits,bandbotherbcostsbincurredbinbsupportbofbHRbfunctionsbinbanborganization.
B. cash,bequipment,btechnology,bandbfacilitiesbthatbtheborganizationbuses.
C. tax-deferredbvaluebofbanbemployee’sb401(k)bplan.
D. employeebcharacteristicsbthatbaddbeconomicbvaluebtobtheborganization.
E. totalbbudgetballocatedbtobthebHRbdepartmentbinbanborganization.
Asbabtypebofbresource,bhumanbcapitalbmeansbtheborganization’sbemployees,bdescribedbinbter
msbofbtheirbtraining,bexperience,bjudgment,bintelligence,brelationships,bandbinsight—
thebemployeebcharacteristicsbthatbcanbaddbeconomicbvaluebtobtheborganization.
AACSB:bAnalytic
Blooms:bRemembe
b
rbDifficulty:b2bMediu
m
LearningbObjective:b01-01bDefinebhumanbresourcebmanagement,bandbexplainbhowbHRMbcontributesbtobanborganization's
performance
Topic:bHumanbResourcesbandbCompanybPerformanc
b
e
, 29. Thebtermb
isbusedbtobdescribebthebemployeesbofbanborganizationbinbtermsbofbtheir
btraining,bexperience,bjudgment,bintelligence,brelationships,bandbinsight.
A. performancebmanagement
B. humanbcapital
C. development
D. traditionalbmanagement
E. workingbcapital
Asbabtypebofbresource,bhumanbcapitalbmeansbtheborganization’sbemployees,bdescribedbinbt
ermsbofbtheirbtraining,bexperience,bjudgment,bintelligence,brelationships,bandbinsight—the
employeebcharacteristicsbthatbcanbaddbeconomicbvaluebtobtheborganization.
AACSB:bAnalytic
bBlooms:bRemembe
rbDifficulty:b1bEasy
LearningbObjective:b01-01bDefinebhumanbresourcebmanagement,bandbexplainbhowbHRMbcontributesbtobanborganization's
performance
Topic:bHumanbResourcesbandbCompanybPerformanc
b
e