Human |Resource |Management
Test Bank and Solutions for Canadian
Human Resource Management 13th
Edition by Schwind
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,Human |Resource |Management
Chapter 01 |
Strategic Human Resource Management
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True |/ |False |Questions
1. People |are |the |common |element |in |all |social |organizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational |goals |are |an |organization's |short- |and |long-term |outcomes |that |human
|resource |management |aims |to |support |and |enable.
TRUE
3. The |field |of |human |resource |management |is |unrelated |to |key |organizational |goals, |product-
|market |plans, |technology, |and |innovation.
FALSE
4. Since |human |resource |management |is |central |to |all |organizations, |all |organizations |have |a
|dedicated |human |resource |department.
FALSE
5. A |new |venture |or |micro-business |might |initially |have |the |entrepreneur |perform |HR |related
|tasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies |for |businesses |are |formulated |at |three |levels: |corporate, |a |major |business |activity,
|and |employee.
FALSE
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7. Employee |salaries |may |account |for |more |than |65% |of |the |operating |expenses |in |many
|organizations.
FALSE
8. Using |the |focus |strategy, |a |firm |concentrates |on |a |segment |of |the |market, |competing |on |the
|basis |of |either |differentiation |or |cost |leadership.
TRUE
9. Many |organizations |are |now |including |specific |strategies |that |directly |consider |their
|employees, |such |as |a |strategy |to |become |one |of |Canada's |"Top |50 |Best |Managed
|Companies."
TRUE
10. Economic |boom |and |bust |business |cycles |are |experienced |the |way |same |across |the
|country.
FALSE
11. Economic |forces |are |defined |as |economic |factors |facing |Canadian |business, |including
|historical |trends, |global |trade |forces, |and |the |force |to |increase |one's |own |competitiveness |and
|productivity |levels.
FALSE
12. Canada's |international |trade |advantage |is |due |to |its |geographical |location |and |multicultural
|population.
FALSE
13. Companies |can |gain |accreditation |in |productivity |optimization |processes |through
|organizations |like |the |International |Association |for |Six |Sigma |Certification.
FALSE
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14. Recruiting |or |developing |innovative |staff |to |create |a |culture |of |innovation |within |the
|organization |is |an |example |of |a |progressive |human |resource |strategy.
TRUE
15. Firms |with |nonroutine |production |processes |(such |as |advertising |firms), |benefit |more |from
|flexible |human |resource |practices |that |nurture |creativity, |innovation, |and |entrepreneurship |than
|those |that |focus |on |predicting |employee |performance.
TRUE
16. Integrating |digital |information |systems |has |allowed |for |more |effective |knowledge
|management.
TRUE
17. Primary |and |extractive |industries |currently |account |for |most |of |the |national |wealth |in
|Canada.
FALSE
18. The |recent |shift |in |employment |from |extractive |industries |to |service |industries |has
|increased |the |need |for |innovative |thinking |within |organizations.
TRUE
19. Moving |from |a |factor-based |to |a |knowledge-based |economy |is |a |trend |witnessed |only |in
|North |America.
FALSE
20. With |an |increased |reliance |on |knowledge |workers, |organizations |also |start |to |face
|challenges |associated |with |employees |hiding |and |withholding |knowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational |attainment |is |the |average |academic |level |required |to |work |at |a |particular |job.
FALSE
22. Educational |attainment |is |keeping |pace |with |the |growing |knowledge-based |economy.
FALSE
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Test Bank and Solutions for Canadian
Human Resource Management 13th
Edition by Schwind
1-1
,Human |Resource |Management
Chapter 01 |
Strategic Human Resource Management
| | | |
True |/ |False |Questions
1. People |are |the |common |element |in |all |social |organizations.
TRUE
2. Organizational |goals |are |an |organization's |short- |and |long-term |outcomes |that |human
|resource |management |aims |to |support |and |enable.
TRUE
3. The |field |of |human |resource |management |is |unrelated |to |key |organizational |goals, |product-
|market |plans, |technology, |and |innovation.
FALSE
4. Since |human |resource |management |is |central |to |all |organizations, |all |organizations |have |a
|dedicated |human |resource |department.
FALSE
5. A |new |venture |or |micro-business |might |initially |have |the |entrepreneur |perform |HR |related
|tasks.
TRUE
6. Strategies |for |businesses |are |formulated |at |three |levels: |corporate, |a |major |business |activity,
|and |employee.
FALSE
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7. Employee |salaries |may |account |for |more |than |65% |of |the |operating |expenses |in |many
|organizations.
FALSE
8. Using |the |focus |strategy, |a |firm |concentrates |on |a |segment |of |the |market, |competing |on |the
|basis |of |either |differentiation |or |cost |leadership.
TRUE
9. Many |organizations |are |now |including |specific |strategies |that |directly |consider |their
|employees, |such |as |a |strategy |to |become |one |of |Canada's |"Top |50 |Best |Managed
|Companies."
TRUE
10. Economic |boom |and |bust |business |cycles |are |experienced |the |way |same |across |the
|country.
FALSE
11. Economic |forces |are |defined |as |economic |factors |facing |Canadian |business, |including
|historical |trends, |global |trade |forces, |and |the |force |to |increase |one's |own |competitiveness |and
|productivity |levels.
FALSE
12. Canada's |international |trade |advantage |is |due |to |its |geographical |location |and |multicultural
|population.
FALSE
13. Companies |can |gain |accreditation |in |productivity |optimization |processes |through
|organizations |like |the |International |Association |for |Six |Sigma |Certification.
FALSE
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14. Recruiting |or |developing |innovative |staff |to |create |a |culture |of |innovation |within |the
|organization |is |an |example |of |a |progressive |human |resource |strategy.
TRUE
15. Firms |with |nonroutine |production |processes |(such |as |advertising |firms), |benefit |more |from
|flexible |human |resource |practices |that |nurture |creativity, |innovation, |and |entrepreneurship |than
|those |that |focus |on |predicting |employee |performance.
TRUE
16. Integrating |digital |information |systems |has |allowed |for |more |effective |knowledge
|management.
TRUE
17. Primary |and |extractive |industries |currently |account |for |most |of |the |national |wealth |in
|Canada.
FALSE
18. The |recent |shift |in |employment |from |extractive |industries |to |service |industries |has
|increased |the |need |for |innovative |thinking |within |organizations.
TRUE
19. Moving |from |a |factor-based |to |a |knowledge-based |economy |is |a |trend |witnessed |only |in
|North |America.
FALSE
20. With |an |increased |reliance |on |knowledge |workers, |organizations |also |start |to |face
|challenges |associated |with |employees |hiding |and |withholding |knowledge.
TRUE
21. Educational |attainment |is |the |average |academic |level |required |to |work |at |a |particular |job.
FALSE
22. Educational |attainment |is |keeping |pace |with |the |growing |knowledge-based |economy.
FALSE
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