Test Bank For
Human Resource Management
Author: Patrick M. Wright Sandra Steen
6th Canadian Edition
1
,TEST BANK Human Resource Management 6th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, And Challenges In Human Resource Management
1) Managers And Economists Traditionally Have Seen Human Resource Management As A
Source Of Value To Their Organizations.
⊚ True
⊚ False
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
⊚ False
3) No Two Human Resource Departments Will Have Precisely The Same Roles And
Responsibilities.
⊚ True
⊚ 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.
⊚ 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
2
,Tasks.
⊚ True
⊚ False
3
, 8) Compliance With Laws And Regulations Is Not An HR Responsibility, But Rather
The Sole Responsibility Of Managers Within The Organization.
⊚ True
⊚ False
9) HR Is Increasingly Becoming A Purely Administrative Function.
⊚ True
⊚ False
10) As Part Of Its Strategic Role, One Of The Key Contributions HR Can Make Is To
Engage In Evidence-Based HRM.
⊚ True
⊚ False
11) Canada Underperforms The United States With Respect To Productivity.
⊚ True
⊚ False
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
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Human Resource Management
Author: Patrick M. Wright Sandra Steen
6th Canadian Edition
1
,TEST BANK Human Resource Management 6th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: Strategies, Trends, And Challenges In Human Resource Management
1) Managers And Economists Traditionally Have Seen Human Resource Management As A
Source Of Value To Their Organizations.
⊚ True
⊚ False
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
⊚ False
3) No Two Human Resource Departments Will Have Precisely The Same Roles And
Responsibilities.
⊚ True
⊚ 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.
⊚ 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
2
,Tasks.
⊚ True
⊚ False
3
, 8) Compliance With Laws And Regulations Is Not An HR Responsibility, But Rather
The Sole Responsibility Of Managers Within The Organization.
⊚ True
⊚ False
9) HR Is Increasingly Becoming A Purely Administrative Function.
⊚ True
⊚ False
10) As Part Of Its Strategic Role, One Of The Key Contributions HR Can Make Is To
Engage In Evidence-Based HRM.
⊚ True
⊚ False
11) Canada Underperforms The United States With Respect To Productivity.
⊚ True
⊚ False
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
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