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