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1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long- 9% 9 % 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%
term outcomes that 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, product
9% 8% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
- market plans, technology, and innovation.
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FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations h a
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ve adedicated human resource department.
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FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-
9% 9% 9% 9%
business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR relatedtasks.
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TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major busi n
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ess activity,and employee.
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FALSE
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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expe
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nses in manyorganizations.
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FALSE
8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing
9% 9% 9% 9 % 9% 9% 9 % 9 % 9% 9% 9% 9% 9 % 9
%on thebasis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider th ei
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
remployees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Manage
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d Companies."
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10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way sam
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e acr oss thecountry.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, includi n
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
g historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiv ene
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ss andproductivity levels.
9% 9%
FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location a n
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d multiculturalpopulation.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes thro u
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ghorganizations like the InternationalAssociation for Six Sigma Certification. F A
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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation wit hi
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
n theorganization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy. TRUE
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15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), bene
9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
fit m ore fromflexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
9 % 9% 9% t 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9
en trepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more ef
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fect ive knowledgemanagement.
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TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
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we alth inCanada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industr ie
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
s hasincreased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge- 9% 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%
based economy is a trend witnessed only in NorthAmerica.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start t o
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 9% 9%
facechallenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowled ge.
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TRUE
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21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular 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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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- 9% 9 % 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%
term outcomes that human resource management aims to support and enable
9 % 9 % 9 % ty 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
.
TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals, product
9% 8% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
- market plans, technology, and innovation.
9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations h a
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ve adedicated human resource department.
9% t 9% 9% 9%
FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-
9% 9% 9% 9%
business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR relatedtasks.
9% 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
TRUE
6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major busi n
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ess activity,and employee.
9% 9%
FALSE
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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expe
9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
nses in manyorganizations.
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FALSE
8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing
9% 9% 9% 9 % 9% 9% 9 % 9 % 9% 9% 9% 9% 9 % 9
%on thebasis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider th ei
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
remployees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Manage
9 % 9 % 9 % 9% 9% 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9%
d Companies."
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TRUE
10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way sam
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e acr oss thecountry.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, includi n
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
g historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiv ene
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ss andproductivity levels.
9% 9%
FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location a n
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
d multiculturalpopulation.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes thro u
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
ghorganizations like the InternationalAssociation for Six Sigma Certification. F A
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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation wit hi
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
n theorganization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy. TRUE
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15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), bene
9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 %
fit m ore fromflexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
9 % 9% 9% t 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9
en trepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more ef
9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9%
fect ive knowledgemanagement.
9% 9%
TRUE
17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national
9% 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9 % 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9 %
we alth inCanada.
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FALSE
18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industr ie
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
s hasincreased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge- 9% 9 % 9% 9 % 9 % 9%
based economy is a trend witnessed only in NorthAmerica.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start t o
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 9% 9%
facechallenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowled ge.
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TRUE
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21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%
FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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