Chapter 15- The Supervisor and the Human
Resource Department Verified Questions
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Updated 2026
True or False? As a line management department, human resources is prepared to offer a
variety of employee-related services in a number of ways.
False
True or False? Many of the tasks that have fallen to human resources are owing to the steady
proliferation of laws affecting aspects of employment.
True
True or False? The tendency toward organizational flattening has significantly decreased the
importance of human resources to the individual supervisor.
False
True or False? Management approaches calling for increased employee participation have
resulted in the necessity for fewer middle managers overall.
True
True or False? The primary piece of legislation causing the expansion of human resources'
workload was the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
False
True or False? Whenever there is a risk that an employee complaint will be taken outside of
the organization, it is best to think of any criticism of employee conduct or performance in a
single light: If it was not documented, it never happened.
True
True or False? Given its status as a staff function, it is required that human resources always
support the positions of the line departments.
False
Concerning the appraisal of employee performance, it should fall upon human resources to:
Resource Department Verified Questions
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Updated 2026
True or False? As a line management department, human resources is prepared to offer a
variety of employee-related services in a number of ways.
False
True or False? Many of the tasks that have fallen to human resources are owing to the steady
proliferation of laws affecting aspects of employment.
True
True or False? The tendency toward organizational flattening has significantly decreased the
importance of human resources to the individual supervisor.
False
True or False? Management approaches calling for increased employee participation have
resulted in the necessity for fewer middle managers overall.
True
True or False? The primary piece of legislation causing the expansion of human resources'
workload was the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
False
True or False? Whenever there is a risk that an employee complaint will be taken outside of
the organization, it is best to think of any criticism of employee conduct or performance in a
single light: If it was not documented, it never happened.
True
True or False? Given its status as a staff function, it is required that human resources always
support the positions of the line departments.
False
Concerning the appraisal of employee performance, it should fall upon human resources to:
