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,TEST BANK FOR
Human Resource Management 6CE Sandra Steen, Raymond Andrew Noe, John R. Hollenbeck,
Barry Gerhart, Patrick M. Wright
Chapter 1-11Answers are at the Eand of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:
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
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, 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 tasks.
⊚true
⊚false
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
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,Version 1 2
,TEST BANK FOR
Human Resource Management 6CE Sandra Steen, Raymond Andrew Noe, John R. Hollenbeck,
Barry Gerhart, Patrick M. Wright
Chapter 1-11Answers are at the Eand of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:
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
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, 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 tasks.
⊚true
⊚false
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
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