, Chapter 01
Human Resources in a Globally Competitive Business
Environment
True / False Questions
1. The digital form of globalization in the modern era is largely confined to advanced
economies with large, multinational corporations.
True False
2. Today, as a result of the global flow of digital information, even the smallest firms
can compete with the largest multinational corporations.
True False
3. Today, in the increasingly digital era of globalization, companies can find the best
person for a job anywhere in the world.
True False
4. Managing change is an ongoing process whose objective is to enhance the ability of
an organization to anticipate and respond to developments in only its external
environment.
True False
5. Changes in any single part of a human resource management system have a
reverberating effect on all other parts of the system.
True False
6. The functional areas of human resource management, such as staffing and retention,
are the sole responsibility of the HR department.
True False
7. Recognizing that you have the right people in critical leadership roles is not an HR
responsibility but rather a business imperative that must be truly owned by the
leaders of a firm.
True False
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,8. According to a survey of chief HR officers, one of the greatest challenges for chief HR
officers is creating a true sense of ownership among senior leaders regarding their
roles as Chief Talent Officers.
True False
9. One study found that a 10 percent increase in a measure of goal-setting activity at
firms was associated with a 6 percent increase in industry-adjusted stock returns.
True False
10. There is a growing fear among many people that globalization benefits big
companies instead of average citizens.
True False
11. As a result of globalization, one of the expected trends is a decrease in automated
and outsourced roles and an increased focus on technical skills for successful
managers.
True False
12. Globalization is a fact of organizational life, as countries, companies, and workers are
interconnected as never before.
True False
13. Cheap labor and plentiful resources, combined with ease of travel and
communication, have created global labor markets.
True False
14. A meta-analysis of the three dimensions of human resource systems revealed that
there is an indirect correlation between employee motivation and an organization's
financial outcomes.
True False
15. People tend to be more involved and committed to their jobs when they have more
control and say in their work.
True False
16. Modular corporations retain all major business functions under one roof.
True False
17. Downsizing is the most common form of restructuring.
True False
18. The best way for a company to prosper is to downsize.
True False
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, 19. One of the new competitive realities faced by organizations in the 21st century is that
an employee's pay is tied less to the market value of his or her skills and more to his
or her tenure in the organization.
True False
20. A feature of employment in the 21st century is that there are a growing number of
workers who operate outside the traditional confines of regular, full-time
employment.
True False
21. A disadvantage of growing digital globalization is that technology-driven job
destruction decreases overall employment.
True False
22. When generating sustainability strategies, an organization must give primacy to the
expectations and requirements of its financial stakeholders.
True False
23. Flexibility is currently viewed by most managers and employees as a new and
effective way of working to achieve business results rather than as an exception or
employee accommodation.
True False
24. Widespread use of formal and informal flexibility meets business and individual
needs.
True False
25. When productivity increases, businesses can pay higher wages without boosting
inflation.
True False
26. Company X is increasing production by adding more employees to its workforce and
scaling up its existing facilities. Company X is essentially increasing its productivity.
True False
27. Quality of work life is defined in terms of an organization's perception of its
employees' physical and mental well-being at work.
True False
28. Over the past decade, organizations have become more complex, dynamic, and fast-
paced.
True False
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Human Resources in a Globally Competitive Business
Environment
True / False Questions
1. The digital form of globalization in the modern era is largely confined to advanced
economies with large, multinational corporations.
True False
2. Today, as a result of the global flow of digital information, even the smallest firms
can compete with the largest multinational corporations.
True False
3. Today, in the increasingly digital era of globalization, companies can find the best
person for a job anywhere in the world.
True False
4. Managing change is an ongoing process whose objective is to enhance the ability of
an organization to anticipate and respond to developments in only its external
environment.
True False
5. Changes in any single part of a human resource management system have a
reverberating effect on all other parts of the system.
True False
6. The functional areas of human resource management, such as staffing and retention,
are the sole responsibility of the HR department.
True False
7. Recognizing that you have the right people in critical leadership roles is not an HR
responsibility but rather a business imperative that must be truly owned by the
leaders of a firm.
True False
1-1
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McGraw-Hill Education.
,8. According to a survey of chief HR officers, one of the greatest challenges for chief HR
officers is creating a true sense of ownership among senior leaders regarding their
roles as Chief Talent Officers.
True False
9. One study found that a 10 percent increase in a measure of goal-setting activity at
firms was associated with a 6 percent increase in industry-adjusted stock returns.
True False
10. There is a growing fear among many people that globalization benefits big
companies instead of average citizens.
True False
11. As a result of globalization, one of the expected trends is a decrease in automated
and outsourced roles and an increased focus on technical skills for successful
managers.
True False
12. Globalization is a fact of organizational life, as countries, companies, and workers are
interconnected as never before.
True False
13. Cheap labor and plentiful resources, combined with ease of travel and
communication, have created global labor markets.
True False
14. A meta-analysis of the three dimensions of human resource systems revealed that
there is an indirect correlation between employee motivation and an organization's
financial outcomes.
True False
15. People tend to be more involved and committed to their jobs when they have more
control and say in their work.
True False
16. Modular corporations retain all major business functions under one roof.
True False
17. Downsizing is the most common form of restructuring.
True False
18. The best way for a company to prosper is to downsize.
True False
1-2
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McGraw-Hill Education.
, 19. One of the new competitive realities faced by organizations in the 21st century is that
an employee's pay is tied less to the market value of his or her skills and more to his
or her tenure in the organization.
True False
20. A feature of employment in the 21st century is that there are a growing number of
workers who operate outside the traditional confines of regular, full-time
employment.
True False
21. A disadvantage of growing digital globalization is that technology-driven job
destruction decreases overall employment.
True False
22. When generating sustainability strategies, an organization must give primacy to the
expectations and requirements of its financial stakeholders.
True False
23. Flexibility is currently viewed by most managers and employees as a new and
effective way of working to achieve business results rather than as an exception or
employee accommodation.
True False
24. Widespread use of formal and informal flexibility meets business and individual
needs.
True False
25. When productivity increases, businesses can pay higher wages without boosting
inflation.
True False
26. Company X is increasing production by adding more employees to its workforce and
scaling up its existing facilities. Company X is essentially increasing its productivity.
True False
27. Quality of work life is defined in terms of an organization's perception of its
employees' physical and mental well-being at work.
True False
28. Over the past decade, organizations have become more complex, dynamic, and fast-
paced.
True False
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