HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA MID TERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
Human Resources Management (HRM) - ANSWER The management of people in organizations to drive
successful organizational performance and achievement of the organization's strategic goals
Human Capital - ANSWER The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an organization's
workforce
Scientific Management - ANSWER The process of "scientifically" analyzing manufacturing processes,
reducing production costs, and compensating employees based on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement - ANSWER A management philosophy focusing inn concern for people and
productivity
Outsourcing - ANSWER The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle specified business
functions on a permanent basis
Employee Engagement - ANSWER The emotional and intellectual involvement of employees in their
work, such as intensity, focus, and involvement in his or her job and organization
Strategy - ANSWER The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with
external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive advantage
Change Agents - ANSWER Specialists who lead the organization and its employees through organizational
change
Environmental Scanning - ANSWER Identifying and analyzing external opportunities and threats that may
be crucial to the organization's success
,Metrics - ANSWER Statistics used to measure activities and results
Balanced Scorecard - ANSWER A measurement system that translates an organization's strategy into a
comprehensive set of performance measures
Productivity - ANSWER The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods and services) to its inputs (people,
capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector - ANSWER Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping, forestry, and mining
Secondary Sector - ANSWER Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector - ANSWER Jobs in public administration, personal and business services,
finance, trade, public utilities, and transportation/communications
Traditionalists - ANSWER Individuals born before 1946
Baby Boomers - ANSWER Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X - ANSWER Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y - ANSWER Individuals born since 1980
Contingent/Non-Standard Workers - ANSWER Workers who do not have regular full-time employment
status
Globalization - ANSWER The emergence of a single global market for most products and services
Organizational Culture - ANSWER The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that are widely shared by
members of an organization
, Organizational Climate - ANSWER The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an organization and its impact
on employees
Empowerment - ANSWER Providing workers with the skills and authority to make decisions that would
traditionally be made by managers
Certification - ANSWER Recognition for having met certain professional standards
Regulations - ANSWER Legally binding rules established by special regulatory bodies created to enforce
compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation
Charter of Rights and Freedoms - ANSWER Federal law enacted in 1982 that guarantees fundamental
freedoms to all Canadians
Equality Rights - ANSWER Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right
to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination
Human Rights Legislation - ANSWER Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits intentional and
unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in the delivery of goods and services
Discrimination - ANSWER A distinction, exclusion, or preference based on one of the prohibited grounds
that has the effect of nullifying or impairing the right of a person to full and equal recognition and
exercise of his or her human rights and freedoms
Differential or Unequal Treatment - ANSWER Treating an individual different in any aspect of terms and
conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds
Discrimination Because of Association - ANSWER Denial of rights because of friendship or other
relationship with a protected group member
Unintentional/Constructive/Systemic Discrimination - ANSWER Embedded in policies and practices that
appear neutral on the surface and are implemented impartially, but have an adverse impact on specific
CANADA MID TERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
Human Resources Management (HRM) - ANSWER The management of people in organizations to drive
successful organizational performance and achievement of the organization's strategic goals
Human Capital - ANSWER The knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an organization's
workforce
Scientific Management - ANSWER The process of "scientifically" analyzing manufacturing processes,
reducing production costs, and compensating employees based on their performance levels
Human Resources Movement - ANSWER A management philosophy focusing inn concern for people and
productivity
Outsourcing - ANSWER The practice of contracting with outside vendors to handle specified business
functions on a permanent basis
Employee Engagement - ANSWER The emotional and intellectual involvement of employees in their
work, such as intensity, focus, and involvement in his or her job and organization
Strategy - ANSWER The company's plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with
external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive advantage
Change Agents - ANSWER Specialists who lead the organization and its employees through organizational
change
Environmental Scanning - ANSWER Identifying and analyzing external opportunities and threats that may
be crucial to the organization's success
,Metrics - ANSWER Statistics used to measure activities and results
Balanced Scorecard - ANSWER A measurement system that translates an organization's strategy into a
comprehensive set of performance measures
Productivity - ANSWER The ratio of an organization's outputs (goods and services) to its inputs (people,
capital, energy, and materials)
Primary Sector - ANSWER Jobs in agriculture, fishing and trapping, forestry, and mining
Secondary Sector - ANSWER Jobs in manufacturing and construction
Tertiary or Service Sector - ANSWER Jobs in public administration, personal and business services,
finance, trade, public utilities, and transportation/communications
Traditionalists - ANSWER Individuals born before 1946
Baby Boomers - ANSWER Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X - ANSWER Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
Generation Y - ANSWER Individuals born since 1980
Contingent/Non-Standard Workers - ANSWER Workers who do not have regular full-time employment
status
Globalization - ANSWER The emergence of a single global market for most products and services
Organizational Culture - ANSWER The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that are widely shared by
members of an organization
, Organizational Climate - ANSWER The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an organization and its impact
on employees
Empowerment - ANSWER Providing workers with the skills and authority to make decisions that would
traditionally be made by managers
Certification - ANSWER Recognition for having met certain professional standards
Regulations - ANSWER Legally binding rules established by special regulatory bodies created to enforce
compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation
Charter of Rights and Freedoms - ANSWER Federal law enacted in 1982 that guarantees fundamental
freedoms to all Canadians
Equality Rights - ANSWER Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right
to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination
Human Rights Legislation - ANSWER Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits intentional and
unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in the delivery of goods and services
Discrimination - ANSWER A distinction, exclusion, or preference based on one of the prohibited grounds
that has the effect of nullifying or impairing the right of a person to full and equal recognition and
exercise of his or her human rights and freedoms
Differential or Unequal Treatment - ANSWER Treating an individual different in any aspect of terms and
conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds
Discrimination Because of Association - ANSWER Denial of rights because of friendship or other
relationship with a protected group member
Unintentional/Constructive/Systemic Discrimination - ANSWER Embedded in policies and practices that
appear neutral on the surface and are implemented impartially, but have an adverse impact on specific
