TEST BANK For Human Resource Management, 6th Canadian
Edition by Sandra Steen, Verified Chapters 1 - 11, Complete
Newest Version
42) The first three activities of the human resource management (HRM) process are
about ________.
A) recruiting
B) planning
C) training
D) downsizing - ANSWER: B
Identify and discuss the components of the human resource management process
43) Human resource management is concerned with ________ competent
employees.
A) obtaining
B) obtaining, training, motivating, and retaining
C) obtaining, training, and motivating
D) training and keeping - ANSWER: B
For the most part, ________ are involved in HR decisions within their own
department or unit.
A) very few managers
B) some managers
C) most managers
D) all managers - ANSWER: D
Identify and discuss the components of the human resource management
process45) Employment planning involves ________.
A) addition of staff only
B) addition of staff and reduction of staff only
C) addition of staff, reduction of staff, and selection only
D) addition of staff, reduction of staff, motivation of staff, and selection - ANSWER: C
Discuss the processes and tools of developing different types of plans
46) This is the goal of employment planning.
A) selecting competent employees
B) obtaining competent employees with up-to-date skills
C) obtaining competent and high-performing employees
D) selecting high-performing employees only - ANSWER: A
Discuss the processes and tools of developing different types of plans
47) The last steps of the HRM process deal with ________.
A) performance and compensation
, B) training and compensation
C) compensation only
D) skills - ANSWER: A
The most important environmental factor in the HRM process is ________.
A) the business environment
B) the natural environment
C) the legal environment
D) the scientific community - ANSWER: C
The ________ prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin,
or sex.
A) Privacy Act
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
C) Equal Pay Act
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANSWER: B
50) A wheelchair-bound applicant may be denied a job ________.
A) under no circumstances
B) if the job is strenuous or physically tiring in some way
C) if the job requires complete physical mobility
D) in some states - ANSWER: C
51) Affirmative action programs seek to make sure that employers ________
minority groups.
A) pay equal wages to
B) enhance employment opportunities for
C) provide unemployment benefits for
D) establish training programs for - ANSWER: : B
Which U.S. law gives you the legal right to see your professor's letter of
recommendation?
A) Civil Rights Act of 1991
B) Privacy Act of 1974
C) Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - ANSWER: B
Which of the following countries' laws pertaining to HRM practices most closely
parallel those in the United States?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Australia
D) Germany - ANSWER: A
54) ________ in Germany give(s) employees the right to participate in personnel
decisions.
A) Collective bargaining
Edition by Sandra Steen, Verified Chapters 1 - 11, Complete
Newest Version
42) The first three activities of the human resource management (HRM) process are
about ________.
A) recruiting
B) planning
C) training
D) downsizing - ANSWER: B
Identify and discuss the components of the human resource management process
43) Human resource management is concerned with ________ competent
employees.
A) obtaining
B) obtaining, training, motivating, and retaining
C) obtaining, training, and motivating
D) training and keeping - ANSWER: B
For the most part, ________ are involved in HR decisions within their own
department or unit.
A) very few managers
B) some managers
C) most managers
D) all managers - ANSWER: D
Identify and discuss the components of the human resource management
process45) Employment planning involves ________.
A) addition of staff only
B) addition of staff and reduction of staff only
C) addition of staff, reduction of staff, and selection only
D) addition of staff, reduction of staff, motivation of staff, and selection - ANSWER: C
Discuss the processes and tools of developing different types of plans
46) This is the goal of employment planning.
A) selecting competent employees
B) obtaining competent employees with up-to-date skills
C) obtaining competent and high-performing employees
D) selecting high-performing employees only - ANSWER: A
Discuss the processes and tools of developing different types of plans
47) The last steps of the HRM process deal with ________.
A) performance and compensation
, B) training and compensation
C) compensation only
D) skills - ANSWER: A
The most important environmental factor in the HRM process is ________.
A) the business environment
B) the natural environment
C) the legal environment
D) the scientific community - ANSWER: C
The ________ prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin,
or sex.
A) Privacy Act
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
C) Equal Pay Act
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANSWER: B
50) A wheelchair-bound applicant may be denied a job ________.
A) under no circumstances
B) if the job is strenuous or physically tiring in some way
C) if the job requires complete physical mobility
D) in some states - ANSWER: C
51) Affirmative action programs seek to make sure that employers ________
minority groups.
A) pay equal wages to
B) enhance employment opportunities for
C) provide unemployment benefits for
D) establish training programs for - ANSWER: : B
Which U.S. law gives you the legal right to see your professor's letter of
recommendation?
A) Civil Rights Act of 1991
B) Privacy Act of 1974
C) Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
D) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - ANSWER: B
Which of the following countries' laws pertaining to HRM practices most closely
parallel those in the United States?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Australia
D) Germany - ANSWER: A
54) ________ in Germany give(s) employees the right to participate in personnel
decisions.
A) Collective bargaining
