International Human Resource Management Policies and Practices for Multinational Enterprises 5th Edition Tarique Test Bank .pdf

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HumannResourcenInformationnSystemsnBasics,nApplications,nandnFuturenDirectionsn5thnE
ditionnJohnson
Chaptern1-17


Chapter 1: The Evolution of HRM and HRIS T
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MultiplenChoice

1. ThenalignmentnofnthenHRMnfunctionnwithnorganizational ngoalsntoncontributenton
competitivenadvantagenisnreferredntonasn .
A. annHR nbalancednscorecard
B. strategicnhumannresourcesnmanagementn(strategicnHRM)
C. concretenessnorncongruence
D. humannresourcesnprogramnevaluationn
Ans:nB
LearningnObjective:n1-
5:nDescribenthenhistorical nevolutionnofnHRM,nincludingnthenchangingnrolenofnthenhu
mannresourcesn(HR)nprofessional.
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:nERPsnandnStrategicnHRMn(1990nton2010)nDiff
icultynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

2. Tonaddnvaluentonthenorganization,nthenusenofnannHRISnisnfocusednprimarilynonnst
ructuralnrealignmentnandnstrategicnredirection.nThisnannexamplenofnwhichnofnthenfol
lowingntasksnornactivities?
A. transactional
B. benchmarking
C. transformational
D. reengineering
nAns:nC

LearningnObjective:n1-
1:nDescribenthreentypesnofnHR nactivities.nCognitivenDomain:nKn
owledge
AnswernLocation:nHR nActivitiesnDifficul
tynLevel:nEasy
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

3. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnanrisknofnannHRIS?
A. employeenstressnandnresistance
B. increasedntrainingncosts
C. increasednrecruitmentncosts

,D. reducednqualitynofndecisionnmakingn
Ans:nA
LearningnObjective:n1-
4:nExplainnthenvaluenandnrisksnassociatednwithnthenusenofnanHRIS.nCognitivenDomain:nCom
prehension
AnswernLocation:nThenValuenandnRisksnofnHRISnDi
fficultynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

4. OnenofnthenmajornpurposesnofnthenimplementationnofnannHRISnisntonallow nHRn
employeesntonspendnlessntimenonn .
A. traditional nactivities
B. transactional nactivities
C. transformational nactivities
D. theoretical nactivities
nAns:nB

LearningnObjective:n1-
1:nDescribenthreentypesnofnHR nactivities.nCognitivenDomain:nKn
owledge
AnswernLocation:nHR nActivitiesnDifficul
tynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

5. Thenbirthnofnthenfieldnofnhumannresourcenmanagementntooknplacenduringnthen
nera.

A. ―thenCloud‖nandnMobilenTechnology
B. post–WorldnWarnII
C. Cost-Effectiveness
D. SocialnIssues
nAns:nD

LearningnObjective:n1-
5:nDescribenthenhistorical nevolutionnofnHRM,nincludingnthenchangingnrolenofnthenhu
mannresourcesn(HR)nprofessional.
CognitivenDomain:nComprehension
AnswernLocation:nSocialnIssuesnEran(1963–
1980)nDifficultynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

6. Whenndonannindividual’snfirstnexperiencesnwithnannemployer’snHRISnoccur?
A. whenntheynarenhired
B. whenntheynarenfired
C. whenntheynconsidernworkingnfornanfirm
D. onnthenfirstnanniversarynofntheirnhiringn
Ans:nC
LearningnObjective:n1-
2:nExplainnthenpurposenandnnaturenofnannHRIS.nCognitivenDomain:nCom
prehension
AnswernLocation:nWhatnIsnannHRIS?nD
ifficultynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

7. Accordingntonthenbook,nannHRISn .

,A. isndefinednonlynbynthensoftware–hardwarenconfigurationnitnuses

, B. isnusedntonstorendatanfornusenbynthenMISndepartment
C. includesnpeople,nforms,npolicies,nprocedures,nandndata
D. cannotnbenusedntonmanipulatenandnanalyzendatan
Ans:nC
LearningnObjective:n1-
2:nExplainnthenpurposenandnnaturenofnannHRIS.nCognitivenDomain:nCom
prehension
AnswernLocation:nWhatnIsnannHRIS?nD
ifficultynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

8. Toncompeteninnthenmarketplace,nfirmsnneedntonwhatnresourcesntonachieve,nprofit,nandn
survive?
A. technology,nhuman,nandninventory
B. physical,nhuman,nandntechnology
C. financial,ntechnology,nandninventory
D. physical,norganizational,nandnhumann
Ans:nD
LearningnObjective:n1-
2:nExplainnthenpurposenandnnaturenofnannHRIS.nCognitivenDomain:nCom
prehension
AnswernLocation:nIntroductionnDifficult
ynLevel:nMedium
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

9. WhatndoesneHRMnstandnfor?
A. electronicnhumannresourcenmanagement
B. efficientnhumannresourcenmanagement
C. educational nhumannresourcenmanagement
D. esotericnhumannresourcenmanagementn
Ans:nA
LearningnObjective:n1-
3:nDescribenthendifferencesnbetweenneHRMnandnHRIS.nCognitivenDomain:nCompr
ehension
AnswernLocation:neHRMnandnHRISnDif
ficultynLevel:nEasy
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge

10. Thenactivitiesnduringnthen pre–WorldnWarnIIneranincludednallnthenfollowingnEXCEPTnfor
.
A. recordnkeepingnofnemployeeninformation
B. annunprecedentednincreaseninnthenamountnofnlabornlegislation
C. scientificnmanagementnwasnthenprevailingnphilosophy
D. verynfewngovernmentninfluencesninnemploymentnrelationsn
Ans:nB
LearningnObjective:n1-
5:nDescribenthenhistoricalnevolutionnofnHRM,nincludingnthenchangingnrolenofnthenh
umannresourcesn(HR)nprofessional.
CognitivenDomain:nComprehensionn
AnswernLocation:nPre–
WorldnWarnIInDifficultynLevel:nHard
AACSBnStandard:nApplicationnofnknowledge