HR Exam 1 Study Guide Edited
questions & answers
the digital form of globalization in the modern era is largely
confirmed to advanced economies with large, multinational
corporations - answer false
today, as a result of the global flow of digital information, even
the smallest firms can compete with the largest multinational
corporations - answer true
today, in the increasingly digital era of globalization, companies
can find the best person for a job anywhere in the world - answer
true
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 - answer false
changes in any single part of a human resource management
system have a reverberating effect on all other parts of the
system - answer true
the functional areas of human resource management, such as
staffing and retention, are the sole responsibility of the HR
department - answer false
,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 - answer true
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 - answer true
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 - answer tru
there is a growing fear among many people that globalization
benefits big companies instead of average citizens - answer true
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 - answer false
globalization is a fact of organizational life, as countries,
companies and workers are interconnected as never before -
answer true
cheap labor and plentiful resources, combined with ease of travel
and communication, have created global labor markets - answer
true
,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 -
answer true
people tend to be more involved to their jobs when they have
more control and say in their work - answer true
modular corporations retain all major business functions under
one roof - answer false
downsizing is the most common form of restructuring - answer
true
the best way for a company to prosper is to downsize - answer
false
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 - answer false
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 - answer true
, a disadvantage of growing digital globalization is that technology-
driven job destruction decreases overall employment - answer
false
when generating sustainability strategies, an organization must
give primacy to the expectations and requirements of its financial
stakeholders - answer false
flexibility is currently viewed by most managers and employees
as new and effective way of working to achieve business results
rather than as an exception or employee accomodation - answer
false
widespread use of formal and informal flexibility meets business
and individual needs - answer true
when productivity increases, businesses can pay higher wages
without boosting inflation - answer true
company x is increasing production by adding more employees to
its workforce and scaling up to its existing facilities. Company X is
essentially increasing its productivity - answer false
quality of work life is defined in terms of an organization's
perception of its employee's physical and mental well being at
work - answer false
questions & answers
the digital form of globalization in the modern era is largely
confirmed to advanced economies with large, multinational
corporations - answer false
today, as a result of the global flow of digital information, even
the smallest firms can compete with the largest multinational
corporations - answer true
today, in the increasingly digital era of globalization, companies
can find the best person for a job anywhere in the world - answer
true
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 - answer false
changes in any single part of a human resource management
system have a reverberating effect on all other parts of the
system - answer true
the functional areas of human resource management, such as
staffing and retention, are the sole responsibility of the HR
department - answer false
,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 - answer true
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 - answer true
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 - answer tru
there is a growing fear among many people that globalization
benefits big companies instead of average citizens - answer true
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 - answer false
globalization is a fact of organizational life, as countries,
companies and workers are interconnected as never before -
answer true
cheap labor and plentiful resources, combined with ease of travel
and communication, have created global labor markets - answer
true
,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 -
answer true
people tend to be more involved to their jobs when they have
more control and say in their work - answer true
modular corporations retain all major business functions under
one roof - answer false
downsizing is the most common form of restructuring - answer
true
the best way for a company to prosper is to downsize - answer
false
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 - answer false
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 - answer true
, a disadvantage of growing digital globalization is that technology-
driven job destruction decreases overall employment - answer
false
when generating sustainability strategies, an organization must
give primacy to the expectations and requirements of its financial
stakeholders - answer false
flexibility is currently viewed by most managers and employees
as new and effective way of working to achieve business results
rather than as an exception or employee accomodation - answer
false
widespread use of formal and informal flexibility meets business
and individual needs - answer true
when productivity increases, businesses can pay higher wages
without boosting inflation - answer true
company x is increasing production by adding more employees to
its workforce and scaling up to its existing facilities. Company X is
essentially increasing its productivity - answer false
quality of work life is defined in terms of an organization's
perception of its employee's physical and mental well being at
work - answer false
