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Human Resources Management Test #1(Quiz 1, 2, 3, 4)
Interestingly, good human resource practices create more satisfied employees, however, there is no
research supporting that satisfied employees work any harder or more effectively. - correct answer
✔✔False
An organization strives to move from the formalization stage in the organizational life cycle to the
elaboration stage. - correct answer ✔✔True
The formalization stage in the organizational life cycle focuses on: - correct answer ✔✔establishing clear
practices and procedures for carrying out work
Employee turnover: - correct answer ✔✔can be reduced if an employer keeps employees satisfied with
their jobs.
Main human resource goals during the entrepreneurial stage of the organization life cycle are: - correct
answer ✔✔to find and hire quality employees and develop basic plans for measuring performance and
paying employees
During the elaboration stage of an organization: - correct answer ✔✔change management is the most
important skill that human resource personnel contribute.
Which of the following is most likely to positively influence organizational profits? - correct answer
✔✔Motivating employees through effective performance management.
During the communal stage in the organizational life cycle, it is important that the organization: - correct
answer ✔✔continue to hire quality employees, provide training, and develop effective communications.
The stakeholder perspective focuses on people who affect and are affected by an organization. - correct
answer ✔✔True
, Which of the following is most likely to reduce instances of unethical corporate behavior? - correct
answer ✔✔Open channels of communication.
The entrepreneurial stage, the communal stage, the formalization stage, and the elaboration stage are
the four common stages in an organization life cycle. - correct answer ✔✔True
As an organization grows, measures of organizational and human resource success change. - correct
answer ✔✔True
During the elaboration stage, the main goals of an organization are: - correct answer ✔✔to adapt and
renew, redefine objectives and identify new opportunities.
Low turnover is a sign that employee needs are being met. - correct answer ✔✔True
During the communal stage of an organization expansion, innovation and cooperation are important.
The most critical human resource activity is to find and hire employees. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is not an outcome of effective human resource practices? - correct answer
✔✔Decreased costs in human resource operations.
Employees, customers, and owners are the only stakeholders considered by successful organizations. -
correct answer ✔✔False
What are some of the reasons to develop human resource skills? - correct answer ✔✔Human resource
skills will help you better understand how to hire, manage, and motivate employees more effectively.
Employees satisfied with their jobs tend to have more satisfied customers. - correct answer ✔✔True
It is critical that human resource practices, during the entrepreneurial stage of an organization's life
cycle, focus on the development of compensation and benefits programs that increase employee
retention. - correct answer ✔✔False
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