Introduction To Human Resources
Management Topic 1
True or False: HR policies must work in compliance with the organization's overall strategy? - correct
answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT a function of Human Resource Management?
Planning HR needs
Appraising client behavior
Compensating and motivating employees
Staffing the organization's needs - correct answer ✔✔appraising client behavior
What is an example of indirect compensation when it comes to rewards that are given to employees?
Rewards that are only given to managers or above
Rewards that are given for simply being a part of the organization
Rewards that are given for employee of the month
Rewards that are linked to the performance on the job - correct answer ✔✔Rewards that are given for
simply being a part of the organization
Performance appraisals are important for both measuring and monitoring an employee's contribution,
but they are also often the basis for deciding what?
Whether or not to give promotions
Whether or not to implement certain retention strategies
Whether or not to change the management system
Whether or not to implement certain HR strategies - correct answer ✔✔Whether or not to give
promotions
, When working to improve the organization's quality of work life, it is important to look at which part of
the organization?
The physical health environment at work
The product materials in manufacturing
The compensation packages offered by competitors throughout the world
The bonuses paid to the CEO - correct answer ✔✔The physical health environment at work
HR functions are important because they serve to attract employees (an explicit objective). HR also has a
few implicit objectives. Which of the following is an implicit HR objective?
Improvement of wages
Improvement in developing individuals
Improvement of productivity
Improvement in retaining individuals - correct answer ✔✔Improvement of developing individuals
Which position in the organization determines how important human resource management will be to
that organization?
Top management
Front-line workers
Supervisors
Middle managers - correct answer ✔✔Top management
In the early 1900s, what was Human Resources primarily concerned with?
Being a protector
Engaging in training and development
Distributing paychecks and working with unions
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