Test Bank and Solutions for CanadianHuman Resource Management 12th Edition 12ce by Schwind
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Canadian Human Resource Management
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Canadian Human Resource Management
Test Bank and Solutions for CanadianHuman Resource Management 12th Edition 12ce by SchwindTest Bank and Solutions for CanadianHuman Resource Management 12th Edition 12ce by SchwindTest Bank and Solutions for CanadianHuman Resource Management 12th Edition 12ce by SchwindTest Bank and Solutions for C...
1. People are the common element in all social organizations.
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TRUE
2. Organizational goals are an organization's short- and long-term outcomes that ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
humanresource management aims to support and enable.
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TRUE
3. The field of human resource management is unrelated to key organizational goals, product-
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market plans, technology, and innovation.
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FALSE
4. Since human resource management is central to all organizations, all organizations have
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adedicated human resource department.
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FALSE
5. A new venture or micro-business might initially have the entrepreneur perform HR
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relatedtasks.
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6. Strategies for businesses are formulated at three levels: corporate, a major business
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activity,and employee.
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FALSE
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7. Employee salaries may account for more than 65% of the operating expenses in
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manyorganizations.
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8. Using the focus strategy, a firm concentrates on a segment of the market, competing on
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thebasis of either differentiation or cost leadership.
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TRUE
9. Many organizations are now including specific strategies that directly consider
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theiremployees, such as a strategy to become one of Canada's "Top 50 Best Managed
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Companies."
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10. Economic boom and bust business cycles are experienced the way same across
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thecountry.
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FALSE
11. Economic forces are defined as economic factors facing Canadian business, including
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historical trends, global trade forces, and the force to increase one's own competitiveness
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andproductivity levels.
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FALSE
12. Canada's international trade advantage is due to its geographical location and
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multiculturalpopulation.
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FALSE
13. Companies can gain accreditation in productivity optimization processes
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throughorganizations like the International Association for Six Sigma Certification.
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14. Recruiting or developing innovative staff to create a culture of innovation within
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theorganization is an example of a progressive human resource strategy.
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TRUE
15. Firms with nonroutine production processes (such as advertising firms), benefit more
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fromflexible human resource practices that nurture creativity, innovation, and
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entrepreneurship than those that focus on predicting employee performance.
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TRUE
16. Integrating digital information systems has allowed for more effective
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knowledgemanagement.
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17. Primary and extractive industries currently account for most of the national wealth
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inCanada.
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18. The recent shift in employment from extractive industries to service industries
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hasincreased the need for innovative thinking within organizations.
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TRUE
19. Moving from a factor-based to a knowledge-based economy is a trend witnessed only
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inNorth America.
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FALSE
20. With an increased reliance on knowledge workers, organizations also start to
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facechallenges associated with employees hiding and withholding knowledge.
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TRUE
21. Educational attainment is the average academic level required to work at a particular job.
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FALSE
22. Educational attainment is keeping pace with the growing knowledge-based economy.
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FALSE
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