Question 1

________ organize the training opportunities for a company.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trainings specialists 
B)  Change managers 
C)  EEO representatives 
D)  Communication directors 
A)  Trainings specialists 
B)  Change managers 
C)  EEO representatives 
D)  Communication directors

Question 2

Staff managers are authorized to direct the work of subordinates and are directly in charge of accomplishing the organization's basic goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ________ HR group focuses on being HR business partners to specific departments.

Accepted Answer

A)  embedded 
B)  corporate 
C)  centers of expertise 
D)  transactional 
A)  embedded 
B)  corporate 
C)  centers of expertise 
D)  transactional

Question 4

Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  external work systems 
B)  application service providers 
C)  offshoring 
D)  data warehousing 
A)  external work systems 
B)  application service providers 
C)  offshoring 
D)  data warehousing

Question 5

What are the five job duties for the human resource department?

Accepted Answer

Recruiters
Equal employment op

Question 6

The biggest demographic threat affecting employers is retirees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of HR management's changing role?

Accepted Answer

A)  HR managers must measurably improve organizational performance. 
B)  HR managers must represent the organization even when they are off the clock. 
C)  HR managers must be individually centered so as to ensure that there will be no favoritism. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  HR managers must measurably improve organizational performance. 
B)  HR managers must represent the organization even when they are off the clock. 
C)  HR managers must be individually centered so as to ensure that there will be no favoritism. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 8

The ________ HR group may work with benefits specialists to provide support for transactional HR activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate 
B)  embedded 
C)  transactional 
D)  compensation 
A)  corporate 
B)  embedded 
C)  transactional 
D)  compensation

Question 9

All of the following are a line supervisor's responsibilities for effective HRM except:

Accepted Answer

A)  coercing other supervisors to get with the program. 
B)  controlling labor costs. 
C)  developing the abilities of each person. 
D)  starting (orienting) new employees in the organization. 
A)  coercing other supervisors to get with the program. 
B)  controlling labor costs. 
C)  developing the abilities of each person. 
D)  starting (orienting) new employees in the organization.

Question 10

________ search for qualified job applicants.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEO representatives 
B)  Job analysts 
C)  Recruiters 
D)  Training specialists 
A)  EEO representatives 
B)  Job analysts 
C)  Recruiters 
D)  Training specialists

Question 11

With the aging of its workforce, America is facing a demographic shift as significant as the massive entry of women into the workforce that began in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Human resource managers can complete professional certification exams to earn the SPHR or PHR certificates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Strategic human resource management refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  formulating and executing human resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to its achieve strategic aims 
B)  planning the balance of internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain competitive advantage 
C)  emphasizing the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm's workers 
D)  extending a firm's sales, ownership, and manufacturing to new markets 
A)  formulating and executing human resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and behaviors the company needs to its achieve strategic aims 
B)  planning the balance of internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain competitive advantage 
C)  emphasizing the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm's workers 
D)  extending a firm's sales, ownership, and manufacturing to new markets

Question 14

________ use detailed information to prepare job descriptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEO representatives 
B)  Compensation managers 
C)  Job analysts 
D)  Recruiters 
A)  EEO representatives 
B)  Compensation managers 
C)  Job analysts 
D)  Recruiters

Question 15

In the IBM example in the text, "silos" were identified as a problem contributing to the inadequacy with which different needs were served by the HR department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The proportion of younger workers in the workforce is projected to ________.
A) stop growing
B) decrease
C) increase at a slower rate
D) decrease at a faster rate

Accepted Answer

The answer of The proportion of younger workers in the...

Question 17

In today's business environment, ________ are often the firm's main source of competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

A)  machines 
B)  highly trained and committed employees 
C)  superior organization 
D)  superior advertising 
A)  machines 
B)  highly trained and committed employees 
C)  superior organization 
D)  superior advertising

Question 18

What are the four new ways to organize human resource services?

Accepted Answer

The transactional HR

Question 19

Staff managers are always someone's boss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following job titles indicates a position in human resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  recruiter 
B)  training specialist 
C)  EEO coordinator 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  recruiter 
B)  training specialist 
C)  EEO coordinator 
D)  All of the above.

________ organize the training opportunities for a company.

Staff managers are authorized to direct the work of subordinates and are directly in charge of accomplishing the organization's basic goals.

The ________ HR group focuses on being HR business partners to specific departments.

Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

What are the five job duties for the human resource department?

The biggest demographic threat affecting employers is retirees.

Which of the following is an example of HR management's changing role?

The ________ HR group may work with benefits specialists to provide support for transactional HR activities.

All of the following are a line supervisor's responsibilities for effective HRM except:

________ search for qualified job applicants.

With the aging of its workforce, America is facing a demographic shift as significant as the massive entry of women into the workforce that began in the 1960s.

Human resource managers can complete professional certification exams to earn the SPHR or PHR certificates.

Strategic human resource management refers to ________.

________ use detailed information to prepare job descriptions.

In the IBM example in the text, "silos" were identified as a problem contributing to the inadequacy with which different needs were served by the HR department.

The proportion of younger workers in the workforce is projected to ________. A) stop growing B) decrease C) increase at a slower rate D) decrease at a faster rate

In today's business environment, ________ are often the firm's main source of competitive advantage.

What are the four new ways to organize human resource services?

Staff managers are always someone's boss.

Which of the following job titles indicates a position in human resources?

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Testing and Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Compensating Employees

Ethics and Fair Treatment in Human Resource Management

Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Protecting Safety and Health

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Exam 1: Managing Human Resources Today

________ organize the training opportunities for a company.

Staff managers are authorized to direct the work of subordinates and are directly in charge of accomplishing the organization's basic goals.

The ________ HR group focuses on being HR business partners to specific departments.

Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

What are the five job duties for the human resource department?

The biggest demographic threat affecting employers is retirees.

Which of the following is an example of HR management's changing role?

The ________ HR group may work with benefits specialists to provide support for transactional HR activities.

All of the following are a line supervisor's responsibilities for effective HRM except:

________ search for qualified job applicants.

With the aging of its workforce, America is facing a demographic shift as significant as the massive entry of women into the workforce that began in the 1960s.

Human resource managers can complete professional certification exams to earn the SPHR or PHR certificates.

Strategic human resource management refers to ________.

________ use detailed information to prepare job descriptions.

In the IBM example in the text, "silos" were identified as a problem contributing to the inadequacy with which different needs were served by the HR department.

The proportion of younger workers in the workforce is projected to ________. A) stop growing B) decrease C) increase at a slower rate D) decrease at a faster rate

In today's business environment, ________ are often the firm's main source of competitive advantage.

What are the four new ways to organize human resource services?

Staff managers are always someone's boss.

Which of the following job titles indicates a position in human resources?

Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Testing and Selecting Employees

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Compensating Employees

Ethics and Fair Treatment in Human Resource Management

Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Protecting Safety and Health

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