Human Resource Management 5Th Canadian Edition By Sandra Steen – Test Bank

Chapter 01 

Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management 

True / False Questions

1. Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of value to their organizations.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to and supports an organization’s performance and strategies.
Topic: 01-03 Human Resources and Organizational Performance

2. The concept of “human resource management” implies that employees are interchangeable, easily replaced assets that should be managed like any other physical asset.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to and supports an organization’s performance and strategies.
Topic: 01-03 Human Resources and Organizational Performance

3. No two human resource departments will have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to and supports an organization’s performance and strategies.
Topic: 01-04 What Are the Responsibilities of HR Departments?

4. Recruitment refers to the process by which an organization selects applicants with the right knowledge, skills, and abilities to help the organization achieve its goals.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to and supports an organization’s performance and strategies.
Topic: 01-07 Recruiting and Hiring Employees

5. Performance management requires that employee activities and outputs match the individual’s goals.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Define human resource management and explain how HRM contributes to and supports an organization’s performance and strategies.
Topic: 01-09 Performance Management