Human Resources Chapter 1 quiz

Question 1

Ethics: Social responsibility

Accepted Answer

Balances concerns of investors, employees, customers and the community

Question 2

HR Certification is no indication that professional standards have been met

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Please pick which statements are true;

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All managers need the basics of HR management skills., HR / Talent Management becoming an everyday part of doing business

Question 4

Evidence-based HRM:

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Makes decisions based on data, Uses metrics to measure activities and results

Question 5

Managers execute the process of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What are learning objectives for this Human Resources Management (HRM) Course?

Accepted Answer

how HRM relates to the management process, core HR competencies and professionalism

Question 7

Internal Influences on HRM;

Accepted Answer

Culture of the Organization, Management practices

Question 8

The Modern HR Manager....

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Drives employee engagement

Question 9

a strategic HRM Tool is/are

Accepted Answer

a digital dashboard of graphs and charts

Question 10

Internal culture can be conveyed by

Accepted Answer

mission statement

Question 11

there are over 5 Canadian Certified HR Associations

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Final Question- Empowerment provides workers;

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skills and authority to make decisions, greater job satisfaction

Question 13

what are positive outcomes of good ethics programs?

Accepted Answer

employee loyalty

Question 14

Outsourcing draws on the premise that knowledge is an asset that need not be owned to be accessed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management is

Accepted Answer

Creating a productive work environment, Finding and hiring the best individuals available, Continually building and monitoring the human assets, Developing their talent

Question 16

Mistakes managers don’t want to make?

Accepted Answer

Commit any unfair labour practices

Question 17

Which are Contingent Workers?

Accepted Answer

Self-employed contractors, consultants, and retired, Part-time, Fixed-term, Temporary, Casual, Home workers, Standby workers

Question 18

Balanced scorecard translates an organization’s strategy into comprehensive set of performance measures

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Which describes an organization?

Accepted Answer

A group of people with formally assigned roles who work together

Question 20

Technology affecting the nature of jobs:

Accepted Answer

Monitoring of email, voicemail, phone conversations, computer use, increases productivity, Video surveillance of employee behaviour

Question 21

External environmental Influences on HRM;

Accepted Answer

Labour market, Economic conditions, Government

Question 22

Human capital is the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an organization’s workforce

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The Strategic Goal of Human Resouces is

Accepted Answer

the course of action plan to achieve goals of the organization

Question 24

In Canada there are 4 protected employee groups: visible & ethnic minorities, women, Indigenous, and disabled persons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Human Resources Defined;

Accepted Answer

Human: refers to people of the workforce in an organization, Resource: refers to an asset of limited availability, Management: optimizes use of resources to meet organizations goals

Question 26

Human Resources abide by a code of ethics

Accepted Answer

True

Human Resources Chapter 1 quiz

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Human Resources Chapter 1 quiz

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