Chapter 1- Human Resource Management: A Strategic Function Flashcards
True or False.
Human resource management (HRM) encompasses those activities designed to provide for and coordinate the human resources of an organization.
True
True or False.
The Human Resource (HR) function in an organization represents one of the organization’s largest investments.
True.
True or False.
Human resources development is concerned with designing and implementing compensation and benefit systems for all employees.
False.
True or False.
Human resource management is seen as being much narrower and more clerically oriented than personnel management.
False.
True or False.
One of the human resource functions is to provide assistance to employees with personal problems that influence their work performance.
True.
True or False.
The primary function of a human resource department is to provide support to operating managers on all human resource matters.
True.
True or False.
A human resource generalist is a manager who performs human resource functions in addition to his normal managerial activities.
False.
True or False.
A human resource department normally acts in an advisory capacity and does not have authority over operating managers.
True.
True or False.
The age of retirement has been gradually decreasing over the last ten years.
False.
True or False.
Downsizing is he laying off of large numbers of managerial and other employees.
True.
True or False.
Fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in cost, quality, service, and speed is known as outsourcing.
False.
True or False.
Today HRM is clearly divorced from the management and the strategic planning process of the organization, and occupies a purely administrative role.
False.
True or False.
Telecommuting is becoming more popular in today’s organization.
True.
True or False.
It is desirable for human resource managers to become well-rounded businesspeople.
True.
True or False.
HR managers should take a moralistic approach when dealing with operating managers, ceasing to focus on the importance of increasing profits.
False.
