Test Bank For Human Resource Management 16th Edition

Test Bank For Human Resource Management
Chapter 01 Human Resource Management in Organizations

11. Which of the following is true of organizational culture?

a. It generally varies across an organization.
b. It changes frequently over time.
*c. It provides members of an organization with rules of behavior. d. It is quickly established.

12. In the context of the seven HR management functions, which of the following is a component of employee and labor relations?

*a. HR policies
b. Health and wellness c. HR effectiveness d. Affirmative action

13. In the context of the seven HR management functions, which of the following is a component of strategy and planning?

a. Diversity
*b. HR retention c. HR policies d. Compensation

14. Which of the following is a component of the talent acquisition function of HR management?

*a. Recruiting
b. Training
c. Orientation
d. Career planning

15. Which of the following is true of the administrative role of HR departments?

a. It involves managing HR activities based on the strategies and operations identified by management.
b. It helps define an organization’s business strategy relative to human capital and its contribution to the organization’s results.

c. It involves identifying possible strategies to attract and retain talent with a focus on organizational growth.
*d. It focuses on recordkeeping, including essential legal paperwork and policy implementation.

16. Which of the following is true of the operational role of HR departments?

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Test Bank For Human Resource Management
Chapter 01 Human Resource Management in Organizations

a. It focuses on clerical administration and recordkeeping, including essential legal paperwork and policy implementation.
b. It involves identifying possible strategies to attract and retain talent with a focus on organizational growth.

*c. It involves managing HR activities based on the strategies and operations identified by management.
d. It helps define an organization’s business and HR strategies relative to human capital and its contribution to the organization’s results.

17. Which of the following has traditionally been the dominant role for human resources?

a. Operational role
b. Employee advocate role *c. Administrative role d. Strategic role

18. Sara, an HR Manager at Comp Inc., is moving from an administrative role in the HR department to an operational role. Which of the following best describes the change in Sara’s role?

*a. Moving from processing legal paperwork to serving as a “champion” for employee concerns
b. Moving from managing strategic HR activities to helping management define strategies to manage human capital

c. Moving from helping management define the strategy to manage human capital to serving as a “champion” for employee concerns
d. Moving from helping management define the strategy to manage human capital to processing legal paperwork

19. Bob, an HR executive at Axis Inc., is moving from an operational role in the HR department to a strategic role. Which of the following best describes the change in Bob’s role?

*a. Moving from serving as “champion” for employee concerns to helping management define the business strategy relative to human capital
b. Moving from helping management define the strategy to manage human capital to processing legal paperwork

c. Moving from processing legal paperwork to serving as a “champion” for employee concerns
d. Moving from processing legal paperwork to helping management define the strategy to manage human capital