Ch1 HRM

Cultural Steward

An HR manager becomes a(n) _____ when she is so well respected in the organization that she can influence the positions taken by managers. This involves delivering results with integrity, sharing information, building trusting relationships, influencing others, providing candid observation, and taking appropriate risks.

Sustainability

An organization's ability to profit without depleting its resources, including employees, natural resources, and the support of the surrounding community is called _____.

Talent Manager

As a _____, the HR manager should know the ways that people join the organization and move to different positions within it.

employee characteristics that add economic value to the organization.

As a type of resource, human capital refers to the:

Analysis and design of work

At Smartech, a company dealing in software products, employees often complain about the lack of clarity regarding the tasks they are required to perform. Often there are two employees working on overlapping tasks, while some tasks are not designated to any employee. Though employees are satisfied with the pay and work culture, this aspect of their work environment has led to a lot of conflict in the workplace. From the information provided, this complaint of the employees can be closely linked to which of the following HR functions?

True

Mimi feels that her being denied promotion has more to do with her being a woman than with her performance. However, her supervisors and the HR department are refusing to hear her case. This indicates that Mimi has been denied her right to due process.

False

The HR activities are exclusively carried out by an HR specialist in small organizations.

maintaining communication with union representatives.

The HR function of maintaining positive employee relations primarily includes:

True

The Society for Human Resource Management is the primary professional organization for HRM and the world's largest human resource management association.

are resources who add economic value to the organization.

The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees:

True

The current federal laws fail to outline how to use employee databases in order to protect employees' privacy while also meeting employers' and society's concerns for security.

Selection

The process by which the organization attempts to identify applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that will help the organization achieve its goals is referred to as _____.

Human Resource Planning

The process that helps the human resource department to forecast the organization's needs for hiring, training, reassigning employees along with handling or avoiding layoffs is known as _____.

Free consent

The right of employees to know the nature of the job they are being hired to do and the obligation of a company not to deceive them in this respect is mainly reflective of the basic Kantian right of _____.

False

The role of HR generalist is essentially limited to recruitment and selection.

Human Capital

The term _____ is used to describe the employees of an organization in terms of their training, experience, judgment, intelligence, relationships, and insight.

Maintaining Positive Employee Relations

When employees of an organization feel they have been discriminated against, see safety hazards, or have other problems and are dissatisfied with their supervisor's response, they may turn to the HR department for help. Addressing such problems suitably is part of the HR function of:

Maintaining positive employee relations

Which of the following HR functions includes preparing and distributing employee handbooks that detail company policies and, in large organizations, company publications such as a monthly newsletter or a Web site on the organization's intranet?

Human resource practices must result in the greatest good for the largest number of people.

Which of the following is a standard that human resource managers must satisfy for HRM practices to be ethical?

Emphasis on innovation and quality

Which of the following is responsible for the shift in the job trend, from the use of narrowly defined jobs to the use of broadly defined jobs in organizations?

They are more concerned about justice and fairness rather than short-term profits.

Which of the following is true of sustainable organizations?

Job Analysis

Which of the following refers to the process of getting detailed information about jobs?

HR managers must view employees as having basic rights.

Which of the following views on employment reflects the ethical principles embodied in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?

Conducting Attitude Surveys

Which one of the following responsibilities is specifically associated with the HR function of employee relations?

True

Companies following a low-cost strategy closely align their pay packages to the industry norms.

Talent Management

_____ is a systematic, planned effort to attract, retain, develop, and motivate highly skilled employees and managers.

Workforce Analytics

_____ refers to the use of quantitative tools and scientific methods to analyze data from human resource databases and other sources to make evidence-based decisions that support business goals.

True

Establishing and administering personnel policies allows the company to handle problematic situations more fairly and objectively than if it addressed such incidents on a case-by-case basis.

demonstrating that human resource practices have a positive influence on the company's profits or key stakeholders.

Evidence-based HR is defined as the:

False

Evidence-based HR refers to the practice of initiating disciplinary action against employees only in the presence of clear and demonstrable proof of undesirable behavior.

It allows companies to handle situations fairly and objectively.

How does establishing and administering policies help organizations?

False

Human resource management is increasingly becoming a purely administrative function.

Development

If a company, as part of its job redesign program, plans to set up teams to manufacture products, which of the following programs might it offer to help employees learn the ins and outs of effective teamwork?

False

In companies that are ethical and successful, the owners are the only stakeholders who are responsible for the actions of the company.

True

In organizations with a sustainable strategy, the HR departments focus on employee development and empowerment rather than short-term costs.

facilitates change and helps to build and strengthen the culture

In the role of a cultural steward, an HR manager primarily:

False

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

Privacy

By keeping employees' personal records confidential, an employer respects their right of: