Test Bank For Managing Human Resources, 16th Edition
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CHAPTER 1—THE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTTRUE/FALSE1.In general, many companies are realizing diminished demand for "touch labor" and an increasingdemand for "knowledge workers."ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 13OBJ:1-4 TYPE: K2.Knowledge workers are employees whose responsibilities focus on problem solving.ANS:FPTS:1REF:p. 13OBJ:1-4 TYPE: U3.A Human Resource Information System (HRIS) provides current and accurate data for control anddecision-making by managers.ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 13OBJ:1-4 TYPE: K4.To proactively manage change, organizations should wait to see how external forces impact anorganization's performance, then develop a plan to address those changes.ANS:FPTS:1REF:p. 8OBJ:1-1 TYPE: U5.The strategies companies are pursuing today increasingly involve one or more elements ofglobalization.ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 8OBJ:1-2 TYPE: K6.A firm's ability to compete through people depends upon its ability to managehuman capital.ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 4OBJ:1-1 TYPE: U7.Human capital is owned by the organization and is part of the company's core competencies.ANS:FPTS:1REF:p. 5OBJ:1-3 TYPE: K8.Companies are increasingly rotating non-HR managers into HR positions and vice versa to giveexposure to different areas of the organization.ANS:TPTS:1REF:p. 8OBJ:1-8 TYPE: A9.Proactive change is change that occurs when external forces have started affecting performance.ANS:FPTS:1REF:p. 8OBJ:1-2 TYPE: U10.Human capital is intangible, but can stillbe managed the way organizations managejobs, products,and technologies.ANS:FPTS:1REF:p. 5OBJ:1-1 TYPE: U11.Development of human capital is the responsibility of the HR group.
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