Business Management Test - Unit 4 Human Resource Management (Fall 2024)

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Human Resource Management is primarily hiring and firing.

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false

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Human Resource departments are important in providing a competitive edge to your business.

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true

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The definition of Human Resource Management is

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the strategic approach to the effective management of a business’s workers so that they help the business gain a competitive advantage.

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The people who work to produce goods and services are known as

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human resources

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Which of the following statements about Human Resources is NOT true? Options: it’s not only a function, but a department as well, large companies have large HR departments; small companies may complete this function in other ways, the function exists regardless of a business’ size, they have the sole authority to determine how interviews will be conducted, the job of managing a business’s human resources gets bigger as the company grows

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they have the sole authority to determine how interviews will be conducted

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Human resource planning aims to get the right number of people with the right skills & experience in the right jobs at the right time at the right cost.

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true

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When skilled labor is in scarce supply, wage rates and salaries will have to be increased to attract workers away from competitors or other industries.

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true

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Advantages of an aging population include all of the following except: Less training needed, They make fewer mistakes, Proven experience, Less likely to embrace technology

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Less likely to embrace technology

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Disadvantages of an aging population include all of the following except: Higher salaries, Lack of flexibility (fixed in their own way of working), Less likely to embrace technology

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More responsible attitude

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High skill levels in one occupation may mean that workers are not equipped to deal with machines, processes and technologies in other industries and occupations. This can affect labor mobility in developed countries. True or False?

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True