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Managing Human Resources, 8e (Gomez-Mejia et al.)
Chapter 1 Meeting Present and Emerging Strategic Human Resource Challenges
1) As the director of HR, you are in a meeting with your corporate officers discussing the firm's
deliberate use of personnel to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. You are most likely
discussing:
A) human resource policies.
B) corporate objectives.
C) human resource strategies.
D) line employees.
2) Tony works in the finance department as an accounting clerk. He keeps a time card and
receives extra pay for any overtime he works. Tony is most likely a(n):
A) exempt line employee.
B) nonexempt staff employee.
C) exempt staff employee.
D) nonexempt line employee.
3) Salaried employees are also known as ________ employees.
A) exempt
B) senior
C) staff
D) line
4) Which of the following is an environmental challenge faced by modern HR managers?
A) Job insecurity
B) Decentralization
C) Globalization
D) Self-managed work teams
5) Due to the increasing work pace and burnout in the United States, more workers are dealing
with stress. According to your text, an increasing number of firms are choosing to:
A) provide employees with stress-control programs.
B) require employees to take longer breaks during the work day.
C) encourage telecommuting, job sharing, and employment sabbaticals.
D) inform potential employees of this challenge during the interviewing process.
6) Which of the following is NOT true of the Internet Revolution as it relates to HRM?
A) Writing skills are essential to effective e-mail communications.
B) The recruiting, screening, and hiring process is streamlined.
C) Online corporate training is surpassing classroom training.
D) Cross-cultural understanding is less important.
7) RCA is creating a corporate identity to smooth over cultural differences between its domestic
and international employees. RCA is most likely addressing the HRM challenge of:
A) outsourcing.
B) globalization.
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Managing Human Resources, 8e (Gomez-Mejia et al.)
Chapter 6 Managing Employee Separations, Downsizing, and Outplacement
1) An employee separation occurs when:
A) employee turnover reaches maximum capacity.
B) global competition increases beyond labor supply.
C) an employee ceases to be a member of an organization.
D) technologies are introduced into a new industry.
2) A company wants to know the rate at which employees voluntarily leave the firm. The
company most likely needs to:
A) measure its turnover rate.
B) conduct an HR audit.
C) implement a diversity audit.
D) track reasons for discharges.
3) Companies most likely attempt to manage their turnover rates because of:
A) potential problems associated with public relations.
B) legal requirements regarding layoff notifications.
C) inadequate affirmative action plans.
D) high employee replacement costs.
4) The costs of employee separations primarily depend upon which of the following?
A) Whether the employee was a member of a protected class or not
B) Whether the employee had a voluntary separation
C) Whether the employee will be replaced or not
D) Whether the employee was a new hire
5) Which of the following is a recruitment cost associated with employee replacement?
A) Outplacement
B) Reference checks
C) Orientation
D) Advertising
6) Which of the following factors is the LEAST common reason for turnover among Chinese
workers?
A) Lack of development opportunities
B) Manager-employee relationships
C) Insufficient compensation
D) Tedious work
7) Which of the following is a selection cost of employee replacement?
A) Advertising
B) Outplacement
C) Search firm fees
D) Reference checks
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