Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Human Resource Management Ivancevich, Human Resource Management, Ninth Edition
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True/False Questions
1.
Elder care benefits are becoming more important to employees. Answer: True Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy 2.
Human resource management
,
industrial relations
, and personnel are all terms that have been used to describe the HR function. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
3.
The number of companies offering online access to HR functions, such as benefits enrollment, is decreasing . Answer: False Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: A survey by Towers Perrin indicated that 60 percent of employers allow employees to complete their benefits enrollment and to perform other HR functions online. This shows a 30 to 50 percent increase in one year.
4.
Studies in both Great Britain and Australia indicate that firms with HR representatives on their boards of directors had higher profitability than those who did not. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
5.
A study by Boston College Center for Work & Family found that telecommuters work less than onsite employees. Answer: False Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: In this study, telecommuters were found to work more than onsite employees. 6.
When an organization is really concerned about people, its total philosophy, culture, and orientation will reflect this belief. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
7.
Today, employees respond favorably to management activities that give them greater control of their lives. Answer: True Page: 5 Difficulty: Easy
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Chapter 1 Human Resource Management 2 Ivancevich, Human Resource Management, Ninth Edition
8.
Welfare secretaries were appointed as
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True/False Questions
1.
Elder care benefits are becoming more important to employees. Answer: True Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy 2.
Human resource management
,
industrial relations
, and personnel are all terms that have been used to describe the HR function. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
3.
The number of companies offering online access to HR functions, such as benefits enrollment, is decreasing . Answer: False Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: A survey by Towers Perrin indicated that 60 percent of employers allow employees to complete their benefits enrollment and to perform other HR functions online. This shows a 30 to 50 percent increase in one year.
4.
Studies in both Great Britain and Australia indicate that firms with HR representatives on their boards of directors had higher profitability than those who did not. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
5.
A study by Boston College Center for Work & Family found that telecommuters work less than onsite employees. Answer: False Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: In this study, telecommuters were found to work more than onsite employees. 6.
When an organization is really concerned about people, its total philosophy, culture, and orientation will reflect this belief. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy
7.
Today, employees respond favorably to management activities that give them greater control of their lives. Answer: True Page: 5 Difficulty: Easy
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Chapter 1 Human Resource Management 2 Ivancevich, Human Resource Management, Ninth Edition
8.
Welfare secretaries were appointed as